skunkedagain wrote:
I am astonished with the selfishness of our society. I get it, no one likes lockdowns. We live in a democracy (which is on life support) so people can be open and critical, that’s a right. However, with rights come responsibilities. When people do whatever the hell they want, they are not living up to their responsibilities. We are supposed to have a responsibility for one another. That’s what this Virus is bringing to the forefront- that no one gives two $^its about anyone but themselves. Most get the sniffles? These variants are now putting a much younger demographic at risk, and filling our ICU’s. surgeries are cancelled, and doctors are seeing limited numbers of patients. We all have a job to do. I am glad that I have had a pretty cushy life so far, and haven’t had to endure a world war, conscription, or famine in my 42 years. If the most we are being asked to do is tag home, not gather in groups, and heaven forbid isolate with the internet, then I don’t understand why this is so damn hard? Come on people, you don’t want communism, you don’t like the responsibility of democracy, so what is it going to be? Every man for himself? Not the country I loved so much in my youth, times are changing. Very worried for my own kids.
Selfish... that is an interesting term.
I can only assume from the posts you and others have made on this board that you are nervous about COVID (rightly so) and you agree with the measures that are being used (enforced, and with suspect results) to combat it. But lets break that down a bit. I will use the terms "you" and "me" only to make the point.
You have asked me to stop fishing - to make yourself feel safer;
You have asked me to stop working - to make yourself feel safer;
You have asked me to stop meeting my friends and family - to make yourself feel safer;
You have asked me to stop going shopping as I had regularly done - to make yourself feel safer;
You have asked me to get a medical procedure (untested at that) - to make yourself feel safer;
You have asked me to cover my face for months on end - to make yourself feel safer;
You are willing to openly shame me if I disagree - to force me to conform to your sense of safety, to discourage others from disagreeing with you and to make yourself feel safer.
I have asked you to do nothing and somehow I am the selfish one?
The worst part of this is, you agree with the government enforcing these restrictions on my liberty, which means you are willing to bring down the entire force of the state on me - to make yourself feel safer.
Please, stop letting politicians and the fear driven media divide our citizenry, country and culture.
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