No anger here, just sadness that the world is allowing some to condone the demise of others over their differences in opinion and beliefs. Freedom never tollerates such actions. So if you rather, look to the history of Stalin, Khmer Rouge, Chinese Revolutionaries, Rwandans or countless others that have attempted to erase the rights of a segment of the population in the name of the "Good of the State". Back to work and the music, and have a great day and may your opinion and beliefs never be cancelled.
Such intollerence Red D., has been seen in history before. Are we forgetting, ignorant of history? Or possibly just in denial that this is how tyranny starts, EVERY TIME. In the 30's it all started with a day of boycotting Jewish run businesses and forcing Jewish businesses to close by posting a Nazi at the door . Then the Stars, seizing of businesses/property, ghettos, tatoos and death camps. Your lauded Mandates (Not Laws) are putting tens/hundreds of thousands of non vax card or passport carrying people out of their jobs this month and next, and eventually their homes. These first responders, nurses, EMTs, Police, Firemen, pilots, and others that saved our bacon in 2020/21 are now the enemy? But you are OK with this, right - all in the name of the greater good. Fools.
Such intollerence Red D., has been seen in history before. Are we forgetting, ignorant of history? Or possibly just in denial that this is how tyranny starts, EVERY TIME. In the 30's it all started with a day of boycotting Jewish run businesses and forcing Jewish businesses to close by posting a Nazi at the door . Then the Stars, seizing of businesses/property, ghettos, tatoos and death camps. Your lauded Mandates (Not Laws) are putting tens/hundreds of thousands of non vax card or passport carrying people out of their jobs this month and next, and eventually their homes. These first responders, nurses, EMTs, Police, Firemen, pilots, and others that saved our bacon in 2020/21 are now the enemy? But you are OK with this, right - all in the name of the greater good. Fools.
Yeah, in the course of my business and travels this year I've been asked to show my vaccine card.... well, never. But they did demand my passport at the border, why do we bow to such oppression? So silly having to live by rules, everyone should just live with awe and wonder at how I go about my day unimpeded by care or concern for any one around me.
Such intollerence Red D., has been seen in history before. Are we forgetting, ignorant of history? Or possibly just in denial that this is how tyranny starts, EVERY TIME. In the 30's it all started with a day of boycotting Jewish run businesses and forcing Jewish businesses to close by posting a Nazi at the door . Then the Stars, seizing of businesses/property, ghettos, tatoos and death camps. Your lauded Mandates (Not Laws) are putting tens/hundreds of thousands of non vax card or passport carrying people out of their jobs this month and next, and eventually their homes. These first responders, nurses, EMTs, Police, Firemen, pilots, and others that saved our bacon in 2020/21 are now the enemy? But you are OK with this, right - all in the name of the greater good. Fools.
Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S. An examination of hundreds of health departments around the country shows that the nation may be less prepared for the next pandemic than it was for the current one.
There are already signs that the growing shortfalls in public health could have lasting impacts beyond the pandemic.
More than 220 departments told The Times they had to temporarily or permanently abandon other public health functions to respond to the pandemic, leading to a spike in drug overdoses and a disturbing drop in reports of child abuse. Several health officials pointed to runaway infections of sexually transmitted diseases, with gonorrhea cases doubling and syphilis on pace to triple in one county in Pennsylvania. Oswego County, N.Y., recorded a surge in lead poisoning. In Texas, requests for exemptions to the usual suite of required childhood immunizations have risen sharply.
Mandates and mobilizations to protect public health have long been part of American life; colonists issued quarantine laws and fines for disobeying them as early as the 1700s. Public health departments later delivered vaccines to halt diseases such as smallpox and polio, upgraded water systems to limit typhoid and cholera, curbed sexually transmitted diseases and helped guarantee the safety of food in restaurants.
But not since the flu pandemic of 1918 has the country faced a disease outbreak that called for unelected health officials to impose widespread mask mandates and business closures.
As scientists helped overcome many infectious diseases, the focus on keeping Americans healthy turned more to individualized treatment for ailments such as heart disease and cancers, said David Rosner, a historian at Columbia University who specializes in the history of public health.
Many, particularly in conservative circles, have increasingly embraced individual rights over collective responsibilities, a trend that Dr. Rosner said is undercutting the notion of a social contract in which people work together to achieve a greater good.
