Seattle does away with its "racist" bike helmet law. Minorities were getting more citations for biking without a helmet, equity compelled action: the Board of Health repealed the bike helmet law, ensuring that they'll get head injuries instead.

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[–]Chipit[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

But these are Seattle leftists doing this. They are the ones who came up with the nanny state "we know better than you" idea.

For them to repeal their own law is them admitting that they don't know better than everyone. This ability is central to the leftist value system.

[–]Antarchomachus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah I think this is true about the left on many issues, but the right has their own nanny state ideas as well. People on the right are the only ones against recreational marijuana laws, that sounds like nannying to me as well. The evangelical right is always decrying all manner of immorality they want to enforce on others. If you think either one of these cabals cares about 'freedom' you are sorely mistaken

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

People on the right are the only ones against recreational marijuana laws, that sounds like nannying to me as well.

To those on the right, it's only nannying when they don't want the government interfering with or keeping an eye on whatever it is they want to do. If the government wants to interfere in what others are doing or keep an eye on them which does not affect them then it's not nannying.

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[–]Antarchomachus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To those on the right, it's only nannying when they don't want the government interfering with or keeping an eye on whatever it is they want to do.

You are absolutely correct, although I would say the left often does the same thing. The left tends to like protecting people from themselves, and the right tends like to enforcing morality. I am not particularly fond of either