There is a huge difference between trying to peacefully persuade other people to do what you want them to do and telling them if they do not obey, they will be punished with a fine, and prison if they continue to refuse.
For example, many Americans have been asked to wear masks, stay at home, etc., which is fine because they are being treated with respect.
Now, many Americans are being told to obey or they will be punished.
What’s wrong with that? Plenty. There is no moral justification to use violence or the threat of violence against peaceful human beings. The difference between peaceful persuasion and forced compliance is the same as the difference between freedom and slavery.
Unfortunately, there are many people who love to order people around.
They not only believe that they know what is best for everyone, they want to force their preferences onto everyone who thinks differently.
Clearly, these authoritarians are in need of treatment and education such as giving them a kick in the rear and sending them home.
In fact, there are many distinguished medical specialists, including doctors, epidemiologists, bacteriologists, virologists, and microbiologists who have been saying from the beginning that The Virus is more like the seasonal flu than the Black Plague and the current policies of lockdowns, social isolation, vaccines, and shutting down the economy is a huge overreaction which will kill a lot more people. Evidence of this fear mongering is the fact that the initial prediction by government experts of two million American deaths has already been reduced by over ninety percent and is still falling.
Why would Big Government and Big Media greatly exaggerate the danger of anything? Because a frightened public is easier to control and manipulate. Unfortunately, there are many people (sheeple) who will trade their liberties for the promise of security. Those people, as noted by a wise person, deserve neither and will lose both.
In any case, there is an alternative to the current policy of government paternalism and central planning enforced by violence and coercion. That alternative is Freedom which means the individual right to choose. Human beings are individuals and one size does not fit all. It never has and never will.
Many independent experts claim that the most effective way to protect yourself from the thousands of viruses that exist is to boost your immune system with specific vitamins and supplements which are much safer and cheaper than the vaccines and other drugs produced by Big Pharma.
These views are not published in the corporate media except when they are ridiculed by Big Pharma, the medical establishment, and their supporters. The elites don’t want any competition and they don’t like inexpensive solutions.
Have you noticed that there has been no discussion or debate about the extraordinary measures that have been put in place? There are now some elitists calling for mandatory vaccinations and inserting a microchip into every human being. If that policy becomes law and does not spark a violent resistance, then all is lost and there is nothing left worth saving.
The best advice that I know is to listen to all sides and then base your actions on evidence, common sense, reason, experience, and your conscience.
And, it is always wrong to force your beliefs onto others because peaceful human beings must be treated with respect.
Richard G. Eramian
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