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> I'm honestly shocked that people think this is a case where the government should not step in. I think they should have been much more aggressive.

The United States government lacks the right to do this in essentially all cases because it's a right retained by the people. It's a pretty nice right and ought to be protected, which it -- usually -- eventually is.

> The scientific consensus is that countries that took a much more proactive, aggressive approach were far more successful in preventing people from dying. And this isn't like a seatbelt issue where people just put themselves at risk.

Human rights are not -- and should not be -- subject to scientific consensus.

parent anon291 3 years ago

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