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calimary

(89,196 posts)
32. EXCELLENT!
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 02:26 PM
Aug 2021

This is FUCKING SERIOUS. What don't people understand about COVID being a KILLER virus? It KILLS. People DIE of it. And there's no coming back from that. Or trying to message your way around it to somehow justify being fucking selfish and short-sighted and in denial because you want to stay true to what donald-the-lying-asshole just made up as some kind of insane "justification".

NO wiggle room.

NO compromise.

NO exceptions.

NO bullshit excuses.

NO "shades of gray."

NO "my FREEDOM-FREEDOM."

NO "nobody tells ME what to do."

NO "it's MY choice."

NO "my body my choice." NOT this time or with this issue. WRONG "cause" and WRONG-as-shit application.


If you work or otherwise interface with other people in ANY capacity, it's one OR the other. You get vaccinated and to hell with whatever you think is your freedom-freedom, or you try to hijack the pro-choice movement's "my body my choice" schtick. This is DIFFERENT, and goes WAY beyond the scope of your own personal physical inside or outside.

And if you seriously and/or sincerely claim to be "pro-life," then you better be first in line to proclaim this loudly and clearly to everybody you come into contact with, and accept NO substitutes. Because THIS is REALLY a life-or-death issue at its most basic.


I hate to be a hard-ass about this. But that's what it's come to. Is you IS or is you AIN'T? It shouldn't be an issue but unfortunately, the pigheaded among us force it to be exactly that.

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I wish the Federal government would adopt this policy for their employees MichMan Aug 2021 #1
I don't think it's that easy. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #5
I was a federal union rep James48 Aug 2021 #20
Yep. I hope the Biden Admin. takes this into account with the Long-Haul COVID-19 anti-vaxxers. TheBlackAdder Aug 2021 #19
Maybe if they refuse to wear a mask, jack up THEIR rates. Preferably by A LOT. calimary Aug 2021 #33
That's illegal under ACA fescuerescue Aug 2021 #41
As to health insurance - not an option. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #43
No "or get tested weekly"? NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #2
Carrot, meet Stick! Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #3
Or ant, meet boot! Moostache Aug 2021 #58
Way to go! FoxNewsSucks Aug 2021 #4
Heard something on the radio today luv2fly Aug 2021 #6
Birmingham Southern caraher Aug 2021 #17
I like this idea. lastlib Aug 2021 #21
I found that as well when I did a quick search luv2fly Aug 2021 #28
Gov. of Virginia ordered that today Grins Aug 2021 #56
And you can be denied unemployment if that's the reason for termination Sympthsical Aug 2021 #7
Finally. This is what it takes to get overgrown babies to do the right thing. nt crickets Aug 2021 #8
Makes complete sense. Straignt and to the point. brush Aug 2021 #9
Sounds like they ran the numbers and made a business decision. Raven123 Aug 2021 #10
They need good Union representation madville Aug 2021 #11
Wow, you are confused I assume! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #14
I still believe in strong labor protections and the rights of employees madville Aug 2021 #31
Then I guess they'd better get the vaccination. nt kirkuchiyo Aug 2021 #22
+1 leftstreet Aug 2021 #23
Yep, or say preventable cancers madville Aug 2021 #37
Cancer is not a virus; It's not contagious. NT Raine1967 Aug 2021 #46
I didn't say it was madville Aug 2021 #49
I was calling out your use of cancer. Raine1967 Aug 2021 #57
Then the government should be mandating vaccine compliance madville Aug 2021 #62
Being overweight is not a contagion. Raine1967 Aug 2021 #44
not the point n/t leftstreet Aug 2021 #50
Can you make the point more clear? Raine1967 Aug 2021 #60
We have to start somewhere and this a good start. Your argument doesn't really work PortTack Aug 2021 #35
We can disagree then, it's a horrible precedent madville Aug 2021 #39
"we" means the government. "we" aren't corporations n/t leftstreet Aug 2021 #40
it's fake news Celerity Aug 2021 #61
Good. That's what I figured madville Aug 2021 #65
Twitter is a cesspool Celerity Aug 2021 #67
That's what I figured IronLionZion Aug 2021 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 2021 #72
all aboard the train of Reason & Action! bringthePaine Aug 2021 #12
Lowe and behold. Consequences for the COVIDIOTs. kairos12 Aug 2021 #13
They need to apply a face mask requirement for customers. LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #15
Makes perfect sense jmbar2 Aug 2021 #16
Well, ok then Joinfortmill Aug 2021 #18
Interesting, but I would like to see more confirmation of such a policy from something beyond Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #24
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Luciferous Aug 2021 #25
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Aug 2021 #26
Fuck yeah! roamer65 Aug 2021 #27
Why not just require proof of vaccination to be employed there? ShazzieB Aug 2021 #29
That's what I was thinking Mysterian Aug 2021 #47
Getting vaccinated or else is really picking up steam!! PortTack Aug 2021 #30
EXCELLENT! calimary Aug 2021 #32
Excellent. There should be consequences for not doing your utmost to ensure public safety iluvtennis Aug 2021 #34
People sure are eager to believe things that they wish were true Jose Garcia Aug 2021 #36
My daughters boss wants to do that at her car dealership Tree Lady Aug 2021 #38
Getting fired for a medical condition fescuerescue Aug 2021 #42
I hear a lot of insurance is adding an exclusion Diraven Aug 2021 #45
I have heard lots of things sarisataka Aug 2021 #53
eggscllent . too bad this is not corperate wide . AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #48
You can believe everything you read on DU. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #51
Twitter is a reliable source sarisataka Aug 2021 #54
FIRE their asses NOW if they refuse to get a shot. Who cares then if they catch Covid Bengus81 Aug 2021 #52
A free market solution. Insurance companies will start Hassler Aug 2021 #55
Please self-delete, this is fake news Celerity Aug 2021 #59
A lot of people sarisataka Aug 2021 #63
A lot of people want a lot of things that turn out to based on disinformation. Celerity Aug 2021 #66
Look how many in this thread will be disappointed madville Aug 2021 #71
This is fake, Lowes debunked it. Luciferous Aug 2021 #64
This is fake news and should be deleted SoonerPride Aug 2021 #69
Disappointing to see so many DUers fall for this BS nt IronLionZion Aug 2021 #70
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