coolerguy12 said:
I'm genuinely curious where you draw the line? I hope most people have a point where they will be willing to walk away from their job before they cross their line.
Is it masks?
Is it vaccines?
Is it vaccines for your kids?
Is it forced quarantine?
Is it microchips?
Is it CRT?
Your stance seems to be "I don't care how arbitrary or invasive the decree is, you have a choice to comply or suffer the consequences".
And spare me the whole "it's a private company, they can do what they want". It's unelected beurocrates claiming emergency power to rule over you. And you seem ok with it.
Well there arent microchips being shot in arms and this is a public health debate not CRT. So scratch those off the list.
Its a public health debate. Pure and simple. There is a disease that is pandemic in nature and it has a disturbing habit of killing people. Yes some classes are more susceptible but it is hitting healthy people as well as those with comorbidities. It doesnt care if you are rich or poor. Black, white, green, whatever. Its a public health issue.
In the 50's the public health issue was polio. And there were quarantines then. Because you get polio by being in contact with those who are contagious. Parents everywhere kept their kids under quarantine and nobody complained or fought it, because getting polio was a killer. Nobody wanted to have their kid crippled or in an iron lung or worse. Smallpox? yep, everyone lined up in queue and got that shot.
Quarantining people here was done for a reason. It was to preserve the health care system so that it wasnt overwhelmed beyond capacity. It wasnt to take your liberty away. It was to keep the health care system from being destroyed. NYC was close to that because everyone lives in close contact and COVID spreads like wildfire in close contact. So a drastic measure was implemented. So yes your personal liberty was slighted (and mine) to preserrve the health care system. I'll take that as a win all day long.
Do I like wearing a mask? Nope. But is had any effect in preserving the HC system ok. Whatever.
Vaccine for my kid? Show me the data that its safe for kids of various ages. Kids can get COVID and they certainly can spread it. They may not be symptomatic but they ca spread it. If we knew we had a safe and effective vaccine for kids then yep they get shots. Same as you give your kid a polio shot and smallpo0x vaccine and every other childhood vaccine. You do give your kid a polio vaccine dont you? Because you are flat insane not to.
Vaccines do their job. I got mine. Moderna twice. And never thought twice about it. I dont want to be in a hospital with pneumonia (you have read that other thread right, of healthy unvaccinated Ags who spent weeks in hospitals with pneumonia?). I have a wife and son and I want to be around for them too. So that choice of a vaccine was easy peasy. I never batted an eyelash.
Quit my job over it? Yeah thats a no. "Hey dear, I got fired today for not getting that vaccine. I just lost our health insurance and no more monthly paychecks. I guess we can ask the bank to waive our mortgage for a while." isnt remotely a conversation I ever want to have.
