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Hopefully the Virginia election and fear of the upcoming midterms will convince the left that they've squeezed this hard enough and we can go back to reasonable

by Grakel 5y ago

Hopefully the Virginia election and fear of the upcoming midterms will convince the left that they've squeezed this hard enough and we can go back to reasonable preventative measures.

furgooswft13 5y ago
haha the Biden administration literally just today (the day after getting annihilated in VA) codified the previously announced OSHA regulations requiring "large" employers to mandate the vaccine to employees under the threat of hefty fines. They clearly planned the timing of this release to avoid negatively affecting Democrat chances before election day. They know it's a losing subject among moderates and independents. They know it's a loser for the economy because they further delayed enforcement until after the holiday season. They don't care about any of that because in the end it's all about power and control.
- trollski 5y ago
  do they think people are that foregetful? 2024 will be a left massacre.
- moistly 5y ago
  Or is it is the right thing to do regardless the inevitable political cost? This is a virus new to the human biome. We know nothing about its long-term effects on the human body. We know that the CCP took political and economic risks in trying to shut it down in the big cities in early 2020–actions that indicate this virus is a phenomenal threat. We know that in a fair few countries, the virus is chewing through the population and overwhelming hospitals and morgues. All signs point to this novel virus being some really bad news for human lifespans. It…fucks the body up in quite a few ways, in quite a few people. It’s not a harmless new virus. So maybe it’s just me, but I can see a POV where it’s not about “power and control”, it’s about preventing a staggeringly huge number of people from being incapacitated or impaired or relatively short-lived.
  - furgooswft13 5y ago
    > it’s about preventing a staggeringly huge number of people from being incapacitated or impaired or relatively short-lived. I mean if you want to keep believing this nonsense, you're welcome to all the booster shots in the world. Now tell me how climate change will soon kill us all until even more of our rights are stripped for the greater good.
    - moistly 5y ago
      Those are the most stupid two sentences I’ve ever read on HN.

by Grakel 5y ago

Hopefully the Virginia election and fear of the upcoming midterms will convince the left that they've squeezed this hard enough and we can go back to reasonable preventative measures.

furgooswft13 5y ago

haha the Biden administration literally just today (the day after getting annihilated in VA) codified the previously announced OSHA regulations requiring "large" employers to mandate the vaccine to employees under the threat of hefty fines. They clearly planned the timing of this release to avoid negatively affecting Democrat chances before election day. They know it's a losing subject among moderates and independents. They know it's a loser for the economy because they further delayed enforcement until after the holiday season. They don't care about any of that because in the end it's all about power and control.

trollski 5y ago
do they think people are that foregetful? 2024 will be a left massacre.
moistly 5y ago
Or is it is the right thing to do regardless the inevitable political cost? This is a virus new to the human biome. We know nothing about its long-term effects on the human body. We know that the CCP took political and economic risks in trying to shut it down in the big cities in early 2020–actions that indicate this virus is a phenomenal threat. We know that in a fair few countries, the virus is chewing through the population and overwhelming hospitals and morgues. All signs point to this novel virus being some really bad news for human lifespans. It…fucks the body up in quite a few ways, in quite a few people. It’s not a harmless new virus. So maybe it’s just me, but I can see a POV where it’s not about “power and control”, it’s about preventing a staggeringly huge number of people from being incapacitated or impaired or relatively short-lived.
- furgooswft13 5y ago
  > it’s about preventing a staggeringly huge number of people from being incapacitated or impaired or relatively short-lived. I mean if you want to keep believing this nonsense, you're welcome to all the booster shots in the world. Now tell me how climate change will soon kill us all until even more of our rights are stripped for the greater good.
  - moistly 5y ago
    Those are the most stupid two sentences I’ve ever read on HN.