“ Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. “
~ CS Lewis
As we watch from afar the slow descent of tyranny upon the city that we used to live - I wonder how people justify it to themselves.
I wonder how my “old friends” feel going into exclusive and segregated spaces where only those who’ve taken an experimental drug are allowed to enter.
How utterly disassociated this justification is, the stuff of total denial in the face of medical apartheid.
I know that people say to themselves - I will not get involved - I will not choose sides - I will not add to this divide - but the truth is that now, if you are not standing with the ones who stand for freedom, you are standing with the oppressors.
You are standing with the empire and all of its imperialistic forces.
We must choose a side, because otherwise, your side is chosen for you.
This is not a time to be silent.
This is a time to rise.
This is a time to come together and stand for freedom of being, freedom of choice, freedom of voice, and freedom of spirit.
One’s silence is one’s compliance.
Yes, I wonder how my old friends walk the streets now, pretending that this segregation is for the good, pretending that forcing people to take experimental drugs against their will and better judgment is in any way sane, and logical.
“ The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience. “
~ Albert Camus
