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Tens of thousands protest Austria’s compulsory COVID vaccines
Al Jazeera ^ | 11 Dec 2021

Posted on 12/11/2021 3:36:11 PM PST by BenLurkin

Police said an estimated 44,000 people attended the demonstration on Saturday, the latest in a string of huge weekend protests since Austria last month became the first EU country to say it would make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory.

“No to vaccine fascism,” read one protest sign. “I’m not a neo-Nazi or a hooligan,” said another. “I’m fighting for freedom and against the vaccine.”

Vaccination is to be obligatory from February for all residents older than 14, except in the case of a dispensation for health reasons.

Nobody will be vaccinated by force, the government has said, but those who refuse the shot will have to pay an initial fine of 600 euros ($670), which can then increase to 3,600 euros ($4,000) if not settled.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: austria; covid; dictatorship; europe; fines; protest
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1 posted on 12/11/2021 3:36:11 PM PST by BenLurkin
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“Nobody will be vaccinated by force, the government has said, but those who refuse the shot will have to pay an initial fine of 600 euros ($670), which can then increase to 3,600 euros ($4,000) if not settled.”

This is kind of like the old recusancy laws in England. Everyone had to be a member of the Church of England, but if you paid a fine you could get away with not showing up on Sunday. The covid-19 “vaccines” are a new religion.


2 posted on 12/11/2021 3:41:22 PM PST by irishjuggler
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I wonder what happens if you don’t pay the fine?


3 posted on 12/11/2021 3:43:36 PM PST by whershey
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To: BenLurkin

Governments going way beyond their Job description into breaking the Law


4 posted on 12/11/2021 3:47:11 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: BenLurkin

Covid has become a totally political tool.


5 posted on 12/11/2021 3:48:31 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: BenLurkin

bookmark


6 posted on 12/11/2021 3:55:11 PM PST by simpson96
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To: whershey
I wonder what happens if you don’t pay the fine?

Debtors prison for you, with 'no food' unless you vax-up.

7 posted on 12/11/2021 3:55:31 PM PST by JPG (You can't unjab the jab.)
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I did Nazi that coming . . .


8 posted on 12/11/2021 4:18:05 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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S/B hundreds of thousands. Wake up sheeple! 😷💉🐴💩


9 posted on 12/11/2021 4:25:49 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Sacajaweau
"Covid has become a totally political tool."

And a money maker for the politico "elites" as well.

10 posted on 12/11/2021 4:51:08 PM PST by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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To: BenLurkin
Thankfully we have people who speak Austrian and can translate the signs for us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1diNthezRk

11 posted on 12/11/2021 5:04:45 PM PST by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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Protests are a good first step, but until some of these tyrants are hanged, nothing will change.


12 posted on 12/11/2021 5:12:47 PM PST by EastTexasTraveler
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Maybe friends or relatives can send food to the inmates.

Maybe kill some of the over-abundant kangaroos and ship in the meat.

13 posted on 12/11/2021 5:25:46 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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How does 44,000 compare to the size of the crowds who greeted Hitler when he visited Vienna after the Anschluss of 1938?


14 posted on 12/11/2021 5:26:58 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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“I wonder what happens if you don’t pay the fine?”

They probably can garnish their wages or access their bank accounts.


15 posted on 12/11/2021 6:22:54 PM PST by ProudVet97
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To: EastTexasTraveler

I told one of my children that when asked when this ends; the dictatorship will only end with massive violent resistance.

I can’t compare out situation to Europeans because they have a very different history than us; nanny-states are second nature to them.


16 posted on 12/11/2021 7:42:17 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: irishjuggler
<“Nobody will be vaccinated by force, the government has said, but those who refuse the shot will have to pay an initial fine of 600 euros ($670), which can then increase to 3,600 euros ($4,000) if not settled.”

This is kind of like the old recusancy laws in England. Everyone had to be a member of the Church of England, but if you paid a fine you could get away with not showing up on Sunday. The covid-19 “vaccines” are a new religion.

It all comes down to the meaning of "force."

I'm not forcing you to let me have sex with your wife - I'm simply telling you that I will (gradually) confiscate all your wealth and chattel until you do.

Then, I'll stick you in a camp.

But I won't use "force."

Regards,

17 posted on 12/12/2021 12:46:02 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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“I’m not a neo-Nazi or a hooligan,” said another. “I’m fighting for freedom and against the vaccine.”

Sad that, due to the current political atmosphere in the Western World, this needs to be said (and will probably nonetheless be vigorously disputed / denied by the real totalitarians).

Regards,

18 posted on 12/12/2021 12:47:29 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: whershey
I wonder what happens if you don’t pay the fine?

Yeah, governments are powerless when you say, "I won't pay!"

Regards,

19 posted on 12/12/2021 12:48:30 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Verginius Rufus
Maybe friends or relatives can send food to the inmates. Maybe kill some of the over-abundant kangaroos and ship in the meat.

This article is about Austria, not Australia - but I can understand your being confused.

Regards,

20 posted on 12/12/2021 12:50:05 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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