Here’s the text messages
Mom
“ I just wanted to check in with you guys. I don’t know if you got your vaccine or not. I did want to let you know that UT has tripled the amount of positives in a week. They are the new variant. They are all unvaccinated people. The doctors are getting nervous. Even if you were to not get sick you are still a carrier if you get it. I heard on the news this morning that if we go through another pandemic like last year our economy cannot handle it. If you are on the fence or want to talk about it dad and I are a good ear to listen. We love you ALL!!!😘” UT is the University of TN medical center-where she is a nurse
Me
“ What the economy can’t handle is the government shutting down businesses. And deciding which people are allowed to work and which can’t
The CDC just came out and said the test can’t tell the difference between COVID and the Flu. So how do they know if it is COVID, flu, or new variant. Also if they’ve never even isolated the first COVID virus, how can they be sure there is a variant“
Edit: her reply “ That’s all I know is I trust the doctors that I work with. They are the ones that have treated patients sick and dying from this virus. Every single one of them believe the vaccination works and that it is good for all of us. They are very afraid of it gettings out of control again. It’s not political to us, it’s medical care. And now thank God we have a vaccination. Just like all the vaccinations that were created to stop other diseases from spread. Dad and I were in that generation of new vaccines growing up. ”
My best friend is a nurse..she seems to have the Dr. complex where she gets all pissy when you dare question her authority on such things...when asking where her data and information comes from, she has NOTHING. My wife is a very studious Pharmacist and I've been an autist before there were autist (2007 Ron Paul) and very much inclined to critical thinking and Berean thinking. I believe NOTHING unless I have studied it, put it into context, and looked at all sides. It breaks down like this. There are two groups of people in this world when it comes to political, medical, and God...one group says that you should research everything and learn for yourself, the other calls you stupid, anti-, denier, or a bigot for not taking their word for it. It's not hard for me to figure out where I lean.
^^^ the Autist Originale!
Ron Paul really awakened most of us old timers. That's when we finally learned that FAUX NOISE and all the media had to shut down anyone with a true love for this country and her people. That's when people started working together to gather sauce and stop the ignorance of buying what the talking head gods on television were selling. He was very much anti nonFederal nonReserve and that's where the rabbit hole really got started. Whether most people realize it or not, Trump can stop this with our help, but we'd never be at this point without Ron Paul and places like TheDailyPaul. Admittedly I am very impressed with the massive numbers of people who are now working together and DEMANDING evidence and sharing information with FACTS to back them up.
I was a staunch Romney supporter but I never once said anything but good things of the Paul supporters. They deserved to win and the primaries were rigged.
It took me years to understand what they stood for.
Glad we can team up now. Better late than never!
Wow. Well said pede.
My dad told me, "there isn't any thing you could tell me to change my beliefs".
One of the worst possible mindsets to have.