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COVID-19: Who Don't You Trust at This Time in History?

Trust started to die ages ago, but not to the extent we see today.

Here in the West, we have all sorts of people, some of whom don't like government very much. I sometimes wonder why they choose to stay in a country they don't trust. I think we should carve out a piece of the nation where they can go and live. No taxes, no Medicare, no Social Security, no free education, no vaccination requirements, no medical facilities that are not paid for -- except out of the pockets of the individuals that can afford it. Did I forget, building codes are gone, fire inspections non-existent, no food inspections, no car tabs, no roads or bridges except the ones "you build." Sounds like total freedom from government. There would be no restrictions on guns or ammunition -- freedom to shoot whatever and whoever you want. Since there would be no cops, jails, prisons, judges ...  A nirvana absent services and bureaucrats -- what could be better? What could go wrong?

A ‘Liberty’ Rebellion in Idaho Threatens to Undermine Coronavirus Orders 

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.