Something Is Bothering Me
Something is bothering me. I’m tired of hearing our political leaders say the following when speaking out against vaccine mandates:
“I’m not against vaccines. In fact, I’m vaccinated. But, I’m against mandates.”
Do they think this makes their case against mandates stronger? Is this some kind of weird need to tell people that they are in the “vaccinated club?” Or is it an indirect “jab” at people who are not interested in getting the vaccine?
This is like saying, “I’m not against abortion. In fact, I got an abortion. But, I’m against the government mandating abortion.” Or, “I’m not against critical race theory. In fact, I attended a course. But, I’m against schools mandating it.
Is there anybody out there who dares to say “I don’t want the vaccine. And, I’m against vaccine mandates.”? I think it would be helpful if one of our political leaders had the courage to say she/he is not interested in the vaccine. Or to say I’m not vaccinated, and I’m not getting vaccinated because of a health concern or because of a religious belief or because of already having natural immunity.
I love when they play a collage of video clips of the mainstream media saying the exact same thing across all of the stations. I recall a collage of video clips from every mainstream media outlet saying “build back better.” Someone needs to make a collage of video clips of politicians saying the line above. I hear it over and over and over.
Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely appreciate these leaders speaking out about the mandates. They should be. But, they should also show support for people who are not interested in the vaccine. People like me have very valid reasons to not be interested in the vaccine. By making the statement above, they are indirectly removing the people that are not interested in the vaccine from their argument.
They need a new line.
