So I get an invite to an event I would normally be interested in. A nice conference at a swanky resort in Arizona. I'm seriously interested. So, I scroll down to see how they intend to handle Covid.. Here is what they said word for word except the name of the conference.
XYZ Conference will be a fully vaccinated event
There is nothing more important than the wellbeing of our community, our customers, and our colleagues. When it comes to our in-person events, we will be following all of the guidance, precautions and measures recommended by authorities to make the experience safe, productive and welcoming for everyone."
I found the emails for the CEO, COO, CFO, Head of HR and a few others and shared my feelings with them. Here is what I said...
This message is directed at those of you who decided to make this a "fully vaccinated event". It is likely that you will suffer financially due to the lack of attendance, but you may not understand why that is, so I wanted to help you out a bit.
First of all, thanks for the invite, by the way. It does look like it could be a great event. I'm a 25 year XYZ Industry veteran and I was actually about to register. However, I scrolled far enough to learn something about the kind of people organizing and sponsoring the event.
Those of us with some common sense and even just a tiny bit of skepticism have already realized the various Covid shots (don't mistake it for an actual vaccine), while maybe well-intended, are a failure and causing more harm than good. Some, on the other hand, like you folks, are lining up for your 3rd and 4th booster. In for a penny, in for a pound, I guess.
In case you were unaware, New York is nothing like the rest of America. We are both thinking, "Thank God for that!", I'm sure.. However, out here, the majority of us appreciate freedom and individuality. We think for ourselves and we definitely make our own decisions about what kind of drugs we ingest or inject into our body. Maybe read a little history and look up the Nuremberg Code. We certainly don't do something because a group of owned politicians tell us to.
Of course it's your event and you can do what you want... maybe. Maybe not. There will come a time when us dirty unvaccinated start filing lawsuits against companies like yours for violating civil rights. Just like you can't exclude based on race, sex, or gender, I'd venture to guess that you really shouldn't and can't exclude based on medical status. Think about it a moment... are you also going to exclude those who have tested positive for HIV? What about Hepatitis, HPV, or even Syphilis? Will you station somebody at the bathrooms to ensure attendees wash their hands? Fecal matter can transmit e.coli and other nasty critters. You see what kind of slippery slope you are on, don't you?
Seriously, you really need to get out of your echo chamber and recognize that there is NO settled science when it comes to Covid and to be honest, very little truth to be found. Science is never settled, especially when one version of it is pushed or even mandated by corrupt politicians (redundant, I know). The irony is so many are misinformed and believe the currently available Pfizer shots are FDA Approved (for whatever that's worth... less and less each day). The truth is sometimes hard to find and very few are willing to state it. Despite what CNN and the bought and owned fact checker orgs tell you, they are not. Any shot one takes in the United States today is still covered under Emergency Use Authorization. We are still in year 2 of what would normally be a 10 year testing process.
Anyway, you need to hear the unvarnished truth from your potential customers who are part of the silent majority. Don't expect your Pfizer sponsored CNN news broadcast to share any of this with you. To be honest, it's really not your fault. Every authoritative source on the subject of Covid has been lying to us since the start and every legitimate alternative voice has been censored. It's understandable to think that you can listen to the CDC, HHS, NIH, National Media, and our leaders in DC. Sadly, they are all corrupted by one form of graft or another.
Anyway, even though it's truly sad, I must admit that I'll be laughing if everybody that chooses to attend your morally unethical "fully vaccinated event" end up with whatever the next cold / flu renamed "Covid Something" is. At least you won't be able to blame it on those dirty unvaccinated.
And, lastly, I must say that it's kind of hilarious that you don't see the hypocrisy in the fact that you are implementing a policy which excludes 50% of the population and then make the statement that the event will be "safe, productive, and welcoming for everyone".
Regards,
One of Many
ps. It's easy. Just don't be a Karen!
Appreciate all the positive feedback. I must be honest. My first draft was full of FU's and then I thought better of it. I didn't quite remove all of the vitriol out, but most of it. :) I am really working on controlling the anger I feel when I see this kind of thing. I truly believe there are a bunch of people just living in isolated echo-chambers going about their life thinking that acting like this is truly what everybody expects. If we simply respond with FU, then it reinforces what the MSM tells them about us dissenters that we are just a bunch of angry whack jobs. So, I concluded that, despite the anger we may feel, it's a better option to sound level headed, educated, and frankly just normal but force them to face the fact that they are doing something that is NOT OK.
And, hopefully, they change course. If not, then I hope their conference is a disaster and they will realize why thanks to my letter. :)