[astrodust]

"Given a choice between preventing the spread of disease and avoiding mass casualties that are bound to result, and living our lives in ignorance, we chose ignorance."

You're like someone who's complaining their rights are being trampled because the fire department is yelling at you to leave a burning building.

[weirdstuff]

Not even close.

[astrodust]

This is a preventable catastrophe, but prevention requires extraordinary measures.

[weirdstuff]

If we want to handle this crisis, let's not create a yet larger crisis in the process. I'm not ready to go weapons-grade nuclear on civil liberties.