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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I'm anti-vax: I'm vaccinated, I strongly encourage people I know to get vaccinated, I am pro incentives (e.g., lotteries) for vaccination, I am pro the right of private businesses to fire unvaccinated employees... but I am against laws that mandate vaccination.
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ZUBY:
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary has changed their definition of 'anti-vaxxer' to include 'people who oppose laws that mandate vaccination'. Welcome to 1984. This is The Ministry of Truth.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@vituperativeerb
It's a grey area. I assume if I caught covid and went about my life as though I had a flu, that this would result in significantly fewer deaths than if I drunk drove once a day for the same duration. If this isn't the case then I think that might be enough to change my mind
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vituperativeerb
@vituperativeerb
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@Aella_Girl
Why is that a good assumption? Like other than vibes? But anyway, my point is that if I said “I value traffic safety but am working to repeal laws against drunk driving” it’s probably not particularly odd to describe me as being anti-traffic safety.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@vituperativeerb
I don't think so? Like... more deaths tend to happen with faster speeds. If you were working to lower the national speed limit by 20mph and I opposed you, would it be fair to describe me as being anti-traffic safety?
vituperativeerb
@vituperativeerb
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@Aella_Girl
The better analogy to not mandating vaccines would be eliminating speed limits entirely, no? But in any case, you said this was all based on your assumption of relative danger. Why is that a good assumption? Is it based on anything?