For entertainment and academic purposes only; not acting as proponent in any way shape or form.
I haven't read the article, but there IS a difference between being prudent, and being "scared".
The problem with the anti-vaccination movement is that they promote the same kind of fear-mongering as the most fanatical covidiots. I can understand prudence but, seriously, in spite of all the claims that the vaccines are deadly and that the governments are trying to exterminate their citizens with the help of the vaccines, I somehow don't see people dying en masse after their vaccination. Sure, there are some rare cases of serious side effects and some vaccines appear to be more risky than others but it's nothing even remotely resembling the mass Rwanda-styled genocide. And if you tell these people that you don't see the corpses of the vaccinated lying on the streets, they will answer "Just wait several years and you'll be dead", indulging in the most obvious "correlation implies causation" fallacy. Guess what, people die. If you kick the bucket 20 years after your vaccination, will it be due to the vaccine too?
The next problem is the same appeal to the fucking authority. Just like the vaccine enthusiasts cite the medical authorities and emphasize their "belief" in science, anti-vaxxers are usually the true believers in vitamins or amantadine, parroting their gurus and following them blindly. It's the same fanatical bullshit for me that has nothing to do with reason.
Some people even go so far in their idiocy as to claim that there were no cases of blood clots before the introduction of the vaccines because the media didn't describe them before.
Certainly, the social and political pressure to push the vaccine or mask mandates on everyone is annoying. But this is just one side of the coin. The thing is that their opponents are guilty of the same groupthink and cult mentality. The black sheep is still a sheep.
Seriously. It's like I said before. There have always been mandates in place concerning vaccines, but all of the sudden there has been a big jump in scale and a reduction in freedom of choice. With a university, I have a choice of not attending, or I can just say screw it(like I did) and get the damn vaccine - path of least resistance.
But then they kick it up a notch, and they come to your workplace. So now they are more and more restricting your choice with less wiggle room to circumvent - more control less freedom. So attending a university or not in comparison with do I work or not where the latter isn't really much of a choice; the decisions increasingly becoming more dire.
The way I feel about it is that unless it is forced on me, then I'm not interested. If they say that in order to do or have X, then you must receive Y, where X is something that I cannot live without, or, a choice that resolves to a lesser of two evils - path of yada yada. Then fine, I'll take it and hope for the best.
I was also tested for covid BTW. Last week when I had a sore throat instead of someone bringing back my change like they were supposed to they came back with a covid test - it was negative.
It's often called the light at the end of a tunnel. Is it an exit or just the lights of an oncoming train? Are you enthusiastic, sceptical, indifferent? Thoughts? You can talk science or let your imagination run wild.Might be a late response, since this whole vaccine thing started a while back. The whole Covid issue isn't really a big interest of mine, knowing that you have those outside, including those within LHP practice that have different theories of the whole Covid shit. Trust me, I'm friends with someone who practices the western Left Hand Path and is anti Covid/anti Vax who expresses his viewpoints fair enough. I've seen far to many bickering's including those who say if you get vaccinated its contradictory to this 'LHP philosophy.' Believe it or not I got vaccinated and believe that the Covid thing exists, and I've personally taken my own precautions.
I find it funny that the average political/herd population who are against the vaccine would preach their so called Individualist philosophy, when in fact it is collectivistic, this also applies to some on the Left Hand Path who would team up with that collectivistic political side on this whole Covid thing. I consider myself to be personally a radical individualist, but I believe in approaching things in a smart and practical way.
People these days rely to much on Science, at times it's treated almost as an atheists religion. So many people (as in the herd) assumes that a vaccine is bullet proof, when in fact it isn't. Some vaccines have caused the reverse, including possible death, you name it. Their have even been news articles on the evidence that vaccines such as Moderna, wears out over time (meaning if it is 90% effective, it can drop to a 60% over the months).
The way I look at Covid, I look at it as part of the process of Natural Selection, the weak and the stupid get weeded out, while the smart or the strong survives. I am actually glad that this Natural Selection process is happening, since stupidity is the number 1 Satanic Sin. This Satanic Sin also applies to the ridiculous political meme's on the Covid thing that others have been spilling both outside the Left Hand Path and inside the Left Hand Path. As far as Science goes, their is nothing wrong in believing in Science, but in a moderate way. Science should not be as heavily relied upon, since some of it is speculation. I acknowledge the importance of Science. But many people rely on it to much.
Anyway, the one I took proved harmless but I don't know if it's effective. I had Covid once, it was mild so I don't worry too much about it. I don't believe in all those other protections. I still avoid wearing a mask and keeping distance. And I believe the disinfectants bring more harm than good.
Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January: Ukraine defense intelligence agency chief
They want to foment unrest, through protests and meetings, that show the people are against the government,” he said. Those efforts include ongoing anti-COVID-19 vaccination protests that Budanov said have been organized by Russia, which is also trying to stoke unrest related to the economy and energy supplies.
I don't deny Russian subversion. It's true to some extent but, seriously... are the Russians to blame each time some government fucks up and pisses off its citizens?