Editor:
In any society, people act on agreed upon rules. Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt stop at a red light, thou shalt use a seat belt.
In a dictatorship, everyone has to do whatever the strong man at the top dictates and no one dares to argue or point out why the order is wrong. Like when Mao ordered the killing of all the sparrows because he thought they ate the plants and therefore caused a famine because what the sparrows were really eating was the insects.
In a properly run democracy, every decision is up for an argument by the opposition in parliament. It can be messy and time consuming but it is considered from all sides.
Masks, social distancing, washing hands and vaccines are not arbitrary decisions by the government but carefully thought out by health experts who advise our governments.
The anti vaxxers remind me of a small child who doesn’t want to have a bath yelling “I hate you.”
We are all tired of the pandemic and global warming but throwing a hissy fit will not make it go away, it will just make things worse for everyone. The rules are aimed at getting us all safely through this.
Joan Payne, Sechelt
