Originally Posted by
JaneV2.0
That's what puzzles me, too. Oh well, it's just them, those nasty poor people. Collateral damage. No big deal.
The bad actors never seem to be punished; they just get a paid vacation. If this is as good as we can hope for, it's bound to get worse. It makes me think of that famous Niemoller quote:
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
When and if the government starts issuing edicts "at the point of a gun," who do you think is going to be wielding that weapon?