06-17-2021, 12:29 PM
(06-17-2021, 12:21 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote:(06-17-2021, 11:38 AM)ijmorlan Wrote: Absolutely incorrect. We have a right to know whether we are exposing ourselves to a risk of infection.I respect that that is your opinion, but it is not absolute. I and many people differ from your opinion. That doesn't make you right, it doesn't make me right... but when you say Absolutely then I know there is no discussion to be had. I am not scared of this. If you are scared, stay at home
In certain specific environments, I would go further and say it is irresponsible to allow anybody in the door who cannot provide proof of vaccination. I am thinking of hospitals, care homes, and similar places. School and university classrooms are also in this category.
Also, the police should be required to be vaccinated, since people are required to interact with them.
And I have utter contempt for any suggestion that the vaccine is “experimental”. It might have been that several months ago, but with over 2 billion shots administered and insignificant negative effects observed, combined with strong theoretical reasons to believe the vaccines are safe, there is simply no rational basis for believing there is a likelihood of harm from getting it. Anybody who disagrees is simply wrong, just as somebody who believes the Earth is a flying carpet carried by fairies is wrong.
The universe has enough ways of killing us without a fifth column of ironically-named homo sapiens helping out.
Quite frankly, this is one of the more offensive takes in the pandemic. You do not have a monopoly on public society. 30 years ago, you'd be telling people if they didn't like second hand smoke they should stay home. It's ironic you start your statement with "I respect that is your opinion", because you quite clearly do not.