âItâs a depressing moment,â he said. âWhat makes a society if you canât even get together around keeping your people healthy?â
I love podcasts with transcripts. {transcript not found} . Looks like it has a lot of stuff to absorb tho so I'll stick the phone under my pillow and let 'er rip.
I have never seen anyone on Fox dis the vaccine and I watch a lot. They do interview some who are opposed for varying reasons in order to present all views, but no one on their payroll has come out against them to my knowledge. (...)
But I am surprised that you would even bother to post this because it contradicts your narrative that it is mostly Trump supporters who are the unvaxxed. This certainly casts some serious doubt to the BS you have been pushing for nearly a year now.
Just recently, there was a brief glimpse at how Fox News actually looks behind the camera: everyone in the office was wearing masks, even as the hosts have often talked about the alleged tyranny of it all. Stars like Tucker Carlson rant against vaccines, even as their workplace says that more than 90 percent of full-time employees have been vaccinated. Realizing that one may have been conned and manipulated by opportunists who do not practice what they preach may — just may — be the breakthrough for some.
Oh fer krise sakes.
I have never seen anyone on Fox dis the vaccine and I watch a lot. They do interview some who are opposed for varying reasons in order to present all views, but no one on their payroll has come out against them to my knowledge. There was even a story by a competitor that Fox mandated vaccination which is false. If you read the comments to the tweet linked above you will see references to that story. It also mentions a Washington DC mask mandate for the indoors where these pictures were taken.
What is said at Fox is that the vaccines should be a personal choice. They speak up on behalf of those who have survived and have natural immunity and how it needs to be recognized as an alternative.
But I am surprised that you would even bother to post this because it contradicts your narrative that it is mostly Trump supporters who are the unvaxxed. This certainly casts some serious doubt to the BS you have been pushing for nearly a year now.
Now everyone can go ahead and say how stupid I am and subhuman for even watching Fox, let alone admit to it.
I am sure that the gentleman from Oklahoma and his friend in Texas will have some stronger words to describe me as they usually do.
There has been strikingly little research on the sociology of the pandemic, even though billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on vaccines. The assumption that some scientific breakthrough will swoop in to save the day is built too deeply into our national mythology â but as weâve seen, again and again, itâs not true. (...)
Furthermore, their research finds that the unvaccinated, overall, donât have much trust in institutions and authorities, and even those they trust, they trust less: 71 percent of the vaccinated trust hospitals and doctors âa lot,â for example, while only 39 percent of the unvaccinated do.
Relentless propaganda against public health measures no doubt contributes to erosion of trust. However, that mistrust may also be fueled by the sorry state of health insurance in this country and the deep inequities in health care â at a minimum, this could make people more vulnerable to misinformation. Research on the unvaccinated by KFF from this September showed the most powerful predictor of who remained unvaccinated was not age, politics, race, income or location, but the lack of health insurance.
The Covid States team shared with me more than a thousand comments from unvaccinated people who were surveyed. Scrolling through them, I noticed a lot more fear than certainty. There was the very, very rare âitâs a hoaxâ and âitâs a gene therapyâ but most of it was a version of: Iâm not sure itâs safe. Was it developed too fast? Do we know enough? There was also a lot of fear of side effects, worries about lack of Food and Drug Administration approval and about yet-undiscovered dangers. (...)
This is another area in which the dominant image of the white, QAnon-spouting, Tucker Carlson-watching conspiracist anti-vaxxer dying to own the libs is so damaging. It can lead us to ignore the problem of racialized health inequities, with deep historic roots but also ongoing repercussions, and prevent us from understanding that there are different kinds of vaccine hesitancy which require different approaches. (...)
Of course, there are some people who it seems will never be persuaded. One strategy that has been shown to work is to highlight deceptive practices. In campaigns to keep teens from smoking, advertisements pointed out how the tobacco industry manipulated people. For Covid, the unvaccinated could be shown that they have been taken in by people who have misled them, even while getting vaccinated themselves.
Just recently, there was a brief glimpse at how Fox News actually looks behind the camera: everyone in the office was wearing masks, even as the hosts have often talked about the alleged tyranny of it all. Stars like Tucker Carlson rant against vaccines, even as their workplace says that more than 90 percent of full-time employees have been vaccinated. Realizing that one may have been conned and manipulated by opportunists who do not practice what they preach may â just may â be the breakthrough for some.
