“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.” – C.P. Snow, English novelist and scientist (1905 – 1980)
We are seeing this illustrated in China right now due to Xi’s Zer0 Covid policy. People were allowed to burn to death in a flaming apartment building rather than permit them to break Zero Covid by escaping. Forty-four died in that fire, trapped in a building. How many would have died of Covid had they been allowed to exit? Probably no one. Certainly less than 44. Similarly, we see the same thing unfolding in Iran, where the demand for absolute obedience to Sharia law is now taking a toll on hundreds of lives.
In this country, obedience to much less strict Covid policies has cost thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands of others. The lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and school closures almost certainly did nothing to reduce Covid deaths, while ensuring tens of thousands will eventually die painfully from cancers and heart conditions not caught early enough to treat effectively. Worse, despite mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and lockdowns having accomplished nothing of positive value, there is now talk in some areas (Los Angeles, for one) of reimposing policies that failed the first time they were tried.
Ultimately, the only way to deal with unreasonable calls for obedience is defiance and disobedience. We are seeing that in China and Iran right now. The consequences are bloody, but disobedience and protest seem to be achieving positive results. (China’s government seems to be backing down from Zero Covid. Maybe.) In this country, we also need to begin pushing back against government demands for blind obedience. If we do not, we will cease to be citizens and will be reduced to the status of serfs and subjects.
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