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Nah, ain’t about politics at all

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  • bachophileB Offline
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    bachophile
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    #7

    i accept the fact there are people who dont trust government.

    what i find hard to accept is using that as a reason not to get vaccinated.

    the government didn't invent vaccines.

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    • bachophileB bachophile

      i accept the fact there are people who dont trust government.

      what i find hard to accept is using that as a reason not to get vaccinated.

      the government didn't invent vaccines.

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      xenon
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      #8

      @bachophile I don't think it's necessarily mistrust of government. It's a cultural signal to be anti-vax. Some people are getting vaxxed in secret so their family and friends don't know.

      It's a similar phenomenon to virtue signaling.

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      • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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        #9

        I have never trusted the government, but I sure as heck wanted to get vaccinated.

        The idea that the government has only become untrustworthy in the last few years is ridiculous. Just look at the stuff that went on in the past.

        I was only joking

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        • X xenon

          @bachophile I don't think it's necessarily mistrust of government. It's a cultural signal to be anti-vax. Some people are getting vaxxed in secret so their family and friends don't know.

          It's a similar phenomenon to virtue signaling.

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          bachophile
          wrote on last edited by
          #10

          @xenon well i guess i just dont get it

          i think one day 100 years from now historians will have a blast trying to figure it all out.

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          • bachophileB bachophile

            @xenon well i guess i just dont get it

            i think one day 100 years from now historians will have a blast trying to figure it all out.

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            Horace
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            #11

            @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

            @xenon well i guess i just dont get it

            i think one day 100 years from now historians will have a blast trying to figure it all out.

            As far as irrational ideas people believe due to culture, I don't suspect vaccination hesitancy will be on the radar historically. None of this should be flabbergasting if you understand that humans believe what their culture tells them to believe. No fainting couch required at that observation. It is how humans operate.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • ImprovisoI Offline
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              #12

              Just like the left can't seem to understand the difference between legal and illegal immigration...

              They conflate anti-mandate with anti-vax. The issue is not anti-vax. It's anti-mandate.

              And until natural immunity is considered in the equation, it's not going to change.

              We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
              Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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              • ImprovisoI Improviso

                Just like the left can't seem to understand the difference between legal and illegal immigration...

                They conflate anti-mandate with anti-vax. The issue is not anti-vax. It's anti-mandate.

                And until natural immunity is considered in the equation, it's not going to change.

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                bachophile
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                #13

                I’m also anti mandate. I think one of the saddest things in the world is that people are not smart enough to figure out this is something you decide to do on your own. Even if the government said no mandates at all. All personal choice. I cannot for the life of me understand someone not doing it. At least now with data on millions.

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                • bachophileB bachophile

                  I’m also anti mandate. I think one of the saddest things in the world is that people are not smart enough to figure out this is something you decide to do on your own. Even if the government said no mandates at all. All personal choice. I cannot for the life of me understand someone not doing it. At least now with data on millions.

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                  Improviso
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                  @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                  I cannot for the life of me understand someone not doing it. At least now with data on millions.

                  I don't get it either Bach. But that's their choice.

                  We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                  Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                  • bachophileB bachophile

                    I’m also anti mandate. I think one of the saddest things in the world is that people are not smart enough to figure out this is something you decide to do on your own. Even if the government said no mandates at all. All personal choice. I cannot for the life of me understand someone not doing it. At least now with data on millions.

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                    George K
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                    @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                    I’m also anti mandate. I think one of the saddest things in the world is that people are not smart enough to figure out this is something you decide to do on your own. Even if the government said no mandates at all. All personal choice. I cannot for the life of me understand someone not doing it. At least now with data on millions.

                    Well put. But stupid is the gift that keeps on giving, for a while at least.

                    Also, I notice you're using caps in that post. Who are you, really, and how did you get @bachophile 's password?

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                      I’m also anti mandate. I think one of the saddest things in the world is that people are not smart enough to figure out this is something you decide to do on your own. Even if the government said no mandates at all. All personal choice. I cannot for the life of me understand someone not doing it. At least now with data on millions.

                      Well put. But stupid is the gift that keeps on giving, for a while at least.

                      Also, I notice you're using caps in that post. Who are you, really, and how did you get @bachophile 's password?

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                      bachophile
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                      #16

                      @george-k haha. Spellchecks by apple. Makes capitals automatically at end of sentences. I get tired of going back and uncapitalizing.

                      Hey cats how’s that for a new word?…

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                      • bachophileB bachophile

                        @george-k haha. Spellchecks by apple. Makes capitals automatically at end of sentences. I get tired of going back and uncapitalizing.

                        Hey cats how’s that for a new word?…

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                        Catseye3
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                        #17

                        @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                        Hey cats how’s that for a new word?…

                        😠

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                        • MikM Away
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                          Mik
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                          #18

                          decapitalated.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • MikM Mik

                            decapitalated.

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                            Catseye3
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            @mik said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                            decapitalated.

                            Hm, that might work, but it's awful close to decapitulated, meaning "continued to fight."

                            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                            • bachophileB Offline
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                              bachophile
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                              #20

                              relowercasing

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                              • bachophileB bachophile

                                relowercasing

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                                Catseye3
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #21

                                @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                                relowercasing

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                                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                • Catseye3C Catseye3

                                  @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                                  relowercasing

                                  b9c90f9b-2eb3-49f6-9707-f063f5a69b8e-image.png

                                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #22

                                  @catseye3 I think he meant to say 'minisculate'.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • bachophileB Offline
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                                    bachophile
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #23

                                    Ahh, you mean…shrinkage

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                                    • bachophileB bachophile

                                      i accept the fact there are people who dont trust government.

                                      what i find hard to accept is using that as a reason not to get vaccinated.

                                      the government didn't invent vaccines.

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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                      #24

                                      @bachophile said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                                      the government didn't invent vaccines.

                                      Good point. Despite its regulatory and enforcement authority and responsibility, government is only one of several messengers in support of mass vaccination.

                                      But I do agree, it is political or so it is where I live. Thankfully, the argument that vaccine mandates violate the Nuremberg Accord rings hollow and just isn’t convincing to most folks to support the cause.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        Now, let’s say that a few districts in Detroit, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Milwaukee had .05% lower turnout and Donald Trump won the election. What would those vaccination numbers by party look like? My bet is that the Republican numbers would be about the same and the Democrat numbers would be far lower, as it would have well and truly been considered a Trump vaccine.

                                        The Brad

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                                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                          Now, let’s say that a few districts in Detroit, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Milwaukee had .05% lower turnout and Donald Trump won the election. What would those vaccination numbers by party look like? My bet is that the Republican numbers would be about the same and the Democrat numbers would be far lower, as it would have well and truly been considered a Trump vaccine.

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                                          Doctor Phibes
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                                          @lufins-dad said in Nah, ain’t about politics at all:

                                          My bet is that the Republican numbers would be about the same and the Democrat numbers would be far lower, as it would have well and truly been considered a Trump vaccine.

                                          Well, that's just re-emphasising how stupid people are.

                                          I was only joking

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