Arizona s rugged individualism poses barrier to mask rules as arizona faces a surge in covid 19 cases orders to wear masks have met opposition in some quarters from a sentiment as old as the state.
Rugged individualism for you and me.
Don t tread on me.
Rugged individualism demands it.
In the thirty years i ve spent becoming one of you i ve come to recognize this as a distinctly american phenomenon this rugged individualism in so many things.
It s a win win scenario.
So rugged individualism even today relies on that very constitutional system for protection.
But it will get some of us killed right now.
Calls to break down the federalism structure whether by strengthening executive power or turning to some kind of parliamentary system or allowing the courts to take over our social and economic decisions are a kind of declaration of war against.
Published july 17 2020 updated july 17 2020.
A culture of rugged individualism is great except when you re fighting a pandemic.
We are inculcated to love mavericks and we want to be one too.