We should not be blindly obedient, to be sure (unless perhaps you've taken a bow to that extent, but that's a different matter). However, it is good for us and good for our neighbors if we are generally obedient to legitimate authority.

In my estimation, during covid governments overreached their legitimate authority, and disobedience to those governments was actually required out of obedience to higher ideals. Even then, though, prudence was required. It serves no one to be obstinate all the time, so we have to pick our battles.

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>It serves no one to be obstinate all the time, so we have to pick our battles.

Agreed, it's resource intensive and often not constructive.