Question: Do you truly believe that politicians/bureaucrats/industry leaders know more about how you should live your life safely and happily than you do?
It is a fair question to ask today as we seem to be getting more mandates from government and industry. With every new mandate, a precedent is set about how much control government and industry can exert on your life and personal freedoms.
"Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
"He who gives his freedom for safety gets none of them. “
Thomas Jefferson
Do you believe the current mandates focused around COVID will end, or is it just the beginning of further government mandates concerning COVID and many other issues?
Some believe the mandates are beneficial while others feel different. In a civil society it is OK to disagree and encourage discussion/debate. But these discussions/debates should never be under pressure/coercion/threats to one's civil liberties and freedoms.
Government Mandate-creep
: what occurs when you let government politicians start mandating away your liberties and freedoms
Now for some questions:
If the govt mandated
An all Vegetarian diet or your health insurance premiums are increased, would you comply?
An all Carnivore diet or your health insurance premiums are increased, would you comply?
A colonoscopy every 5 years if you are over the age of 50 or you would not have medical insurance coverage, would you comply?
All women must get yearly mammograms or your medical insurance would not cover you if you developed Breast Cancer, would you comply?
All men get digital rectal exams yearly for Prostate Cancer detection or your medical insurance would not cover you if you developed Prostate Cancer, would you comply?
All newborn babies get tested for COVID while in the hospital and must test Negative or your baby gets quarantined in the hospital against your wishes, would you comply?.
Twice yearly dental cleanings/exams or you would lose your ability to see a dentist, would you comply?
All tobacco smokers not be covered by medical insurance, would you comply?
All grocery store workers get tested weekly for spreadable contagious food borne illness or they can not work in food industry, would you comply?
All vehicles be equipped with an alcohol breathalyzer that checks your alcohol level. If elevated your car can not start and your drivers license be forfeited, would you comply?
Total abstinence from alcohol or you could not obtain a drivers license, would you comply?
Would you comply with any of these?
Would you be more willing to comply if your political party was in charge?
What if after the next election the opposition party takes charge and starts mandating policy to participate in society that goes against your beliefs? Would you comply?
Do you believe the current mandates focused around COVID will end, or is it just the beginning of further government mandates concerning COVID and many other issues?
These are all questions that should be openly discussed as it appears that we are heading down the slippery slopes of mandates.
Whether you agree or not with the COVID mandates, trust me, politicians will not stop with just COVID.
If you do not want your freedom to take part in civil society reduced/removed, I ask that you think about these questions and ask many others that I have missed.
Exactly what I have been saying about government mandates
"The sheep will spend its entire life fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the shepherd"
African Proverb