Telling people theyre killing others is manipulative. Are you ok with banning all cars because you might accidentally run someone over? Every single time you go to the grocery store, school, work, etc you might hit someone. You might hit a tree and only hurt yourself, or you could cause a pileup that takes several others and disrupts the whole city.
That's a strawman, because no one is seriously proposing getting rid of all cars, and there's just no possibility of it happening any time in the foreseeable future.
Wearing masks is a real, tangible possibility, and has already been accomplished on a very wide scale, though not everyone has been convinced yet. We are close, though, and the more people get on board, the more lives will be saved.
Also, getting rid of cars has many actual practical negative consequences, particularly in places with poor public transportation (much of the US). People without cars in such places can't get to work or shop, not to mention all the deliveries that need to be made by truck.
By contrast, there are absolutely no practical negative consequences of wearing a mask. It's a purely cosmetic choice.
Why some people value how they look more than another human's life is simply beyond me.
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Telling people theyre killing others is manipulative. Are you ok with banning all cars because you might accidentally run someone over? Every single time you go to the grocery store, school, work, etc you might hit someone. You might hit a tree and only hurt yourself, or you could cause a pileup that takes several others and disrupts the whole city.
That's a strawman, because no one is seriously proposing getting rid of all cars, and there's just no possibility of it happening any time in the foreseeable future.
Wearing masks is a real, tangible possibility, and has already been accomplished on a very wide scale, though not everyone has been convinced yet. We are close, though, and the more people get on board, the more lives will be saved.
Also, getting rid of cars has many actual practical negative consequences, particularly in places with poor public transportation (much of the US). People without cars in such places can't get to work or shop, not to mention all the deliveries that need to be made by truck.
By contrast, there are absolutely no practical negative consequences of wearing a mask. It's a purely cosmetic choice.
Why some people value how they look more than another human's life is simply beyond me.
I'd be perfectly OK with banning all private cars. At least in cities. They make no sense there.