Funny how the land of the free seems to be suffering in exactly the same way as other places. Maybe even worse. That might be something to do with you having as close to a monarchy as you've had in 250 years. I know whose queen I would rather have.
I always thought Orwell's novels were about abuse of power but maybe my mind is too simple to absorb more complex concepts. > On 14 April 2020 at 22:28 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > We have a tradition of not trusting our "bettors", usually with good > reason. One should never forget Orwell, describing socialism, in > Animal Farm, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal > than others." > > Orwell wrote 1984, Animal Farm and a fair number of essays as > cautionary tales not a blueprints, yet we see to have government leaders > who are using this "crisis" to implement large swathes of his "work", as > "temporary" measures. We're still living with a lot of 9/11 temporary > measures that are even now being abused by those in power. > > Sure tell Orwell he was being a paranoid American... Oh, that's right > he was English. > > > On 4/14/2020 4:44 PM, mike wilson wrote: > >> On 14 April 2020 at 19:49 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Everyone seems to forget the initial intent of these measures. It was to > >> slow the spread of the virus so as to not overwhelm the medical > >> infrastructure. Well weather it was the lock down or simply the fact > >> that the US isn't as densely populated as many other advanced nations, > >> or the fact that the virus has such a wide array of outcomes from, none > >> to death, the spread has been slowed. Why then are the emergency orders > >> becoming more obtrusive as time goes on rather than less? > >> > >> I'll paraphrase Montesquieu, since I can't remember his exact words; No > >> man who acquires power, willingly gives it up. > >> > >> No matter what the excuse, there exists in every bureaucrat a little > >> Napoleon, struggling to get out. > > Is paranoia a national trait over there? If you flatten the curve, given > > that 80% are going to contract the disease, come what may, you necessarily > > extend the curve. Therefore the measures need to last longer. All the > > international news seems to be suggesting that the USA rate of infection is > > still increasing - it's no wonder you need more stringent measures. > > > -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
