The people who mistake authoritarianism for courage

And the panic baton-twirlers keep on twirling

“courage falls short of mandating”

Never believe that courage has anything to do with authoritarian policies.

Courage is recognizing that the state has no right to violate civil liberties en masse for its ingenious scheme to save everyone.

T. Ryan Gregory @TRyanGregory

To be clear, "we strongly recommend masks indoors" = "we know that COVID-19 is airborne, we know it's not mild, we know the pandemic isn't over, but our courage falls short of mandating protections because the loud people will get mad at us if we do."