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Re: Why Boris Johnson May Finally Have Gone Too Far by Max Fisher
Dear Sirs:
I'm sure that you are right that it is the hypocrisy of Boris' flaunting of the Covid rules, rules that he himself either authored and/or approved, that accounts for his political and public troubles. But may I offer another and possibly complementary perspective; i.e., that neither Boris nor any of the others at his social events really thought that they were at serious health risk. If you really believed that lockdowns, masks, social distancing, etc. would save your life and flouting these rules put you at great risk of contracting a dread disease, would you party hearty anyway? Now, many do believe that they may contract Covid and die, but many of us think that that is very unlikely. Therefore, we weigh what we consider to be the small risk to our health from breaking the Covid rules against leading a normal life. The difference is that, unlike the prime minister and his staff, we face the real threat of fines and perhaps imprisonment if we are caught failing to comply. This adds another layer of disgust to his actions.
Patrick Barron
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