Date Written 6/24/2022
Question: What is one issue that reflects the individualist versus collectivist outlook in your own times? How does it do this?
I think the best example of individuals versus the collectivists in our times was the Covid-19 pandemic. For background, individualists believe in the rights, benevolence, freedom, and power of the individual. Collectivists believe in restricting everyone for the good of the public welfare, through the power of the government.
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit governments around the world shut down basically everything or the good of the “public welfare”. Governments shut down economies and peoples social lives. They encouraged everyone to do things that would harm their health. They even discouraged people from seeing their own families. This was definitely a collectivist assault on the individual. Governments told everyone to sacrifice many things in their lives for the public benefit. This is a perfect example of collectivist policy.
The Effects of this Collectivist Policy
In my opinion, I have seen plenty of evidence that these policies were very bad for everyone. The Covid-19 pandemic was a planned collectivist attack on everyone. I am going to provide a very basic overview of how these collectivists policies are harmful. If your interested in seeing more of the details about the Covid-19 pandemic go to my other post: (insert term paper link here once complete).
Firstly, the governments shutting down economies were terrible decisions. We will be feeling the effect of for a long time. A lot of businesses went under during Covid-19. This means that many potentially useful products and services are no longer available. Many people also couldn’t find work. Now many people are reliant on government handouts to survive. Everyone who is still independent is now taxed more to keep giving these people handouts. The government loves this. They want more power over people and they will get it when they control their pay.
Health Effects
The governments stopping people from socializing which was awful. This has had terrible mental health implications for people all around the world. Many more people experienced depression, anxiety, chronic stress, and much more. Suicide rates and drug use both went up. What makes it even worse is that many people could not get together with their families. Not to mention, this also greatly hurt businesses.
Secondly, many of the governments restrictions had a negative effect on everyone’s health. I already mentioned the mental aspect. There is also the fact that the mask wearing was very harmful. We are all taught as kids that breathing in our regurgitated air is bad for us. So, what makes it ok now? The Covid-19 vaccine was also very harmful. Did you know that vaccines are full of toxic chemicals like mercury and aluminum? I know many people who have taken the Covid-19 vaccine. Nearly all of them have gotten either seriously ill or gotten terrible pains throughout their arm for several days.
I barely even scratched the surface of the effects of these terrible collectivist policies. If the Covid-19 pandemic was handled by individualists, then there never would have been a pandemic. Everyone would have been left alone and our world would be normal.
If you want to learn more about the real causes and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic go here (insert term paper link once complete)
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