This sounds good an all but you're incredibly unlikely to be asked to murder someone.
Instead, suppose you're the government bureaucrat who must decide whether this vaccine hesitant individual gets medical care or keeps their job which is their family's sole income. Are you really going to oppose the state or is this an acceptable level of authoritarianism for the greater good?
What if the state requires you to report any known illegal immigrant or face jail time and steep fines. You know some illegal immigrants, are you going to refuse to obey in advance?
What if the state requires you to put pronouns in your linkedin and HN profile, are you going to refuse in advance?
Where do you draw the line on rule of law vs. authoritarianism?
Instead, suppose you're the government bureaucrat who must decide whether this vaccine hesitant individual gets medical care or keeps their job which is their family's sole income. Are you really going to oppose the state or is this an acceptable level of authoritarianism for the greater good?
What if the state requires you to report any known illegal immigrant or face jail time and steep fines. You know some illegal immigrants, are you going to refuse to obey in advance?
What if the state requires you to put pronouns in your linkedin and HN profile, are you going to refuse in advance?
Where do you draw the line on rule of law vs. authoritarianism?