| > Anyway, that's what's special about COVID and vaccination: it is a problem that is almost instantly resolvable for almost no cost. That you consider giving up body autonomy "almost no cost" is what's simply insane. It's not a sliding scale where $X of savings for Y% of personal choice. It's a black and white line that involves someone else, whether elected or appointed, deciding that you must inject this into your body for the good of society. > I understand you're arguing from a principle: you think that, no matter how costly it is for society for someone to be unvaccinated, no matter how ridiculous their reasons are for being unvaccinated, we still cannot punish anyone for it any way. Damn right. > There's literally no practical fact that could change your mind on that - it could be the case that unless everyone got vaccinated the Earth would explode and all our souls would be subject to infinite torment, and you'd still insist Trucker Joe has the right not to get vaccinated and cast all of humanity into eternal damnation. The only people that think the world is going to end if Trucker Joe does not get vaccinated are the same triple vaxed ones that are still wearing masks outdoors. > A COVID hospitalization costs the government something like 1000x more than a round of COVID vaccinations... That doesn't matter and claiming that you could use the same money for $PULL_HEARTSTRINGS does not make the argument any more valid. People who give up individual freedoms to save a buck will end both enslaved and penniless. |