The worst reason to get the vaccine is so that you'll be allowed to do things you want to do. Don't get me wrong. If some folks choose to take the vaccine out of concern for their health, or because they want to be sure they're safe around elderly relatives, I get it. I don't agree with it, because I think the science is shoddy, but I understand that mindset.
What I don't understand is people who willingly say "I won't let a stupid shot prevent me from doing the things I love, even though I know I'm being coerced." At that point, you've stated directly what you can be bought for. You've decided that principle doesn't matter to a certain degree, and that someone else (someone evil, no less) can tell you precisely what to put in your own body.
Had this chat with a Christian friend of mine, and it has me rethinking what I used to believe about the Mark of the Beast. I used to think it was about fearing death more than God, or the worship of the antichrist. Now I'm starting to think it's the worship of self and of pleasure. This vaccine situation might just be the precursor to everything that is to come.
I agree.
I understand if someone has done his/her own research and decided for his/her self to take the vaccine knowing the potential risks and benefits.
This is actually how vaccines should work - a protection for you that you decide on for yourself, while respecting those who decide otherwise.
But this is a personal choice, and is wholly separate from whether you should be “allowed” to participate in society.
And if this works to get people vaccinated, then congrats - there WILL be more “desirable behavior” that they will coerce you to do “to get back into society”, and you might not like the next one.
If you get vaccinated, DO NOT SHOW PROOF anywhere you go. Refuse.
Post videos of you burning your cards and refusing to participate in “proof of vaxx” businesses.