The individual rights argument is not pretty strong. Here’s a partial list of things I did today for the sake of my neighbors/community that are also government mandated:
- Wore a shirt
- Turned on my headlights and used my turn signals
- Held on to my empty coffee cup until I got to a trash can when I could have just dropped it on the ground
- Kept my dog on a leash and picked up his poop
- Parked in a parking spot instead of conveniently stopping my car in the middle of traffic directly in front of the grocery store door
I’m sure there are plenty others. Being a member of society comes with a lot of privileges and a handful of obligations but it only works if we all do our part. No freeloaders, right?
- Wore a shirt
- Turned on my headlights and used my turn signals
- Held on to my empty coffee cup until I got to a trash can when I could have just dropped it on the ground
- Kept my dog on a leash and picked up his poop
- Parked in a parking spot instead of conveniently stopping my car in the middle of traffic directly in front of the grocery store door
I’m sure there are plenty others. Being a member of society comes with a lot of privileges and a handful of obligations but it only works if we all do our part. No freeloaders, right?
Edit: An extra word