This is a text from my sister about a conversation my brother in law had with his father.
Interesting news from (bil)....his dad said... "this may be a sensitive topic, but have you and (my sister) gotten the vaccination yet?"... (bil) told him no, we don't plan on it, but if you have it doesn't bother us... then his dad says, "well... you know where our relationship stands and nothing will ever change that... but if you guys don't get vaccinated- I (and father’s wife) won't be coming to visit you guys anymore and you can't come visit me either. Let me know if you guys change your minds... then we can plan a visit."!!!!!!
What?!?!?! He went from, "let me come watch your kids for you while you go celebrate your 20th Anniversary." to pretty much... if you don't get vaccinated we are done with you and your kids!
I’m trying to think of a good question to rebuttal this. Along the lines of the whole reason to get the vaccine is to prevent you from dieing if you catch it right? It doesn’t prevent spreading then what does it matter if we get it. We aren’t in the high risk group. I don’t know you could come up with a better way to put it for someone you know personally to understand where you are coming from. I’m so sorry you are dealing with this. This is just heartbreaking.
I think, “We are waiting until the animal trials are completed and it gets FDA approval.”
Another possible angle that might work with strangers in public is to say, “Why do you want to force a needle in my body so bad? Is that your sex fetish, you little pervert? You like watching sharp objects penetrate other people against their will? What a dirty little pervert you are!” If they deny it, just keep sexualizing it. “Look at you in your dirty little sex fetish mask. This is S&M for you, isn’t it? You’re hard right now, aren’t you, you little deviant sex pervert.”
This gets them on the defensive and people do NOT like being accused of these things in public. And it doesn’t matter if the accusation is absurd. People will just start seeing the little grabbler in the mask with the needle as a pervert because those words are being associated with them. If they go into denial, it’s like them calling us racist - it just makes them look more guilty.
Hahaha I freaking love it! Hahaha
All good questions. But with covid derangement syndrome not sure it would help but I hope my bil can get his father to at least consider these.
Covid Derangement Syndrome. The big brother of TDS.