Holy Shit.
That's about all I can say right now.
This week I listened to a conversation among a FAMILY that went like this: "It's you stupid people that are holding back the rest of the world. Just get your god damn vaccine already! We don't really want to be around unvaccinated people, so I guess that's ultimately your choice at Christmas."
What.The. Actual. Fuck.
1. Can you even believe a discussion about a vaccine has caused this kind of division among our society, nevermind our families? I am stunned every single day with how many conversations start with "so are you vaccinated?" How many people start a conversation with "so how man sexual partners have you had, and can you tell me your drug use history? I don't want to be around people who have chosen to put shit in their bodies that will kill them..." Riiiiiight. None. "How many drinks did you have last night? Did you get in your car after three or more and drive home? How stupid can you be? You know you can kill someone, right?" .... or is that a little to taboo? Jesus Christ people, listen to your self righteous selves! How did everyone become so God damn judgemental over a vaccine for a virus that no one can decide factual information on?
I read this last night (not my words just copy and pasted), posted as a comment on a news site about the suggestion of mandatory vaccines:
Don’t worry, your 95% effective vaccine has you basically fully protected from getting covid.
But remember, you should be VERY AFRAID of all the unvaccinated people who might give you covid. Because even though your vaccine provides near perfect protection, those unvaccinated people could give you covid and kill you at any moment. So remember: You're fully protected, but not really protected.
So have no fear of getting covid because you’re protected by our vaccine, but also, be very afraid, because an unvaccinated person could give you covid at any moment.
Also, now that you’re vaccinated, there’s no risk of you people spreading it. I mean, after all, you’re VACCINATED!
Oh, wait sorry, the new data shows that actually vaccinated people both catch covid and spread it just as easily as unvaccinated people. (And have the same viral load in their nose). So as a vaccinated person, you can both spread it to unvaccinated people and to other vaccinated people, and other vaccinated people can spread it to you.
But we still think you should support vaccine passports (even though they make no scientific sense in protecting people from getting covid), because they’re good for business – errrr, I mean, they’re important to protect people from getting covid.
Unvaccinated people are “variant factories” that could produce variants that might be vaccine resistant.
Oh wait, sorry, my bad… actually it is specifically the virus interacting with immune systems of vaccinated people that creates the selective pressure for vaccine-resistant variants to emerge.
But still… we at pharma feel you should definitely get our vaccine, and simultaneously, you should also be very afraid of, and angry with all those unvaccinated people who are going to kill you.
Most importantly, remember, our vaccine works to protect you, but also, it doesn't work to protect you.
This. This. This. What part of this is incorrect? Can someone that I trust please tell me? Why does something some random human that I don't know posted make more sense than anything I have heard on the news?
2. This is exactly how my brain is working in the thought process of information. And there are zero people, yes ZERO people I feel I can go to for any sort of discussion about factual information - because I don't feel any of the information provided to anyone outside governmental level is factual. I don't trust my own government system. Their reputation preceeds them. Why do we keep electing people we don't trust? How in the hell does that keep happening? Oh yeah... we have an unbalanced governing body within the boundaries of our own democractic country. One province decides the fate of the entire country due to an imbalance of governing seats. Convenient. Why is this still a thing? Why hasn't the imbalance been fixed?
3. How did the My Body, My Choice RIGHT become anyone else's business? How did judgment become such an easily adoptable - yet hypocritical trait for so many people? Where does it end then, if we become complacent on who decides what is to be acceptable for all humans, without exception? Row vs Wade goes out the window. The dignity of assisted death in terminal, debiliating diseases is gone. A new experiment the current government decides is necessary among humans (don't you dare act like this didn't happen before, and no, it's not different than Hitler's reign) is fine. What is acceptable for you and your conscience then? If it's not your body, it's not your choice. Full stop.
In one family, grandpa is not a candidate for the infamous vaccine. He cannot, due to underlying health issues, partake in this campaign. Everyone else in the family is vaccinated, just not grandpa - not even by his own choice, but medical professionals that have decided his body cannot tolerate it or he may die. So now one now can see grandpa? We should just float him out on the ice and let him be isolated and alone for the rest of his time? He's not invited to Christmas because he cannot be vaccinated?
How many of you just said "oh but that's different"....? He can carry and contract a virus just the same as anyone else. You probably should never hug grandpa again - you might get sick. He can transmit the virus to his wife, you should probably keep them apart. Grandma, his own wife, although vaccinated can transmit the virus to him, so can you , so can your kids, and ultmately, it might kill him - because he's not vaccinated. He's not vaccinated, so he might transmit it to one of your kids that can't get the vaccine because of their age, so they shouldn't see him ever again. But you are vaccinated, so you're safe, but not entirely. DOES ANY OF THIS MAKE ANY SENSE TO ANYONE?
4. Everything can change with an election. Isn't that a facinating fact? Tomorrow, if someone reasonable stepped up with all the right words and all the right answers and all the things you wanted to hear, your opinion could be swayed. A hundred things could be different in the same way light enters a dark room when the curtains are thrust from their pulled, dusty position. Where is that person - that truth telling (even when it's hard and thir voice shakes), good person who wants to make a real difference, and show the world what a real leader can do. Why hasn't there been a person that is real, and honest and to whom people turn and can trust. Can't anyone see how vulnerable people are right now, and that they are looking for a hero? Oh, right... that's exactly what our "leaders" are seeing.
This is a time where everyone needs to stop being an asshole and listen. Listen to what seems right for you, and then, do that - and shut up about it. Keep your judgement to yourself and know that you feel good and right and justified for what you have decided for YOURSELF and let everyone else do the same thing. Yes there is an agenda with everything that reaches society - that's a long accepted fact. The rub is your perception of the agenda and how it will affect your life. Maybe the agenda this time is a truly healthy society. Maybe the agenda isn't so rosey. I don't really know. Do you really know? Tomorrow if new things are told to you that make sense that contradict what you previsouly thought, are you okay with your previous actions and reactions? Have you been fair and righteous in your actions? Have you been scared? Have you been kind? Have you acted humanely and compassionately and admirably? Would people look to you for an example of acceptable behavior? Would you be proud of who you are right now? If any of those anwers isn't yes, then I beg you for reflection. I urge you towards kindness.
People who are vaccinated still have questions too, as do those who have chosen differently for themselves. You will never, ever have a 100% either way, so what does that mean for you moving forward? Are you okay with numbers being tattooed on our arms to prove compliance, where we are from and what are bodies consist of? Are you satsifed with knowing that every human made the right choice for themselves? What is your definition of freedom and what are you willing to do to ensure it? Can you do it without compromising the truest parts of yourself?
I am begging you to think before you speak right now. If you are not confident with your words, maybe just keep quiet - if that feels right for you.
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