“Everything belongs to the fatherland when the fatherland is in danger” -George Jaques Danton (1759-1794)
“The worst thing in the world, next to anarchy, is government” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On May 25, 2020, at 8:51 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Scott wrote: > >> Collateral damage includes everything from suicide and drug use >> to domestic violence, to delayed disease diagnosis, to delayed >> medical procedures, to hospital near bankruptcy and unemployed >> health professionals. Then there are the economic impacts like >> unpaid bills and social damage like lost education. > > That doesn't even touch on the loss of liberty, intrusion on > freedom, and the "mommy state" telling us what we can and cannot > do. "Wear your jacket!" "Don't go outside until you put on your > Wellingtons!" "I'm cold, you need to wear a jacket." > > Freedom means the individual gets to choose what they think is > best - even if they are wrong. > > If someone feels they are at risk, they can stay home. Or wear a > mask. Or keep 12 ft away. But don't force me to hide under my > bed because you are afraid, and I won't force you to leave your > house and take off your breathing mask. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
