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I don't disagree with much of what you say.
For me, Hanson is making a wider point about the law and government scrutiny. I don't think he so much distrusts the scientific advice (which is advice, based on opinion) than he distrusts the state and its wider motives.
The first duty of the state has never been to protect its citizens. The first duty of the state is to protect the state. A cursory glance of history books or a stroll around a war cemetery tell us that much.
I'm not comparing flu to covid19, but flu kills thousands every winter. From my understanding of what we're currently being told today, less people would die from flu if the same social distancing / quarantine conditions being imposed now were applied every flu season.
Since they are not, are we (or the state) saying that some avoidable levels of death are acceptable?
Or that some citizens are expendable so that the majority of us can continue living our lives?
Or that as long as the NHS can cope, roll on up?
The one thing I'm certain about is that the world we live in will be a different one after covid19 than it was before. I think Hanson is flagging some of those concerns.
For me, Hanson is making a wider point about the law and government scrutiny. I don't think he so much distrusts the scientific advice (which is advice, based on opinion) than he distrusts the state and its wider motives.
The first duty of the state has never been to protect its citizens. The first duty of the state is to protect the state. A cursory glance of history books or a stroll around a war cemetery tell us that much.
I'm not comparing flu to covid19, but flu kills thousands every winter. From my understanding of what we're currently being told today, less people would die from flu if the same social distancing / quarantine conditions being imposed now were applied every flu season.
Since they are not, are we (or the state) saying that some avoidable levels of death are acceptable?
Or that some citizens are expendable so that the majority of us can continue living our lives?
Or that as long as the NHS can cope, roll on up?
The one thing I'm certain about is that the world we live in will be a different one after covid19 than it was before. I think Hanson is flagging some of those concerns.
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