Comment by danielmarkbruce
19 days ago
Think slightly more broadly about the issue.
For context... some people think statins should be put in the water. Maybe they should. But were does mass medication of the people stop?
19 days ago
Think slightly more broadly about the issue.
For context... some people think statins should be put in the water. Maybe they should. But were does mass medication of the people stop?
It stops when we run out of easy things that can be done to improve the lives of people. It's not that hard.
And when you get a tyrant at the top? Every capability you give the government needs to be viewed through the lens of "what happens when we get a really really bad leader?". If you haven't been paying attention, the majority of countries have had at least one really really bad leader over the past few hundred years. Many have one right now.
If you're always looking at things through that lens, the government can never do anything at all, and you'll be left with "complete freedom" to just die from easily preventable issues.
There's absolutely no need to resort to a slippery slope here. We have plenty of examples around the world for things that work without anyone invoking a boogeyman.
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