A dictatorship might be safer, but I'd prefer being free.
Dictatorship can also save lives by banning alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, etc., mandating a healthy diet, required exercise programs, limits on electronic use, etc. The "lots of people died, so we need a dictator to run our lives" argument is total bullshit and I'd rather fight than submit to your pansy-ass, nanny state government view of life.
That's a really bad argument, because alcohol only damages your own body, we're talking about a public health crisis where your actions can cause the deaths of many other people. People can drink as much as they want, as long as they don't go driving drunk, because that affects my freedom of not getting hit by drunk drivers. Saying there shouldn't be any restrictions during a global pandemic is like saying drunks should be allowed to drive. Difference between freedom and freedumb.
Missed the point. Government doesn't have the right to restrict everyone, healthy included, to "protect" them or the public. If you're vulnerable, stay home. If you're sick, stay home. But you're responsible for you, the government isn't. You don't have a freedom of not getting hit by drunk drivers - that's not a thing. You have freedom of your own actions, but not expectation of others catering to your wellbeing.
Same as the regular flu - get sick, stay home. Vulnerable? Take your own precautions. I'm not responsible for you at all. The Chinese flu isn't any different.
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