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by chasd00 1180 days ago
So many people want this though. It’s very depressing. During the lockdowns there were people who reluctantly complied but many others (even here) were so happy to be under control. They relished the thought of someone else making all the decisions for them where everything was forbidden except what was explicitly permitted.

A huge part of society just begs and begs for subjugation.

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Eh, I think this is an inaccurate way of painting those people if you’re actually seeking an honest understanding of the world.

I guilted my partner into staying in the house for the first couple months of the pandemic because I felt like every time we stepped outside we were killing old people.

Otherwise I’ve been arrested in protests against the government / powerful entities.

Lots of people are like me, anti establishment, but also pro vax / lockdowns because they in theory saved people from dying.

I was happy to have a legal basis to decline to come in to the office. I've not met anyone who was happy to be restricted in when they could go out of their home.
> During the lockdowns there were people who reluctantly complied but many others (even here) were so happy to be under control

Citation needed.