They could be over-estimating how much we are attached to our jobs. I haven't spoken to anyone who hasn't gotten vaxxed who was convinced to get it by any of this. As for martyrs, well, whether it's accurate or not, a lot of deaths and injuries are already being attributed to the vaccines by us bad 'ol anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers. I'm not really convinced that a lot of the sudden deaths and crippling injuries afflicting people out of the blue after they've gotten the injection are coincidence. If medical professionals aren't allowed to look for connections to the vaccine due to pressure from their industry, they aren't going to find them. Considering they could lose their careers and it costs a LOT of money to go to med school, the bulk of them probably aren't going to bite the hand that feeds.
As for the mandate in general, it seems like a deliberate provocation to get someone to kick off a violent response the powers-that-be can publicly beat down to consolidate their power. It's gotta be hard knowing Orange Julius is kicking back in the provinces and the people who support him are all over the place, and they have to know their chances of retaining power aren't very good if we have a "normal" election in 2022. I was pretty upset at first, but now it kind of seems like a desperation move.
The end of America seems like the goal, unfortunately. Or maybe everyone just knows this is the end and they want to be sure their faction is in power when everything goes blooey.
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Date: 2021-09-12 10:37 am (UTC)As for the mandate in general, it seems like a deliberate provocation to get someone to kick off a violent response the powers-that-be can publicly beat down to consolidate their power. It's gotta be hard knowing Orange Julius is kicking back in the provinces and the people who support him are all over the place, and they have to know their chances of retaining power aren't very good if we have a "normal" election in 2022. I was pretty upset at first, but now it kind of seems like a desperation move.
The end of America seems like the goal, unfortunately. Or maybe everyone just knows this is the end and they want to be sure their faction is in power when everything goes blooey.