Morning Links | 17 Apr 20

I SURE HOPE NOT. We’ve Lost Our Damn Minds

“But we’ve acted like the world is coming to an end. We’ve shut down our economy, thrown tens of millions out of work, and caused untold damage. But even worse, we’ve just sat here and watched our civil liberties walk out the door and we’re doing nothing about it. Lil’ Emperor King Fauci is talking about immunity cards. Some benighted folks in the White House have even suggested a national coronavirus surveillance system. Google and Apple have developed a coronavirus tracking app that is going to be voluntary (supposedly). Take two seconds and think what would happen if you had an unfettered bureaucrat like Fauci working with big tech? How long do you think ‘voluntary’ tracking would last?

“All of this feels like the American people are letting go of their freedoms, not with a bang but with a whimper, and a pretty quiet whimper at that. Are we really just going to shamefully slink down the path of complete subservience to bureaucrats and big tech, or are we going to stand up and say, ‘no’?”