Beau of The Fifth Column had a great video today talking about Libertarians. He noted that many anti-mask/anti-vaxxers describe themselves as Libertarians but by their very anti-mask stance betray their Libertarianism because they are all about trusting people to do the responsible thing without having to be told. Thing is, the only responsible response to the pandemic is getting vaccinated and wearing a mask. You can always (but only) trust a portion of the public to do the right thing without mandates. Others must be made to do so. That’s true with everything, not just masks and vaccines.
Beau of The Fifth Column had a great video today talking about Libertarians. He noted that many anti-mask/anti-vaxxers describe themselves as Libertarians but by their very anti-mask stance betray their Libertarianism because they are all about trusting people to do the responsible thing without having to be told. Thing is, the only responsible response to the pandemic is getting vaccinated and wearing a mask. You can always (but only) trust a portion of the public to do the right thing without mandates. Others must be made to do so. That’s true with everything, not just masks and vaccines.