COVID testing is also considered tyranny?

[Sapient Donkey]

I had an interesting discussion with some conservatives in which they objected to me saying that having lots of very affordable rapid COVID tests would be a good way to be able to keep things moving. The idea being that if they are cheap then airlines, restaurants, etc.. can do the tests to drastically reduce the risks of many normal activities. I thought that was a pretty reasonable idea, but apparently that offensive and infringing on their rights. Which I guess I should have expected that given the amount of pushback masks have received. Although, I think this is even more ridiculous than the anti-masker.

[iemanja]

1. How can something voluntary infringe on their rights?

It makes zero sense.

Does the availability of at-home pregnancy tests violate their rights too?

Their getting me sick infringes on my rights.

[Sapient Donkey]

2. The point I was making was that airlines and restaurants could perform those rapid tests

on everyone if they were cheap enough. Obviously it's still voluntary since they don't have to use that business/service, but they didn't seem to like that idea. There wasn't any good logic behind it given either. Other than "my freeeedums". Well, someone did say HIPAA and something about not knowing where those cotton swabs have been. Not very solid arguments.

[Skittles]

3. but they are OK with forcing women to give birth

fuck them, they have zero clue what real tyranny is

[Sapient Donkey]

4. To be fair to these specific people, I don't think they fall into that category themselves

However, as a whole, you're spot on. But then again, they do support people who are on the wrong side of that debate, and they vote for them. So, I guess it's ultimately the same in the end. At this time I noticed their arguments were not very well formed. I'm curious to see how these develop over the coming month or so as those testing plans start to bring about results, and perhaps we'll even see something with home rapid test prices come down to a level where they are all over the place all the time.

[Skittles]

5. decent people volunarily mask up because they care about public health

conservatives are fucking assholes

[dchill]

6. Perhaps we aren't sensitive enough too see it.

Masking, testing, vaccinating... When will the tyrrany end?

[abqtommy]

7. Wow. I guess we can say that one good outcome of this covid pandemic is that all

the Free-Dumb-Loving-Whackos have now told us exactly who and what they are. My
question now is:What do we do with them?

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. I know. There's a concert coming up of a beloved 90s band

in Texas, the Arc Angels. The members have all gone on to other things, but few years they get together for a concert or 2.

Before you buy a ticket, you agree that you will either show proof that you are fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks prior to the concert

OR

you show proof that you have tested negative for COVID in the last 72 hours.

It seems perfectly reasonable to me, and of course, they can set whatever standards they like. It's THEIR concert! But OMG, the uproar!

[Klaralven]

9. There are various conspiracy theories

The swabs give you Covid.

The swabs vaccinate you.

The swabs contain various pernicious materials.

The swabs contain morgellons.

...

[tanyev]

10. Because more COVID positive people would be discovered and then discriminated against, see?

You mean I can't get on the plane/go inside the stadium/eat in your restaurant just because I have COVID? That's discrimination!

Remember, a lot of them are comparing themselves to Rosa Parks.