Thursday, January 20, 2022

Freedom!

A message for anti-vaxxers and other gullible and uneducated people:

'You can't say what you want anymore! I demand the freedom and the right to say what I want and where and when I want it!'


When was the last time you got arrested for speaking your mind? When was the last time you got banned for expressing an opinion? And no, an anonymously posted provocation is not an opinion.

Did you get ever thrown out of a bar for disagreeing with someone? And if you did, are you sure you didn't express your 'opinion' with your fist or a beer bottle?

When you say you want more freedom, do you mean 'freedom for all' or just for you and the people who look and think like you? Consider you want the freedom to drive drunk and as fast as you like; would you like others to have that freedom too? You want the freedom to sit in a bar without social distancing or having to perform a corona check? 

How about the freedom of the bartender and other clients to not be confronted with a selfish douchebag?

And while I'm at it, please stop saying nonsense like corona doesn't exist 'because none of my two* friends died from it'. 

*Selfish people have more relatives than friends

Using the same reasoning you could claim hunger and malaria don't exist. And it's by far not just the death toll (although world wide more than 5 million deaths is not a small number) but also the millions upon millions who are unable to work or perform simple tasks like getting groceries anymore. Putting a heavy strain on society and the healthcare system. But don't worry, doctors and nurses will even help you, should you get ill from contracting the virus. If you want to lower the chance of getting seriously ill from the coronavirus, get yourself vaccinated. 


And stop whining you don't have freedom. You don't know the meaning of the word


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