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I hope you saw the part where he was retiring at the end of this year? I don't know if you remember, since time has stopped, but before Omicron, it felt like w

I hope you saw the part where he was retiring at the end of this year? I don't know if you remember, since time has stopped, but before Omicron, it felt like we had defeated covid. Vaccinated people basically weren't getting sick from it anymore, everything was good - and then everyone got sick. He probably thought it was safe and over. Evidence: we're hearing about his rage now, implying there wasn't that rage during the Fall semester. You're welcome to hate on him all you like, though, it's a free country.

podgaj 5y ago
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- SkipperCat 5y ago
  The only difference is that the Nazis call Jews "disease vectors" based on their religion, not their action. And that is prima facia racism. He's referring to people's actions, not their ethnicity, religion, gender etc. There's a lot of people now claiming to be suffering Nazi-esque oppression because they have to show proof of vaccination at places like bars, sporting events and other mass gatherings. They have a choice to go or not go to a bar. They have a choice to get vaccinated or not. Jews in the 1940 did not have that choice and that is the crux of the difference. Plus, comparing denial of dinning service against death camp is super cringe. Please don't take this as a slam against what you wrote, I agree with what you're saying. I'm just sick of people protesting vaccine card mandates and wearing Jewish stars on their jacket.
  - podgaj 5y ago
    I think dehumanizing people is harmful regardless of the reason. And I agree, the holocaust equivalencies are just as harmful.
- t-writescode 5y ago
  > It felt like we had defeated covid? Whaaaat? Vaccinated people WERE getting sick with Delta. At this point, this seems intentionally obtuse. If 1 in 1000 people who are vaccinated got covid before omicron and 1 in 100 vaccinated people got omicron, there is a meaningful difference in experience.

podgaj 5y ago

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SkipperCat 5y ago
The only difference is that the Nazis call Jews "disease vectors" based on their religion, not their action. And that is prima facia racism. He's referring to people's actions, not their ethnicity, religion, gender etc. There's a lot of people now claiming to be suffering Nazi-esque oppression because they have to show proof of vaccination at places like bars, sporting events and other mass gatherings. They have a choice to go or not go to a bar. They have a choice to get vaccinated or not. Jews in the 1940 did not have that choice and that is the crux of the difference. Plus, comparing denial of dinning service against death camp is super cringe. Please don't take this as a slam against what you wrote, I agree with what you're saying. I'm just sick of people protesting vaccine card mandates and wearing Jewish stars on their jacket.
- podgaj 5y ago
  I think dehumanizing people is harmful regardless of the reason. And I agree, the holocaust equivalencies are just as harmful.
t-writescode 5y ago
> It felt like we had defeated covid? Whaaaat? Vaccinated people WERE getting sick with Delta. At this point, this seems intentionally obtuse. If 1 in 1000 people who are vaccinated got covid before omicron and 1 in 100 vaccinated people got omicron, there is a meaningful difference in experience.