Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens

WaPo via MSN......... ^ | July 15, 2021 | Dan Diamond, Hannah Knowles, Tyler Pager

[Red Badger]

On July Fourth, President Biden celebrated dramatic progress in the war on the coronavirus, with more than 150 million adults fully vaccinated and infections plunging 93 percent since Inauguration Day. “Together, we’re beating the virus,” Biden said at a party on the White House lawn.

But at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, attendees celebrated a different — essentially opposite — milestone: that Biden had missed his goal of vaccinating 70 percent of adults.

“Clearly they were hoping — the government was hoping — that they could sort of sucker 90 percent of the population into getting vaccinated,” activist Alex Berenson told the crowd Saturday, seeming to inflate Biden’s target. “And it isn’t happening.”

The crowd clapped and cheered at that failure.

What began as “vaccine hesitancy” has morphed into outright vaccine hostility, as conservatives increasingly attack the White House’s coronavirus message, mischaracterize its vaccination campaign and, more and more, vow to skip the shots altogether.

The notion that the vaccine drive is pointless or harmful — or perhaps even a government plot — is increasingly an article of faith among supporters of former president Donald Trump, on a par with assertions that the last election was stolen and the assault on the U.S. Capitol was overblown.

Appearing at CPAC, lawmakers like Reps. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) took aim at Biden’s push for “door-to-door” vaccine outreach, framing efforts to boost inoculations as a creeping menace from big government.

“We’re here to tell government, we don’t want your benefits, we don’t want your welfare, don’t come knocking on my door with your Fauci ouchie,” Boebert said, referring to Biden’s top medical adviser, Anthony S. Fauci, her voice rising as she paced the stage and shook her finger. “You leave us the hell alone!”

[DoodleBob]

If they don’t want vaccine hesitancy to occur or morph into hostility, then they need to back off.

Maybe they WANT to foment hostility, cause a tragedy, and then clamp down with the support of a willing public.

They have gone from vaccine canvassers (which few thinking people believe is a safe or effective idea) to getting the DNC and "allied, private groups" to be "working with SMS carriers" to "flag to SMS carriers false information campaigns that are driving misinformation on vaccines."

Fan the flames. Someone will get killed. Crocodile tears will flow. And rights will be abridged.

[metmom]

Yup.

I see that, too.

They provoke trying for an outburst and then use it as an excuse to vilify the right and label us all as domestic terrorists.

[cuz1961]

And, the complicit Pubbies are WHERE, on all of this totalitarianism?

Hiding under their desks, until cocktail party hour.
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Well, at least the Veterans Administration was busy enough to send me a letter I received today

telling me

please volunteer to save everyone

by getting the vax.

Pfft.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

What began as “vaccine hesitancy” has morphed into outright vaccine hostility,

The harder you push the harder some people will push back.

And the more other people will wonder why you are pushing those people who only want to be left alone.

Oh Lord, we thank You for making our tyrants stupid.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I hate to say so, but I’m starting to think those who want to reduce the Earth’s population to half-a-billion or so are already at work.

Half a million.

[Secret Agent Man]

This is a relelvant clip to the entire covid issue and what the left is doing with it, and what fearpers are supporting whether they deliberately know it or not.

Jordan Peterson discussing the correlation between infectious disease and authoritarian beliefs.

Essentially covid is becoming the mechanism for persecution of the non-liberals. And its something that has been done throughout history and the studies and examples he talks abput proves it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yO6VfFqvRkM

[Secret Agent Man]

no, its 500 million, a half-billion

thats roughly a 90% reduction which is what the pop control freaks want

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You are right, I apologize.

For some reason I remembered it as half a million.

Thank you for correcting me.

[Secret Agent Man]

saul goodman :)

[JimRed]

500 million is what I saw engraved on their sacred tablet.

[hoagy62]

And, in case you're wondering what 'sacred tablet' JimRed is referring to, look up the 'Georgia Guidestones'. That's where they get that number of 500 million.