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originally posted by: Gnawledge
As I see personal freedoms being stripped because of this pandemic, I begin to wonder if we ever really had any to begin with.
I mean, all it takes is a stroke of a pen.
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: DBCowboy
No tyranny is more complete or pervasive as one justified by well-meaning.
originally posted by: dug88
a reply to: putnam6
This entire year's been a worldwide false flag.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: DBCowboy
No tyranny is more complete or pervasive as one justified by well-meaning.
Of course, they're removing our freedoms because they "care".
And we had tons of people cheering them on, ON THIS SITE!
To compare today's Infection Protection Law to the legislation pushed through back then is "purely demagogical," Wirsching said. "The 'Enabling Act' had one goal: dictatorship. That's why the analogy is nonsense."
What baffling to me, is people are just sitting there taking it. Um people need to make signs and protest at your city halls etc.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Gnawledge
As I see personal freedoms being stripped because of this pandemic, I begin to wonder if we ever really had any to begin with.
I mean, all it takes is a stroke of a pen.
Personal freedom isn't being "stripped" by the government, it is being willingly given away by those morons who think government is doing so in our best interests.
originally posted by: DanDanDat
a reply to: Bicent
What baffling to me, is people are just sitting there taking it. Um people need to make signs and protest at your city halls etc.
The problem is that there is a pandemic going on and governments taking extraordinary measures is warranted.
And it is likely most of the people enacting these new rules and laws are doing so out of good intentions.
Its hard to galvanize people against that.
But even the best of intentions can lead to ruin.
originally posted by: Gnawledge
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Gnawledge
As I see personal freedoms being stripped because of this pandemic, I begin to wonder if we ever really had any to begin with.
I mean, all it takes is a stroke of a pen.
Personal freedom isn't being "stripped" by the government, it is being willingly given away by those morons who think government is doing so in our best interests.
Right, except that assumes we have the freedoms to begin with. If we can, as morons, willingly give them away - we must have them.
Thing is, "they" have the power. "They" have our rights. We have illusion.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Gnawledge
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Gnawledge
As I see personal freedoms being stripped because of this pandemic, I begin to wonder if we ever really had any to begin with.
I mean, all it takes is a stroke of a pen.
Personal freedom isn't being "stripped" by the government, it is being willingly given away by those morons who think government is doing so in our best interests.
Right, except that assumes we have the freedoms to begin with. If we can, as morons, willingly give them away - we must have them.
Thing is, "they" have the power. "They" have our rights. We have illusion.
No.
I disagree.
The illusion is that we don't have rights except those permitted by government.
(temporary) losses of freedom
originally posted by: LordAhriman
You're a bunch of scared little wussies. We could have been done with this by now if people just followed the guidelines from health professionals in the beginning. Now the ones who are causing the (temporary) losses of freedom are the ones who are crying about it. It will continue to happen until literally everyone has had it, with a huge death toll, or you just look out for your fellow citizen. There is nothing in any constitution saying that you shouldn't mask up during a pandemic, or go out in public only when you absolutely have to. Life will get back to normal when everyone realizes that they could be spreading a potentially deadly virus, 24/7, without symptoms, and act accordingly. If that happened for a month, this would be over.