Individualism has no place in a pandemic.
“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” is a phrase familiar to every American. It’s embedded in a document older than the Constitution itself: the Declaration of Independence.
These “unalienable rights” are in a specific order for a reason.
Life comes first.
Life.
Not pursuit of Happiness.
Not Liberty.
Life.
When the actions of the many infringe upon that first unalienable right, then we should consider self-imposing limits on our behavior.