Will you take a vaccine against Covid 19?

"“There is a cult of ignorance.... The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
Isaac Asimov

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but you're not entitled to be free from criticism, fact-checking, rebuttal, ridicule, or scorn; especially if from the depths of your stupidity you're actively contributing to the spread of a pandemic virus that's killed four and a half million people. As I said; not all opinions are created equal; some are backed up by science; others by sheep droppings. Yours are demonstrably the latter.
This is a discussion forum, not a "safe space" for dolts.

 

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Discussion being the operative word. If you can’t discuss without being insulting, I’d rather discuss with others. I don’t need a “safe space” you complete knob.

 

Odd; you seem to be the one with a penchant for ad hominems instead of citations. Project much?

 

If you look back at our interactions, you’ll notice that I only did that in response to your ad hominem attack. As soon as I’m able, I’ll be ignoring you. I prefer intelligent adult discussions. Something you’re clearly incapable of.

 

stu·pid
adjective
having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.


No; "stupid" is a perfectly legitimate descriptive adjective; demonstrably proven as evidenced by your anti-mask and anti-vax posts; the preponderance of empirical evidence is clearly not in your favor. If you have data from a reputable source to refute the recommendations of NHS, WHO, & CDC, by all means present it. "Gut feelings" don't count.
Calling people "guinea pigs", "nobs", or "trolls" are ad hominems, the last refuge of someone who has nothing of value to contribute to a conversation.

 

Make the unvaccinated pay for their deadly decisions

"The surge in infections caused by the coronavirus' highly contagious Delta variant has made it clear that the unvaccinated pose a deadly risk to others and themselves. Vaccinated workers, students, airline passengers and others who go out in public should not have to bear the risks and huge financial costs that the unvaccinated are imposing on society....
The refusal of many Americans to be vaccinated has imposed financial costs on the rest of us. For example, in an analysis last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that the hospitalization cost of treating preventable Covid-19 in unvaccinated patients during June and July alone was $2.3 billion -- with the costs "borne not only by patients but also by society more broadly."
And that number is dwarfed by the incalculable additional costs of lockdowns, occupancy restrictions in restaurants and elsewhere, disruption of schooling now and to come, jobs lost to layoffs and Americans struggling to pay rent and mortgages or losing their homes.
We need to make sure that those financial costs at least are borne as much as possible by those who are responsible for them, and not by the majority who got their shots.
People may claim that they have a right to refuse vaccination. But that does not give them the right to put the lives of others at risk, nor to force the majority to pay for their bad decision."

 

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You know what? Fuck you people and all of your cockamamie anti-vax bullshit! People who refuse to get vaccinated should be banned from any public venue where there's even the slightest risk that they might spew infectious disease into the air all of us are compelled to share. We could've been largely done with this by now if it wasn't for egocentric, self-absorbed, selfish and incredibly stupid people who don't give a flying fuck who or how many people they sicken or kill as long as they're not inconvenienced in any way. Why the FUCK should intelligent vaccinated people get quarantine every time we come into contact with these dolts, who are allowed to roam freely playing Typhoid Mary? Our local hospital's ICU is at 165% capacity; why should vaccinated people with heart attacks, strokes, or trauma be parked on a gurney in a hallway while these morons take up all the ICU beds with their self-inflicted respiratory disease? FUCK THEM! Nobody should be admitted to so much as an outhouse without verifiable proof of vaccination, and if you show up at an ER without a valid vax card, NO VENT FOR YOU! You don't believe in science? Well, hospitals are built of science; so why the FUCK are you here? Go the fuck home and pray or eat Ivermectin or fish tank cleaner or drink bleach or whatever else you've gleaned from YouTube because hospital beds, skilled medical staff, oxygen, and ventilators are limited resources. We'll reserve those for your victims.

 

Your posts are right on. I too resent paying for the very real personal and social costs inflicted by the ignoroti on the rest of us.

 

At a rally in Alabama Donald Trump was booed for recommending the vaccine. He said "I believe totally in your freedoms. I do. You’ve got to do what you have to do,” Trump said. “But, I recommend: take the vaccines. I did it. It’s good. Take the vaccines.”

Not exactly putting a lot of pressure on them but he was still booed by many in his crowd of supporters. That's how strongly the anti-vaxx crowd feels.

And it's not just in the South. I came back from a road trip to the state of Washington two days ago and while driving on I-5 South there was an organized rally, anti-vaxxers there were demonstrating on several of the overpasses spanning across the freeway. I saw signs and banners hanging over the sides saying, "Stop the Mandate!" It got me thinking, we're not saying you have to take the vaccine, we're just saying you're stupid if you don't!

 

I still haven't found the Amendment that says you have the right to cough, sneeze and generally spread a deadly virus as you please because of "Ma'rights"...

It's supposedly in there... somewhere.

 

Just say neigh to Ivermectin. It's reported to have some side effects.

 

At least she's not a sheep...

 

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