[indoclay]

What makes it noble and who gets to decide when the interest of the public good is sufficient to suspend the rights of the citizenry? If it is to be believed that most people lack the intelligence to behave in ways that are in their own and society’s best interest then what is the point of democracy? What other rights are we willing to suspend for the interest of the public? Even if it is justified in this instance, what else could the precedent be used for?

This subversion of rights and erosion of trust with government actors directly pushing for censorship, no matter what the intentions, will cast doubt on the system as a whole and any purpose it might have in the short term is far outweighed by the damage it causes in the long term.

I highly recommend reading the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, specifically articles 51 through 55.

[yehosef]

sorry - it was sarcasm. search "noble lie" and covid and you'll see the reference to Fauci.

[indoclay]

My bad, that's on me, I am having trouble parsing out sarcasm with some of the comments on this topic.