The article explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has rekindled discussions on the power and purpose of the state. It argues that responding effectively to such a crisis may warrant increased state authority but warns that this must be weighed against individual liberties. The risk arises when power is expanded without tangible benefits to safety. The subjective nature of assessments regarding liberty and security complicates this debate, especially when misinformation can cloud judgment. Ultimately, a rational evaluation of state power expansion is crucial, particularly when emotions run high during crises.
While a crisis often claims reason as an early victim, the expansion of state power to protect us should be carefully considered in terms of both the loss of liberty and its effectiveness in addressing the crisis.
The expansion that does not make us safer is unjustified as we would give up liberty in return for nothing.
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