The Boundaries of Freedom
A discussion on morals: Is it your neighbor's responsibility to keep you safe/healthy?
If so, how far are we willing to infringe on others' rights/freedoms to keep others safe?
Is it okay to destroy people's businesses by forcing their extended closure to "protect" others' health?
Is it okay to forcefully remove people from public transportation for not wearing masks?
In Laredo, Texas... it's a $1,000 fine if you go out in public without a mask. The mask requirement can be a cloth draping... i.e., it is not for the wearer's safety, it is for others' safety. Do you agree with this? If so, why? If not, why not?
Have we considered the effects of our actions on our health care workers? Did they sign up for a worldwide global deadly pandemic threatening not only their job, but their life? How about going to work with little to no PPE and "hoping" they stay safe? Did they sign up for this? How might your actions impact their life? Is it okay to make choices and then expect others to "fix" (health care workers) them?
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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, cigar in one hand, bourbon in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO - what a ride!" -- Hunter S. Thompson
Last edited by B767drvr; 04-19-2020 at 02:00 AM.
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