D
Deleted member 88
Guest
This isn't a news thread of the pandemic, as there is already a thread for that.
I came across an interesting article from the Federalist
In essence, it argues we are being bombarded with the idea that to live, one must cease living.
I won't comment on whether or not I agree, but I think this motivates a lot of the anti lockdown protesters even if they can't articulate it very well.
Being home bound and not doing anything-work, play, or socialization is for most people, not a life worth enjoying(again this isn't necessarily my sentiment by experience). And many of the right wing folks I have read-have said, this sort of enforced home imprisonment or time out, is not life and is just...not desirable.
Life involves risk, and everyone dies. And no one lives forever.
Are we living in a time which values simply the continuation of life over this life having value? I would say on this part, yes. We live in very prosperous times, and death so feared it is ignored and not talked about at all.
Or as my dad says, there are worse things than dying.
Thoughts, feel free to discuss!
Note: If this should be in another subforum, any mod is free to move it.
I came across an interesting article from the Federalist
How Cowardice And Class Privilege Shift Support For Lockdowns
All worthwhile activities always involve risk of death—to oneself and others. That is no excuse for assuming a fetal position and failing to live.
thefederalist.com
In essence, it argues we are being bombarded with the idea that to live, one must cease living.
I won't comment on whether or not I agree, but I think this motivates a lot of the anti lockdown protesters even if they can't articulate it very well.
Being home bound and not doing anything-work, play, or socialization is for most people, not a life worth enjoying(again this isn't necessarily my sentiment by experience). And many of the right wing folks I have read-have said, this sort of enforced home imprisonment or time out, is not life and is just...not desirable.
Life involves risk, and everyone dies. And no one lives forever.
Are we living in a time which values simply the continuation of life over this life having value? I would say on this part, yes. We live in very prosperous times, and death so feared it is ignored and not talked about at all.
Or as my dad says, there are worse things than dying.
Thoughts, feel free to discuss!
Note: If this should be in another subforum, any mod is free to move it.