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| Two pokes and done! |
That’s not why some folks aren’t getting the vaccine, of
course.
You’ve no doubt read that nearly half of those who voted for
Trump do not expect to get the vaccine.
Now, to be fair, some of them say, “not yet” and they actually give
“compelling reasons” for why they plan to wait.
They want to see just how good it works in actual application vs.
clinical trials, they want to see if it’s effective against the variant strains,
they want to see if any serious side effects emerge. The problem with their skepticism is that
they won’t do the groundwork themselves to find out the answers to these
questions, and, given their news sources of choice (Fox, Rush, Glenn Beck, Alex
Jones, et al), they won’t get answers there, either.
Not good ones. Not
true ones.
Just imagine how many mental gymnastics a conservative must
do nowadays to navigate the COVID/vaccine maze.
After all, this is a disease introduced by the Chinese that’s a hoax and
is no worse than the flu which hardly affected anyone this winter and even
though a half-million Americans are dead and there are more than 140 million
cases worldwide (and the US accounts for almost a quarter of ‘em) the numbers
are fake thanks to the CDC and WHO and the Deep State. But it’s real because Dear Leader got the
virus and beat it and then developed a vaccine in record time all by himself
and deserves the Nobel Prize for it and even though all the former Presidents
got vaccinated in public to promote it and he did in secretly and didn’t tell
anyone but he deserves all the credit and Biden doesn’t even though vaccination
rates are four, five, even ten times higher now than they were when he was in
charge and it’s the states’ fault anyway even though it’s tough to get an appointment
and places are throwing away the vaccine because no one is signing up and I
never get the Flu Virus Vaccine except for those three times before when there
was a Republican President and that’s why I ain’t gettin’ no COVID vaccine
because even if I do get it, it won’t be so bad like a cold and poor old Aunt
Betsy was old and had a bad ticker and was gonna die, anyway.
I’m sure I missed something.
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| Last seven weeks here in Oregon. Not good. |
What I am not missing is the fact that even though more and more people are becoming fully vaccinated like me, the case count is going up, up, UP! Fortunately, deaths are not rising as dramatically (yet) although we still don’t know all the long-term effects of the disease even though preliminary indications are that it’s not good for you, period. As if any illness is.
And why are positive case counts going up, up to levels not
seen since the Christmas/New Year’s bump?
Because folks are stupid.
Like many other states who are experiencing large bumps in
cases (looking at YOU, Michigan), Oregon is “opening up” prematurely. Yes, that’s my opinion. Others think differently – High Schools are
playing football and other sports, many classes are back in session, you can
eat inside at the restaurants and bars (though there’s some “limited capacity”)
and even the soccer teams are putting (some) fans back in the seats. We also had the annual “spring break” on the
coast and big crowds in the churches for Easter and every time we go to the
market (still only once a week or less because why take the risk?) we see mask-less
folks and many chin-straps. And folks
are just SO DAMN EXCITED ABOUT IT – CAN’T WAIT TO GO EAT AND HUG SOMEONE.
Like I said, stupid.
To me, it’s like someone serving a 15-year prison sentence
who breaks out of jail three weeks before the end of his sentence. We’ve been putting up with masks, social
distancing, washing our hands, limiting trips, ALL THAT SHIT FOR SO FUCKING
LONG – surely we could hold off just a little longer to get (almost) everyone
(who wants it) vaccinated to eradicate ourselves from this horrible disease?
Nah.
Because stupid.
Every day we see evidence of America’s growing
stupidity. Not just about COVID. Not just political thought. Not just bad spelling and poor grammar. But bad decisions with horrible consequences
from folks who you wonder sometimes how they got dressed that morning they seem
so stupid. But not only does no one seem
bothered by our increasing stupidity, but many folks also revel in it. They celebrate not only the stupidity of
others but of themselves.
Yes, I know…Dunning-Kruger effect in action.
The stupidest idea though is the one that’s been circulating
for a while underground
and is now “mainstream” because it’s been in the New
York Times – the concept that conservatives are denying themselves the
vaccine because “it would make Biden look good,” ergo, “I’ll take my chances /
get sick / die just to own the libs.”
Now that’s stupid.
The longer we fail to meet “herd immunity,” the longer it
will take to reach “herd immunity.” They
want all the restrictions lifted, and a quick return to normal. But they won’t do the things we need to do
for that to happen.
No wonder we called ‘em fuckers. But no longer. Now, they’re stupid fuckers.
And if they catch the virus, I will not cry.
