This is a bizarre statement. Clearly, a significant portion of the population wasn't getting vaccinated of their own accord. Just look at some recent examples with the military, where the Navy went from ~70% vaccinated to over 99% once a mandate was in force. Similar examples in many police departments. Mandates work... even if you don't like them.
No it doesn’t. That makes no sense. My argument against mandates has absolutely nothing to do with my personal choices. That does shine some light on your struggles with logic though.
Or you’re having trouble resolving the cognitive dissonance between your pretend internet arguments and your real world actions.
So someone cannot both disagree with an order and obey it? Is that your assertion?
You're something, man. You posted saying we need to find a way to convince people to get the vax once they realize it is the better option to them. I stated that the way to do that is to stop trying to force those people to do it against their will. It's human psychology 101. Many people will comply with a mandate, just like many people would order the pizza in my silly analogy. Many others will never comply with a mandate, but if you leave them alone and sit the pizza on the counter, they might eat some eventually.
If I was saying people shouldn’t get vaccinated because the Bill Gates microchip will force them to join his sterilized zombie army, my choice would impact the credibility of my conviction.
That's not what I said. My post was about providing a means of saving face for those whose anti-vax stance has become part of their identity.
Yes, I understood what you said perfectly, and my response is my opinion on how to solve that problem. You want the anti-vax folks to stop fighting it and be able to save face and take it? Stop giving them something to fight. Forcing them to bend to your opinion will never work. They have to make that decision themselves.
The military mandates a flu shot each year, which is also dumb because A) it's only about 40% effective and B) the flu isn't going to kill military-aged people. Regardless, it's the military and it operates under a different set of rules, and I think you understand that.
I disagree with your opinion.
Well, let me be precise.
No serious employer is even hinting at offering this. It’s get the mRNA shot or get fired, in their eyes. Many employees are pleading to be given this option. Employers don’t care. It’s not a cost thing, either, weirdly - the cost of replacing 1 FTE on my program is about $20-50k, give or take. That includes lost revenue from a gapped billet.
Jesus dude. I think everyone should be able to make the choice for themselves without being coerced. I made the choice I thought was best for me and I think others do the same. It’s not complicated. Sorry to deprive you of your bullshit gotcha moment.
Complying with orders isn’t interchangeable with ‘coercion into a particular choice’. Important distinction.
