06-30-2021, 07:34 AM
(06-30-2021, 07:22 AM)ac3r Wrote:(06-30-2021, 12:39 AM)ijmorlan Wrote: This is an invalid concern which I reject entirely. If dalits could become brahmins by submitting to a 5 minute medical procedure then there might be something to discuss, but as it is there isn’t even a colourable argument for this analogy.
Well, don't take that analogy so seriously, it was just the first thing that popped into my mind while drinking a beer and shitposting.
That said, that is a worry you hear in the discourse amongst those who are hesitant or against this vaccine or at least against the idea of having to carry proof of it. They don't want people to be separated into criteria like "you're vaccinated so you can do this and this" and "you're not vaccinated, you're not allowed in this store nor; I am no longer your friend". It's a tricky thing to manage in a society like ours where we place strong emphasis on individual freedoms. I believe certain things should make it mandatory, like working in health care or education (even flying I would support), but it's tricky to mandate it for normal, everyday things.
Hopefully I don't sound anti-vaccine, I'm definitely not and I have all mine, including both shots of Pfizer now. But freedom to choose (to not get vaccinated) is a thing we have here, so mandating mandatory vaccines for certain things is going to cause a lot of anger amongst certain people. How we ease our society to return to our normal lives - with this virus being endemic for the foreseeable future - is going to be challenging. We need good education and messaging to those hesitant to get them to take it, most of all.
I mean, this is a strange argument, or at least one people make without any perspective.
If I chose not to wear a shirt, which is entirely legal for women and men, it would absolutely impact whether I am allowed in stores, who would be my friend, what jobs I could get (also, given our climate, my health as well ironically).
So I would normally think that they're just afraid of change, but in this case, there really isn't a change, we also already require vaccinations for things, this is just one more. There was never this freakout when chicken pox vaccine became a thing that was necessary for school.
I'm not really sure what it is. I'm sure some sociologists can tell us what it is, but I'm sure it's in some way related to the toxic ball of neuroses that is our society right now.