Nothing more fully underscores the intellectual bankruptcy of libertarianism than this by @robbysoave in @reason and the comments that follow it. The "everyone can choose how much risk to accept" idea gets thrown out the window when they need communal resources now in triage.../1https://twitter.com/robbysoave/status/1334963248551124993 …
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...who abided by the best-known-at-this-time recommendations of science. They are *not* individualists. They are selfish. They are infantile. They don't want to wear masks or social distance or take precautions, and
@robbysoave says essentially "as is their right" BUT they...4Show this thread -
...ALSO want the benefits if they lose in their gamble. So
@robbysoave and all of the writers and editors of@reason: Right now, commit: If you take unrecommended risks, and lost your gamble, and get very sick, will you refuse scarce medical resources? Will you stay home and...5Show this thread -
...let those who didnt want to take the risks but were infected by people like you because there's no 100% safety, occupy the hospital beds. Hospitalizations as a % of people tested positive is going down, which GOPrs are stupidly saying means things are better. No, hospitals...6
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...are turning away patients they wouldve admitted a month ago, because you swaggering cowards are tough when you demand to do whatever you want, but cower and crawl when you pay the price....
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...So
@robbysoave - you, your wife, everyone at@reason: Do what you want without concern that you're killing people. We can't stop you. BUT sign binding refusals of medical treatment now that cant be rescinded. If you refuse, then STFU. You're not pro-rights. You're pro-selfish.Show this thread
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They should refuse treatment.
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If you remove brains from the equation and choose not to wear a helmet while motorcycling, it's not a risk to me; I can easily go to a car wash and remove your brains as well. But if you choose not to mask, you risk not only your health but mine too, and that's un-libertarian.
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The problem with libertarians us they refuse to acknowledge that others have rights and that there own rights end when they bump up against the rights of others.
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