Been a long week for me, stressful at work. Pouring down rain all day and backyard is now a mud pit for the dog after the freeze/thaw. Between storms took her on a walk around the neighborhood to potty and get some exercise.
About 5 houses down female neighbor is unloading groceries from her car. Stop and chat for a bit and she's like "Mike hasn't been doing well. Been diagnosed with a heart condition and recently developed clots in his leg." To put into perspective, very active and fit early 60's and over the summer was rollerblading in the neighborhood. He was always walking, running or jogging and keeping fit.
I said oh no, so sorry to hear that. Any idea what is going on? She said it must be genetic but I can't figure it out as his parents lived healthy as a horse until age 93 and 96 respectively.
Putting two and two together I asked if he was vaxxed. "Oh we both have been triple vaxxed with boosters....."
I just flat out said "well there is your problem." She literally dropped her grocery bag in her driveway and went on a rage, calling me everything but a white man. "How dare you question the science" and incoherent rambling cursing after that. Mind you, cordial neighbors for years, not friends. Friendly Hi and wave here and there.
When she started cursing me I felt the anger raising inside of me and said look bitch "you demanded that I have a vax and a shot card to prove just to enter a fucking grocery store or Burger King. You demanded I wear a mask even outside or go to a car wash just to wash my vehicle. It is fair game that your husband's vax status is questioned and what you are doing to yourselves...."
She then slammed the car door, picked up her groceries and promptly told me to go fuck myself and that I am a moron and science denier.
First hand account.... 4-6% will never wake up....from their dirt nap.
Haha... You need to be a bit more tactile when talking to normies. Your goal is to bring them to that realization on their own and not be so confrontational otherwise they'll put up walls and get defensive.
Maybe try relating to the person, discuss weird health problems your co-workers/family/friends have been having. Bring up various famous people who have been experiencing similar issues, discuss how strange it is that so many people are experiencing the same things lately. Ask them if they've seen certain documentaries and direct them to new evidence that has you concerned.
Even with the people who have been distasteful to us, lots took the jab through fear/confusion. Be relatable and show compassion, you'd be surprised how far that will go.
When people are communicating about an uncomfortable subject you may engage the other persons flight/fight response. You can become confrontational, voices get raised, adrenaline kicks in, and heart rate increases. The person becomes closed off/defensive and they will litterally not be able to process or comprehend new information. They teach this in couples classes/therapy, but it's true in most daily communication.
Remember, you get what you give out. If you accuse and show anger, that's what you'll receive. I know we are bitter from the last few years, but you arent going to reach people like that. You are pretty much telling her she has killed herself and her husband, that's a hard pill to swallow.