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Here we go. Move the goalpost. The parents and family should go get vaccinated, no?

Glyptodon 5y ago
Not moving the goal post. I agree that criminalization of leaving home for the unvaccinated gets more appealing by the day. But I also don't know that vaccines actually end it at this point.
- kcplate 5y ago
  > I agree that criminalization of leaving home for the unvaccinated gets more appealing by the day. Don’t recall anyone in the thread suggesting criminalization (except you), so it’s pretty strange that you brought it up. Perhaps that is appealing to you, but it sure isn’t appealing to me. In fact it is so abhorrent an idea to me that I am pretty much open to anything that would prevent such totalitarianism from happening in my community. And just for context, I’m vaccinated and boosted, so this is not some anti-vax position. I am just dead set against anything specifically designed to create class prejudices and creating a new group of “untouchables”. This is 2022, we should be way beyond such foolishness.
  - Glyptodon 5y ago
    Obviously it's too late for it to matter and that was a bit of hyperbole. But I also think it's fair to say that anyone who insists on doing nothing and acting like COVID is a complete scam, vaccines are a complete scam, masks are complete scam, etc., is basically behaving pretty much criminally.
    - kcplate 5y ago
      I’m thrice vaccinated and think masks are the biggest scam out there. It’s a worthless political virtue signal that gives people a false sense of security. Go ahead and lock me up…
      - Glyptodon 5y ago
        Agree that folks can sometimes treat masks more as tchotchke talismans than considerate tools, but I also think it's real obvious that you can't win a watermelon spitting contest with a mask on. And a lot of people are splattery speakers.
        kcplate 5y ago
        > but I also think it's real obvious that you can't win a watermelon spitting contest with a mask on You could if watermelon seeds were the size of coronaviruses.
- native_samples 5y ago
  Why - they aren't a threat to anyone. There's no real difference in transmissibility. Unless you think the vaccines don't work, in which case, why do you even care.
  - astrange 5y ago
    I've seen /r/HermanCainAward/ - of course they're a threat, they'll post "own the lib" memes on your Facebook page. And it's a bummer when you have to support their widow.
- sgjohnson 5y ago
  I don’t have enough karma to downvote you, so this is my expression of disagreement with your comment. I simply disagree. I don’t even want to present an argument, because considering that you think it’d be okay to criminalize unvaccinated people leaving their homes, you are beyond saving and I sincerely hope that you’ll never be put in a position of any authority whatsoever.
ryanbrunner 5y ago
A parent could be immunocompromised. Unvaccinated isn't the only risk factor for COVID.

Not moving the goal post. I agree that criminalization of leaving home for the unvaccinated gets more appealing by the day. But I also don't know that vaccines actually end it at this point.

kcplate 5y ago
> I agree that criminalization of leaving home for the unvaccinated gets more appealing by the day. Don’t recall anyone in the thread suggesting criminalization (except you), so it’s pretty strange that you brought it up. Perhaps that is appealing to you, but it sure isn’t appealing to me. In fact it is so abhorrent an idea to me that I am pretty much open to anything that would prevent such totalitarianism from happening in my community. And just for context, I’m vaccinated and boosted, so this is not some anti-vax position. I am just dead set against anything specifically designed to create class prejudices and creating a new group of “untouchables”. This is 2022, we should be way beyond such foolishness.
- Glyptodon 5y ago
  Obviously it's too late for it to matter and that was a bit of hyperbole. But I also think it's fair to say that anyone who insists on doing nothing and acting like COVID is a complete scam, vaccines are a complete scam, masks are complete scam, etc., is basically behaving pretty much criminally.
  - kcplate 5y ago
    I’m thrice vaccinated and think masks are the biggest scam out there. It’s a worthless political virtue signal that gives people a false sense of security. Go ahead and lock me up…
    - Glyptodon 5y ago
      Agree that folks can sometimes treat masks more as tchotchke talismans than considerate tools, but I also think it's real obvious that you can't win a watermelon spitting contest with a mask on. And a lot of people are splattery speakers.
      - kcplate 5y ago
        > but I also think it's real obvious that you can't win a watermelon spitting contest with a mask on You could if watermelon seeds were the size of coronaviruses.
native_samples 5y ago
Why - they aren't a threat to anyone. There's no real difference in transmissibility. Unless you think the vaccines don't work, in which case, why do you even care.
- astrange 5y ago
  I've seen /r/HermanCainAward/ - of course they're a threat, they'll post "own the lib" memes on your Facebook page. And it's a bummer when you have to support their widow.
sgjohnson 5y ago
I don’t have enough karma to downvote you, so this is my expression of disagreement with your comment. I simply disagree. I don’t even want to present an argument, because considering that you think it’d be okay to criminalize unvaccinated people leaving their homes, you are beyond saving and I sincerely hope that you’ll never be put in a position of any authority whatsoever.

ryanbrunner 5y ago

A parent could be immunocompromised. Unvaccinated isn't the only risk factor for COVID.