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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostRisks to themselves or risks to the broader public?
You use "broader public" like marxists uses lumpenproletariat, I always consider Baroness Thatcher on matters of collectivism...
"There is living tapestry of men and women and people and the beauty of that tapestry and the quality of our lives will depend upon how much each of us is prepared to take responsibility for ourselves"
...and you be wise to consider her views as well.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostYou know what that answer is.Originally posted by minestrone View PostI think people are able to make their own judgment to be in situations where they are around people they trust to have made similar safe judgments. Discrimination always gets such a negative association.
You use "broader public" like marxists uses lumpenproletariat, I always consider Baroness Thatcher on matters of collectivism...
"There is living tapestry of men and women and people and the beauty of that tapestry and the quality of our lives will depend upon how much each of us is prepared to take responsibility for ourselves"
...and you be wise to consider her views as well.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostBecause if everyone should make their own decisions, there is no case for the state mandating that someone who is Covid positive but asymptomatic must stay at home, or even that they mustn't turn up to their agency shifts at five different nursing homes over the course of a week.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostBecause if everyone should make their own decisions, there is no case for the state mandating that someone who is Covid positive but asymptomatic must stay at home, or even that they mustn't turn up to their agency shifts at five different nursing homes over the course of a week.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View Post"I'm going to straight out say that the public should have the same obligations to the government as an employee has to an employer and I don't think that is ******* mental"Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View Post"I'm going to straight out say that the public should have the same obligations to the government as an employee has to an employer and I don't think that is ******* mental""You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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