What price do you put on freedom? We all must ask ourselves this question. The recent pandemic and the government's response to it pretty much separated the freedom fighters from the sheeple.
If you are so afraid to die and want to preserve your life at all costs, you are in one camp. If you have a dare-devil attitude and are sure life is not worth living if it is lived in fear, you are in the other camp. Now a lot of folks are in between camps.
Your worldview and your religious belief systems come into play here but to what extent do they sway the argument in my thesis?
I read a novel about a dystopian society where safety, personal peace, and security were the new religion. The book is "That Perfect Day" by Ira Levine. It's scary because it's so much like today's drama being played out.
The theme of trading peace and safety for freedom has been the theme of many books, plays, music, movies, etc. Is there a balance, and at what cost?
Just an observation, I see folks advocating extreme measures to the pandemic and mandating others to do so. Yet, they are driving cars (risky), smoking cigarettes ( leftover smoke billowing out from around their mask), and obese folk (don't interfere with their right to be unhealthy) all worried about a virus.
Is it just me, or are we being tested? Is this a global experiment on how far "big brother" can limit you?
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