AN op-ed that shows the “stark” difference between America and Canada IMO:
A Quebecer/Canadian Couple Visits Florida
Excerpt:
....In Florida, entire conversations happen without the C-word mentioned, unless you bring it up — which, of course, I did. I asked a group of seven 60-somethings I met at a restaurant terrace how they felt about Florida’s non-existent pandemic rules.
Every last one said they loved how Florida handles things. In the words of one woman “Our philosophy here is: I look after myself and you look after yourself. If you want to wear a mask indoors, you should. If you don’t want to go to a restaurant, you shouldn’t.”
When I asked about our collective responsibility to protect others she shrugged and said: “That’s just not how we think here.”
I mentioned Quebec’s recent curfew, but they all just laughed, dismissing it as “Canadian communism.”....
.....It’s a tale of two worlds. Like most Canadians, I still think collective safety trumps some individual rights. But I’d prefer something between the cowboy individualism of Florida and the heavy-handed paternalistic rules of Quebec during this fifth wave.
.....To fly home we needed a COVID PCR test, almost impossible to come by in Montreal, with lineups hours long at most hospitals. Consequently, the Quebec government won’t allow anyone but the very sick to take them, while travellers must go to private clinics and pay perhaps $200.
Meanwhile, every Florida pharmacy does free PCR tests, even for travelling foreigners. It seems bizarre in a country with no universal medicare, where people are often bankrupted by medical bills.
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This sheeple of the Quebecer pedigree needs to stay in Canada where big gov. will take care of him. This op-ed highlights how unique America is and why we are the last stand for freedom.
The Quebecer relates to sheep/collective safety and free healthcare whereas us Floridians relate to individualism and freedom. Let’s keep it that way Florida!
That’s a disheartening story. Once you accept that the collective safety trumps individual rights when it comes to bodily integrity, you’re like the Star Trek:NG Borg race. The government will make sure that EVERYTHING becomes about the safety of the collective, including your thoughts. These people walk among us up here and scare the heck out of me because they haven’t thought through their ideas to their obvious conclusion.