"Even if we all agree that it would be desirable to “get covid under control” or “end the pandemic,” we don’t actually agree on what real-world situations these words describe." -- this is because no credible conversation with anybody other than a few "medical experts"--and we see how expert they are have been-- has been allowed without…
"Even if we all agree that it would be desirable to “get covid under control” or “end the pandemic,” we don’t actually agree on what real-world situations these words describe." -- this is because no credible conversation with anybody other than a few "medical experts"--and we see how expert they are have been-- has been allowed without smashing non-conforming (to bureaucrats) views and reasoned alternatives. That's the problem, we all agree words mean something, but we haven't even been able to "have words." Our allowed discursive interpretations have been tyrannically forced upon us.
"Even if we all agree that it would be desirable to “get covid under control” or “end the pandemic,” we don’t actually agree on what real-world situations these words describe." -- this is because no credible conversation with anybody other than a few "medical experts"--and we see how expert they are have been-- has been allowed without smashing non-conforming (to bureaucrats) views and reasoned alternatives. That's the problem, we all agree words mean something, but we haven't even been able to "have words." Our allowed discursive interpretations have been tyrannically forced upon us.