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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,769
    Because this is a site dedicated to a band...

    "These two creaking relics are just the tip of the Rock Stars Who Have Said Dumb Shit About COVID iceberg."

    Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and the alarming rise of the Covid conspiracy rock star.
  • CM189191CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobson_v._Massachusetts

    Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws. The Court's decision articulated the view that individual liberty is not absolute and is subject to the police power of the state.
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!
  • Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
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  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    Breathalyzers violate my HIPAA rights, dammit!!!
  • Hobbes said:
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    Breathalyzers violate my HIPAA rights, dammit!!!

    Ha.  You used the proper abbreviation, though.  ;)
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  • Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    I've often thought this should absolutely be a thing. 
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
    I put it in perspective in todays way of thinking.  What point did I miss?
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    DUI's make county's/cities money.  Plus if you had to pay for said breathalizer in your car I think you should be pissed.
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
    I put it in perspective in todays way of thinking.  What point did I miss?

    The point that the sacrifice modern day Americans are being asked to make for the well being of the country is nothing compared to that of past generations of Americans. 
  • I don't think he missed the point. He just pivoted. 
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    I don't think he missed the point. He just pivoted. 
    I agree, but tried to assume the best and respond accordingly. 
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,594
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 

    he speaks directly to your point.


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  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    DUI's make county's/cities money.  Plus if you had to pay for said breathalizer in your car I think you should be pissed.
    Because DUIs are profitable? 30 people die each day in the US from alcohol-related car crashes. Money is not more important than saving lives.
  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    https://nationalpost.com/news/world/vaccinated-people-spreading-delta-variant-just-as-quickly-as-the-unvaccinated-leaked-cdc-document

    Vaccinated people spreading Delta variant just as quickly as the unvaccinated: Leaked CDC document


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  • mickeyrat said:
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 

    he speaks directly to your point.


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  • cblock4lifecblock4life Posts: 1,720
    edited July 2021
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    If we can add no cell service when the motors on would help too

    Apologies for going off topic just think the breathalyzer, no cell service, and max speed (factory installed) would save lots of lives…
    Post edited by cblock4life on
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    mickeyrat said:
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 

    he speaks directly to your point.



    He hits the nail on the head when pointing out that the people most resistant to the masks are the same people that latch onto and fetishize the military and the sacrifices that are made to serve. 

    The absurdity of it all is staggering. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
    I put it in perspective in todays way of thinking.  What point did I miss?

    The point that the sacrifice modern day Americans are being asked to make for the well being of the country is nothing compared to that of past generations of Americans. 
    That type of sacrifice would make 1/2 the country think it's a conspiracy is what I was getting at, just look at the mask thing now.  We as a country could most likely never do what they did back then, I am in agreement with that.
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Hobbes said:
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    DUI's make county's/cities money.  Plus if you had to pay for said breathalizer in your car I think you should be pissed.
    Because DUIs are profitable? 30 people die each day in the US from alcohol-related car crashes. Money is not more important than saving lives.
    Please by all means look into it.  
  • OnWis97OnWis97 Posts: 5,143
    If DUI laws had come about when there was an internet, social media, and "owning the libs," I'd bet there would be legitimate resistance to those laws. The Madison Cawthorns of the day would be calling it socialism.  What better "Freedom without responsibility" is there than being able to drive drunk? And this is where they are now; freedom without responsibility. 

    Fortunately, many responsibilities are imbedded into our culture enough that they're not going away; at least not any time soon. Right now, not even one of these conservative elected pundits would try to make what is actually a kind of logical leap to the liberty inherent in driving drunk.
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
    I put it in perspective in todays way of thinking.  What point did I miss?

    The point that the sacrifice modern day Americans are being asked to make for the well being of the country is nothing compared to that of past generations of Americans. 
    That type of sacrifice would make 1/2 the country think it's a conspiracy is what I was getting at, just look at the mask thing now.  We as a country could most likely never do what they did back then, I am in agreement with that.

    What you were getting at is a pivot and ignores my point that Americans today are incapable of saying "hey, it's not like I'm being asked to go storm the beach of Normandy, all I'm being asked to do is put on a mask". 

    That is the perspective I was getting at in my post that wasn't at all confusing, but congratulations on making it so. 

    Well done. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
    I put it in perspective in todays way of thinking.  What point did I miss?

