I simply cannot understand the viewpoint that an individual would cede his personal choices to a government for the 'betterment of society'
Eh, that's basically what living in a community means.
> I simply cannot understand the viewpoint that an individual would cede his personal choices to a government for the 'betterment of society'
Eh, that's basically what living in a community *means*.
Even when people agree about global warming, then the debate moves to how much humans are effecting it.
It doesn't help when people like Professor Lennart Bengtsson have their papers suppressed because they don't fit the 'narrative'. You can be skeptical of this, but from what I have seen with covid it only reinforces how big tech and governments collude to make sure their message is the only one people consider.
We also see some of the biggest advocates for lifestyle changes in the name of global warming flying around on private jets and vacationing on huge yachts. They are traveling en masse to climate summits (Zoom anyone?). It makes it hard to take any of it seriously.
Most of our debate is not something we will be able to come together on. I simply cannot understand the viewpoint that an individual would cede his personal choices to a government for the 'betterment of society' (again we cannot even agree on what is "betterment", let alone how to get there). As if I cannot decide for myself what is best for myself and family.