People are complaining about restrictions against family gatherings this Thanksgiving.
Don't be a child. These restrictions are there for your own good. You skip Thanksgiving this year, so more people are alive to attend next year.
People keep comparing it to Nazism. Educate yourselves, jeez. When the Nazis imposed restrictions, their goal wasn't to save lives, and their intent wasn't for it to be temporary. If the Nazis tried to keep you from seeing your family, it was because they never wanted you to see your family again. Temporary measures are not the same as totalitarian fiats.
If you're looking for examples of abuse of power, look no further than Trump's current attempts to overturn a legal election. But a government trying to save lives by postponing a holiday... that's not an abuse of power. It's not Nazism, it's not fascism, it's not authoritarianism. It's protection. In fact, it's exactly the kind of protection we have governments for.
Be a grown up. Right now, isolation saves lives. You can visit your relatives once everyone's been vaccinated. Until then, please play it safe.
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