First, given the fact that by latest July 2020 it had become obvious that the Covid-19 pandemic is fairly harmless, governments should never have mandated face mask wearing over such an extended period. It should have been left to the citizens to voluntarily choose to wear a mask or not.
Individual freedom and responsibility were massively and unnecessarily trampled on/restricted by Western governments for an incredibly long period!
These mandates are clearly government paternalism in form of a stupid one size fits all measure! Not to mention that the many flimsy masks or poorly fitting masks worn by people are probably not very effective!
Or do we all have to wear masks to mask/prevent potential discrimination of a vulnerable minority of the population who would have chosen to wear masks in disproportionally larger numbers than the majority of the population? So out of government enforced solidarity with the minority of the vulnerable we all have to wear masks? I am afraid in these times of irrational sensibility and minority glorification/adoration this is quite possible!
It is actually a scary thought if in Western democracies, where supposedly individual freedom and responsibility are among the highest cherished common values, massive government interventions to protect a minority under the pretense of and misinformation about a dangerous pandemic by forcing the majority to give up significant freedoms. And this has been possible outside of war!
To quote Benjamin Franklin: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”
No comments:
Post a Comment