    The point that the sacrifice modern day Americans are being asked to make for the well being of the country is nothing compared to that of past generations of Americans. 
    That type of sacrifice would make 1/2 the country think it's a conspiracy is what I was getting at, just look at the mask thing now.  We as a country could most likely never do what they did back then, I am in agreement with that.

    What you were getting at is a pivot and ignores my point that Americans today are incapable of saying "hey, it's not like I'm being asked to go storm the beach of Normandy, all I'm being asked to do is put on a mask". 

    That is the perspective I was getting at in my post that wasn't at all confusing, but congratulations on making it so. 

    Well done. 
    I got that and looked at it another way, a pivot as you say.  My point was in having to give up that much would make 1/2 the country think it's a conspiracy not so much up to the task.

    I agreed with you and viewed it another way I don't understand what is wrong with that?
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    I have no problem putting a piece of cloth over my face if it’s in the interest of protecting the immune compromised or those who want but can’t get a vaccine, because it’s a minor inconvenience at best. 

    My goodness, imagine if some of you came of age during WWII or Vietnam & got drafted? What we’re being asked to do for our country right now doesn’t even compare. 

    Get some perspective in your lives. 
    If that happened today 1/2 the country would think it's a conspiracy.  The draft most likely will never happen again because of Vietnam though.
    Miss my point more. 
    I put it in perspective in todays way of thinking.  What point did I miss?

    The point that the sacrifice modern day Americans are being asked to make for the well being of the country is nothing compared to that of past generations of Americans. 
    That type of sacrifice would make 1/2 the country think it's a conspiracy is what I was getting at, just look at the mask thing now.  We as a country could most likely never do what they did back then, I am in agreement with that.

    What you were getting at is a pivot and ignores my point that Americans today are incapable of saying "hey, it's not like I'm being asked to go storm the beach of Normandy, all I'm being asked to do is put on a mask". 

    That is the perspective I was getting at in my post that wasn't at all confusing, but congratulations on making it so. 

    Well done. 
    I got that and looked at it another way, a pivot as you say.  My point was in having to give up that much would make 1/2 the country think it's a conspiracy not so much up to the task.

    I agreed with you and viewed it another way I don't understand what is wrong with that?

    If you think these responses have been in agreement w/ my initial comment, you should probably revisit your understanding of what it means to agree with someone. 

  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,672
    Interestingly, it was mandatory for me to have a vaccine to be eligibile for travel health insurance for my trip to Ohana.
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    Hobbes said:
    Hobbes said:
    CM189191 said:
    This is the cover of today’s post here in NY. This is typically a right leaning newspaper. 

    Take what you will from it. Can anyone debunk them numbers? Are they right?

    'typically a right leaning newspaper' is an understatement

    The numbers are right.  It's the conclusion that is wrong.
    The conclusion is opinion….right or wrong. The numbers are facts. We’ve been told to follow the science, look at the numbers, look at the data…..when does it end? I just don’t get it. 

    So what do you take from those numbers?  How do you follow the science?
    Do you get vaccinated?
    Only about 50% of the population of the US is vaccinated.  This is why there is still reason for very serious measures to be taken...
    Fully vaccinated here, entire family is. I only know a few that aren’t. It’s their call at this point. The science and numbers show vaccines work. We are a free society, you can’t have it both ways. Freedom to speak your mind, freedom to worship a god of your choice, freedom of the press and freedom to choose if you want to get vaccinated or not. The doom and gloom needs to stop. If you want to play with your life and choose not to that’s on you. We don’t need media constantly throwing despair in our face 24/7 any longer.
    However, the consequence of one's choice not to vaccinate is not limited to that individual.
    Some people want to drive drunk, but this fascist country with all it's rules & laws won't let them. 

    Don't tread on me!!!!!!!

    This is a great parallel.  Imagine if you had to pass a breathalyzer test to start your car?  Every car, not just the person who is forced to after multiple DUIs. 
    #1, I think this is a good idea.
    #2, people would lose their fucking minds.  "What happened to our freedom?!"
    DUI's make county's/cities money.  Plus if you had to pay for said breathalizer in your car I think you should be pissed.
    Because DUIs are profitable? 30 people die each day in the US from alcohol-related car crashes. Money is not more important than saving lives.
    Please by all means look into it.  
    I'm well-versed, thanks. I am confused as to your position. Are you against this proposal because DUIs are profitable? 
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