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The right's story has generally been that people should get the vaccine if they want to because "freedom." Trump literally said this in front of crowds of his
by betterunix2 5y ago
The right's story has generally been that people should get the vaccine if they want to because "freedom." Trump literally said this in front of crowds of his vaccine-hesitant supporters. Prominent Republicans like Rand Paul are going around casting doubt on the credibility of Dr. Fauci and the CDC/NIH, and Republicans have done nothing to address the tidal wave of conspiracy theories making rounds among their constituents.
Get back to me when Trump gets on stage at some rally and says, "Anyone who thinks the vaccine makes them magnetic is a moron." Republicans are free to call it a Trump vaccine if they are saying, "Real Patriots do what their country needs, and getting the Trump Vaccine is what we need Real Patriots to do." If that is what it would take to convince people to get the shot I have no objection. Unfortunately I am not seeing that happen; instead what I see are non-committal statements, shouts of "freedom!" and Republican governors preventing local leaders from imposing mask or vaccine mandates in their states.
- userbinator 5y agoTrump's own recommendations to his supporters to get vaccinated were not well-received: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/22/donald-trump-rally-alabama-covid-vaccine https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/22/donald-trump... ...which makes the politics behind it all the more unusual.