I thought you were all for a mandatory quarantine for everyone? I'm confused. Imposing rules(regardless of if they are logical or not) on the military is much easier than imposing those rules on the general public. Is it fair, nope, and no one should be held to a mandatory strict quarantine if they have tested negative and show no signs of being ill, like the nurse did.
Medical decisions are now being made by politicians and not the medical community. That's what happens when a disease becomes a campaign item.
Yes, you're right. Lest we forget that it's not about science or civil rights or any other logical reason.
Some people have gone quiet. Not surprisingly.
If the same people who ordered the Kaci Hickox quarantine had ordered the military quarantines, there would be non-stop complains about "small-minded people" and "fear-mongering" and why do people "hate the military so much." And other soul-crushing behavior. LOL
And yet, crickets. Our the "freedom-fighters" politically minded? Or does our military not deserve freedom as well?
Regarding your comment that I'm for mandatory quarantine for everyone. That's not true. I do think it should be consistent and that the decisions should be made by medical professionals, not politicians, which includes the CDC. The CDC made themselves a joke by politicizing this issue.
The CDC keeps changing their website, still. Friedan is a political tool.
The truth regarding the military is that the logical choice, according to everyone involved in the decision to quarantine them is to quarantine them. The situation in Italy and other overseas posts may be influenced by host countries. The situation here in the US has to do with them actually thinking that it's the right course of action. To keep them and their families safe, just like they've said.
The reason that they are not quarantining civilians in the same way is not because they believe that there's no risk. It's because they are concerned that there will be fewer who will be willing to go to the trouble to volunteer. So the truth is that the public officials care less about civilians and their family members.
So, if you believe that they aren't quarantining civilians because they don't want to discourage them from volunteering, which has been printed in many media sites, then you have to assume that there's some risk, which they apply to rules regarding the military, who (let's be honest) they think of as their slaves. I guess in order to keep giving them orders, they have to keep them alive.
No one really cares about the well-being or rights of Kaci Hickox unless they equally care about a military nurse who's been sent to Ebolaland, or a soldier who's been sent to build an Ebola treatment center or organize supples. Also, Kaci Hickox is much less of a hero.