When is the last time in the United States when tens (maybe 100s) of millions of Americans have been specifically segregated from participating in basic societal functions (such as employment, shopping, entertainment, going outside)?dthomas=ddixon wrote:I have, and I understand that it would be due to their unwillingness to take a relatively safe vaccine, not due to an inherent trait like race.dd10snoop28 wrote:Racial segregation is the most recent thing in American history that comes close to what we are seeing with the removal of people groups from society.dthomas=ddixon wrote:Poor logic = comparing something that is inherent to something that is a choice. There’s good arguments to be made against vaccine mandates but comparing them to racial segregation ain’t it.dd10snoop28 wrote:Poor logic. The "minority status" should not be the equivalent to getting the virus. It should be the equivalent to getting the vaccine.karlhungis wrote:Lol, I remember the epidemic of racial segregation. When you could catch minority status from being in close proximity with a minority.
However, ill entertain the thought. I don't want to go down the science route, but you brought it up.
Israel - the model example since they are the highest vaccinated country in the world - is showing data the last 2 months where there are more cases amongst the vaccinated rather than the other way around. Additionally, they are experiencing higher cases/deaths/hospitalization in the summer compared to the same time last year when approximately 0% of the population was vaccinated. Simple science and logic to refute a extremely deceptive narrative. Yes, racial segregation was based on an extremely deceptive narrative.
Absolutely absurd to try to compare vaccine mandates to segregation.
No, it's worse because racial segregation was only in America; not a global issue.
That's some pants on your head stuff right there. And the moral righteousness to boot.... Just a total package.
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Just curious, but have you considered the challenges that the unvax are facing in the coming weeks? Fired from jobs, lost pensions, lost retirements, moving locations, filing for exemptions, filing lawsuits etc... This is not progress. It is exactly the same thing that was done in Nazi Germany to desensitize citizens from targeting the jews. The president is saying this is a "pandemic of the vaccinated" and that "our patience is growing thin against the unvaccinated" because they are the ones causing the Delta variant. Not only is this not true, but it is building an violent animosity in society against the unvaccinated that is irreversible.
You think I'm overstating things, fine. But I recommend asking yourself the question of whether you are underplaying the significance of the vaccine mandates. Thoughts?
Like I already said, there are plenty of great arguments against vaccine mandates, and I understand the parallels you’re trying to draw, but comparing it to racial segregation just weakens your overall point.
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There is the parallel. It's not about the immutable character of the victims. It's about a concerted effort being made to exclude and demonize anybody who thinks differently than what society has been told to think.
The significance is unparelled in our country.. You can downplay it, but the reality is there for anyone willing to see it.