Reminded me of a story I remember reading out of Oklahoma early in the pandemic lockdowns and restrictions on civil liberties where a mayor who had imposed the draconian measures was forced to remove them by citizens who protested the measures in large numbers. The townfolk rallied as the "two weeks to flatten the curve" continued beyond two weeks. They took their leaders at their word, complied, but quickly grew impatient as their leaders didn't follow their word. The mayor was quoted saying he was sorry, he was just trying to help, he didn't think everyone would get so upset about it. Wasn't that big a deal to follow, he thought.
The arrogance of power. Only restrained by citizens who are on alert and aggressively protective of their freedom. A model. Thing is, once the compliance is gained and followed over a long enough time, time sufficient to remake a behavioral norm, the new rules become the new normal. They become what citizens are on alert for and aggressively protective of. That Oklahoma town showed that reacting quickly at the moment liberties are lost is the best time to save them. The longer they are lost the less likely they will be recovered. Look at how the lockdown states voted for the same leaders who locked them down. A function of that.
My favorite non-confrontational demonstration is writing 'useless' on a ffp2 mask with a sharpie, then blowing clouds of e-cig vape through it in public.
Reminded me of a story I remember reading out of Oklahoma early in the pandemic lockdowns and restrictions on civil liberties where a mayor who had imposed the draconian measures was forced to remove them by citizens who protested the measures in large numbers. The townfolk rallied as the "two weeks to flatten the curve" continued beyond two weeks. They took their leaders at their word, complied, but quickly grew impatient as their leaders didn't follow their word. The mayor was quoted saying he was sorry, he was just trying to help, he didn't think everyone would get so upset about it. Wasn't that big a deal to follow, he thought.
The arrogance of power. Only restrained by citizens who are on alert and aggressively protective of their freedom. A model. Thing is, once the compliance is gained and followed over a long enough time, time sufficient to remake a behavioral norm, the new rules become the new normal. They become what citizens are on alert for and aggressively protective of. That Oklahoma town showed that reacting quickly at the moment liberties are lost is the best time to save them. The longer they are lost the less likely they will be recovered. Look at how the lockdown states voted for the same leaders who locked them down. A function of that.
My favorite non-confrontational demonstration is writing 'useless' on a ffp2 mask with a sharpie, then blowing clouds of e-cig vape through it in public.
Agreed! How about we list some current-day example behaviors to practice?