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Originally Posted by B767drvr
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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This is not really about you being responsible for neighbor safety — it’s about stopping a pandemic from spreading. If your loved ones neighbors don’t know they have it and they don’t follow the guidelines the virus continues to spread and Eventually your loved ones will get the virus. That’s how plagues work.
It’s not about responsibility for neighbors—and what about the health care workers who have to take care of the neighbors you don’t care about —do you care nothing about the sacrifices they are making to take care of your neighbors?