The catastrophic failure of science worship during the COVID hysteria presents an opportunity for our side. Science-skeptical discourse will certainly gain steam in the coming months/years.

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[–]Bagarmoossen[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Saved "millions of lives" - mostly old people with a foot on the grave already- but at what cost? Why should society be disrupted, young people punished and human relationships annihilated to the extent we have seen just to prolong the lives of people who have already seen their best years? Science-worship is clearly having catastrophic effects on society. Prolonging the lives of the elderly by a few years is not worth destroying what still remains of western civilization.

When I say "science-skepticism" I do not mean a total rejection of science. But the focus should be shifted away from it in favor of a more natural and humane way of living.

Also, SK and Japan still have major restrictions. Sure, a few old people didn't die early, but they're still making life miserable for the young and most productive elements, depressing birth rates even further. Australia has had zero Covid for the whole pandemic and is back under a draconian lockdown. So, what really is the point in temporarily "controlling" Covid?

[–]Wrangel 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Asian countries ripped the bandaid off fast and stopped the pandemic. The west is so infested with liberalism and individualism that we can't have an organized response and instead we have had 1.5 years of semi-lockdown. The why should I bother attitude is the same attitude that has promoted all sorts of degeneracy and multiculturalism. If people thought what is best for my society and not just about themselves all the time we would have a fraction of the problems that we have.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you, I've wanted to communicate the same message.

How can anyone expect society to function with unfettered consequences? We have laws against murder to disincentivize wonton killings. It's no surprise the Asian countries excel at keeping their murder rate low, and infection rates down as well, because they understand what being responsible means. Just exercising your right to sneeze and cough on people shows a complete lack of respect for yourself and all those around you.