{"id":11660,"date":"2020-12-10T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T10:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=11660"},"modified":"2020-12-16T21:43:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T02:43:40","slug":"684-safety-first-tyranny-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/11660","title":{"rendered":"684 &#8211; Safety first, tyranny next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/684-MASKspeak-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11661\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20201210-justRIGHT-684-SAFETYfirst-TYRANNYnext.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><br \/>\nConfronted with outrageously ridiculous, contradictory, arbitrary, and just plain silly COVID rules and regulations, it should be self-evident to anyone who understands even the basics of how a virus spreads that these rules are simply irrational. Though they use the label against those fighting for freedom, <strong>the real \u2018covidiots\u2019 are those who continue to wear face masks in the belief that this practice has something to do with preventing the spread of a virus.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>By now they should have figured out that <strong>mask mandates are merely part of a propaganda campaign to make masks the visible reminder to everyone that there even is a pandemic.<\/strong> After all, without the masks (and accompanying media propaganda), how would anyone know?  Especially since there is no evidence of any pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless in an altruistic chorus, <strong>the \u2018covidiots\u2019 favoring the lockdowns and restricting freedom insist that it\u2019s \u2018safety first\u2019 and that everyone should be forced to wear a mask.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Problem is, <strong>unless it\u2019s \u2018freedom first,\u2019 then freedom simply does not exist<\/strong> \u2013 and never can.  And sadly this describes the current political and social condition in all jurisdictions that have sacrificed freedom on the COVID altar of \u2018safety first.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p><strong>In an unfree society, no one is ever safe,<\/strong> particularly from the threat of state reprisals for failing to obey the restrictions on individual freedom.  History demonstrates that only when a democracy consistently puts \u2018freedom first\u2019 can conditions ever be Just Right for anyone\u2019s safety \u2013 whether from a virus or from the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/684-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/684-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confronted with outrageously ridiculous, contradictory, arbitrary, and just plain silly COVID rules and regulations, it should be self-evident to anyone who understands even the basics of how a virus spreads that these rules are simply irrational. 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