Canadian Meghan Murphy, a left-liberal, has written a powerful piece about WuFlu restrictions and basic Liberty in which she is “appalled” at how it is her fellow leftists, more than any others, who are embracing unprecedented restrictions on freedom in the name a virus “emergency.”
“At what point did those who once defended civil liberties become the people advocating against them?” Murphy asked.
Murphy then deals with the many white-collar, government, and middle class folk who are fortunate enough to be able to be paid while working from home as well as those simply comfortable in all the restriction mania, writing: “But your comfort is yours alone. Many are not so comfortable. Many are suffering. And beyond the individuals harmed in all of this, we have the future of society at large to think about.”
“When we think of our rights and freedoms as rewards for good behavior, we lose.”
And then the most excellent line Murphy writes is: “When we think of our rights and freedoms as rewards for good behavior, we lose.”
“Authoritarianism does not always show up in the manner we might expect. There is not always an evil villain — a tyrant announcing tyranny. Often, the danger comes from our friends, family and neighbors, who turn on one another to save themselves. Sometimes, the slow creep of fascism looks like protection and safety. Sometimes, people fight for their own servitude as if it were their salvation,” she insightfully continued.
Wow!
Murphy, left-liberal or not, has clearly discovered what millions sadly have not and has expressed it brilliantly.
Our rights & freedoms are NOT rewards for good behavior
“At what point did those who once defended civil liberties become the people advocating against them?” Murphy asked.
Murphy then deals with the many white-collar, government, and middle class folk who are fortunate enough to be able to be paid while working from home as well as those simply comfortable in all the restriction mania, writing: “But your comfort is yours alone. Many are not so comfortable. Many are suffering. And beyond the individuals harmed in all of this, we have the future of society at large to think about.”
“When we think of our rights and freedoms as rewards for good behavior, we lose.”
And then the most excellent line Murphy writes is: “When we think of our rights and freedoms as rewards for good behavior, we lose.”
“Authoritarianism does not always show up in the manner we might expect. There is not always an evil villain — a tyrant announcing tyranny. Often, the danger comes from our friends, family and neighbors, who turn on one another to save themselves. Sometimes, the slow creep of fascism looks like protection and safety. Sometimes, people fight for their own servitude as if it were their salvation,” she insightfully continued.
Wow!
Murphy, left-liberal or not, has clearly discovered what millions sadly have not and has expressed it brilliantly.