{"id":4373,"date":"2020-09-03T12:38:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T07:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iilm.edu\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2020-09-03T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T07:08:55","slug":"covid-19-political-obligation-government-compulsion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iilm.edu\/blog\/covid-19-political-obligation-government-compulsion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 \u2013Political Obligation and Government Compulsion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The current state of epidemic not only urges the government to take harsh measures but also the people to cooperate with it for their own survival. Letting go of their right of self-preservation the people need to understand that the measures are for their own good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hobbes had once stated \u201cOut of it, any man may rightly spoil or kill each other, in it none but one. Out of it we are protected by our own forces, in it by the power of all. Out of it no man is sure of the fruits of his labour, in it all men are. Lastly out of it, there is a domination of passions, war, fear, poverty, slovenliness, solitude, barbarism, ignorance, and cruelty, in it, the domination of reason, peace, security, riches, decency, society, elegance, sciences and benevolence\u201d. This is a situation which seems to persist in India and around the world currently. When the people are anxious and cautious at the same time. When the citizens are looking towards the sovereign for the answers to their questions and support for their well being. There is peace and havoc; there is ignorance and awareness that simultaneously persists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here the measures of a complete lockdown by the Indian Government at the early stages has been up lauded across the world. Yet the Indian populace even in this state seems to be defying the government orders as a part of their leisure routine not understanding the severity of the situation. The recent incident of the conglomeration of crowds at bus stations is sheer ignorance on their part against the world wide pandemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government of India needs to be praised that they have been working on meeting up with all the flaws in the scenario and bringing in satisfactory measures in the social, economic and health scenario. It is now up to the people of India to understand the severity of the situation and heed to their obligation towards the state which is abiding by the dictates of the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current state of epidemic not only urges the government to take harsh measures but also the people to cooperate with it for their own survival. 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