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Originally Posted by tame_deuces
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But on a population or large-scale level inside a country? I don't know. The primary reason that few vaccination programs rest on being mandatory. The conventional wisdom is that the best way to reach high levels of vaccination is trust, and trust is best made by having solid health authorities, open information and ease of access. ...
The problem is that you have one faction invested in turning every issue around this pandemic into a culture war, which is not what we saw in the past where things like this would largely unite the country to a common cause.
So the 'anti' side logic literally goes like this (and you can see it play out in real time in the BFI thread):
- You should not be able to force me to wear a mask or distance. If you are worried about increased spread and risk and feel at threat stay home and protect yourself. Don't demand I protect you
- You should not be able to force me to take the vaccine. If you are worried about increased spread and risk or new waves due to variant proliferation and feel at threat stay home and protect yourself. Don't demand I protect you
- You should not be able to force me to show I was vaccinated with a passport. If you are worried about exposure to me, too bad. You don't deserve the knowledge that I might be a deadly threat to you. If you feel at threat stay home and protect yourself. Don't demand I protect you
This group in a worst case, could be responsible for no herd immunity being developed and the virus just proliferating and being something that takes it toll yearly at levels it otherwise would not, that we need to live with. And because they seem fine with bathing in virus and taking that risk they think all of society has to accommodate them or stay home and hide if they don't want that exposure.
Ironically they would also complain the loudest about future restrictions and lockdowns that they might be the main trigger of via their spread of variants.