The Totalitarian Undertow of Social Distancing

American Thinker.com ^ | April 14, 2021 | John Rodeback

[Kaslin]

Social distancing, mask mandates, and lockdowns have put civil society on ice. Church congregations either do not meet, “meet” in socially distancing congregations, or try to fellowship over video conferencing. Many schools are still closed, still trying to replace face-to-face learning with farcical “distance learning.” Public sporting events have been almost nonexistent. Many small businesses have gone under, and many of the survivors are struggling. Most remaining social interaction has been pushed to social media, which at its best is a weak substitute for face-to-face human interaction. Even ardent supporters of mask-wearing can’t deny that they stifle communication, verbal and nonverbal. When was the last time you saw someone smile in public?

Some restrictions were perhaps unavoidable, even prudent measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, but the restrictions have clearly harmful side effects. Our government has deliberately fragmented society to protect ourselves from a disease.

What are the unintended consequences of allowing government to overwhelm civil society, even for good reasons?

[Diogenesis]

these rules are ONLY for the slaves.

you know who you are.

and you have seen photos exposing clearly that
NONE of this is for those
whom you are not allowed to criticize,
and for whom the Law does not/never apply.

[PGalt]

6’ under for TOTALITARIANS is good distancing.

[DesertRhino]

The consequences were not unintended. They were the main goal. Covid was a hoax designed to remove Trump and deliver America to revolutionary socialism.