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More than 150 Houston hospital workers fired or quit after refusing COVID-19 vaccine

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I wrote nothing that any reasonable person could take as remotely supporting such a position.

Well, you labeled them as "antivaxxers", so it sure sounded like it.
 
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If it is a lie, what exactly is the lie? Remember: it is not a lie to say something that later turns out to be true, but that you honestly believed was true when you said it.

How is this remotely a lie?

"I do not recommend that you wear a mask, particularly since you are going to a very low risk location."

Remember this reasoning when it comes to evidence surrounding election fraud as well.
 
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These kinds of decisions are not based on fair. They are based on legal vs illegal. Right now, in Texas it is legal to fire anyone for any legal reason. Since vaccine status is not a protected class, it is legal to fire people for vaccine status (any vaccine) reasons.

And I forgot to mention, that I cannot think of a single thing that is "fair" about this pandemic. Is losing their jobs "fair"? No. Is allowing them to stay and risk the health and wellbeing of the patients "fair"? No.

Etc....... all the way back to December 2020.
 
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Maybe you support extrajudicial forms of coercion and punishment, such as public shaming,...
Yes, I do support public shaming - I thought I was clear about that.

Do you not understand the importance of following due process, and serving justice through the proper channels?
Of course, I never posted anything that would lead a reasonable person to believe I am not in favour of standard legal process.

However, shaming, when applied appropriately is very effective.
 
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Code for: I invented the claim that Fauci lied.

I was referring to the reasoning you were using (hence the reason I quoted it). Now you're statement that you invented that claim, I think we're finally in agreement.
 
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I was referring to the reasoning you were using (hence the reason I quoted it). Now you're statement that you invented that claim, I think we're finally in agreement.
Nice try.

You have been caught making something up.
 
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What have I made up? The quotes from you are right there in the posts.
All right, if you insist on embarrassing yourself......

You posted:

Then he really did lie when he said not to wear masks because they aren't effective.

You almost always distort truth in your posts. And this is an example - your characterization of what Fauci did is a distortion. So, I asked you to address Fauci's own words, not your imaginative mangling of them. To wit, I asked you the following:

expos4ever said:
Is this a lie, yes or no?

"The typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through material. It might, however, provide some slight benefit in keep out gross droplets if someone coughs or sneezes on you."

If it is a lie, what exactly is the lie? Remember: it is not a lie to say something that later turns out to be true, but that you honestly believed was true when you said it.

How is this remotely a lie?

"I do not recommend that you wear a mask, particularly since you are going to a very low risk location."
And, obviously, you evaded.

You are a serial distorter of truth - this is richly attested to in this forum.,
 
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And I forgot to mention, that I cannot think of a single thing that is "fair" about this pandemic. Is losing their jobs "fair"? No. Is allowing them to stay and risk the health and wellbeing of the patients "fair"? No.

Etc....... all the way back to December 2020.

Do you mean 2019?
 
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All right, if you insist on embarrassing yourself......

You posted:



You almost always distort truth in your posts. And this is an example - your characterization of what Fauci did is a distortion. So, I asked you to address Fauci's own words, not your imaginative mangling of them. To wit, I asked you the following:


And, obviously, you evaded.

You are a serial distorter of truth - this is richly attested to in this forum.,
Your own quote showed he lied. He said they were ineffective because there was not enough ppe to go around. He didn't want people getting PPE so that those he felt needed them could not get them. So he lied about their effectiveness. Geesh. A woman has her minor daughter get ill by volunteering for the trial vaxxing, Yet you still call them anti vaxxer. Geesh
 
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Not a very convincing argument. Assuming that it is ethical to shame anti-vaxxers, and I believe it is,

Assuming? Well I'm glad at least you're not going with it's a proven given to be OK to do so. Maybe there's hope for society after all.

I would be compromising on ethics if I allowed financial motives to silence me.

Yeah you sure would wouldn't you. Might be a little thing to you if it were a mere 30K. How about 500K or a million? Wonder if your ethics would hold. Or maybe you'd just pick and choose to whom you applied that crushing social pressure to?
 
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I'm glad you agree that rational human beings don't tell people to wear masks. Now, if we could only get rational people to be cautious about injecting unproven substances into their body, we'd finally have a rational society.

I can't fathom the mental gymnastics it takes to write the above sentences.

It's like you want people to die.
 
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I can't fathom the mental gymnastics it takes to write the above sentences.

It's like you want people to die.
The vulnerable population has been vaccinated. Healthy younger adults, and Children are another matter. Do you want to experiment with people? What are the real stats concerning this group? Yet you say stuff like this?
 
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However, shaming, when applied appropriately is very effective.

Why? To make a society become absolutely terrified that tyranny and mob rule will snuff out once and for all one's right to have the guts to be somewhat different.

Sure it can be effective! But at the end of the day what type of world are you left with?
 
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I can't fathom the mental gymnastics it takes to write the above sentences.

It's like you want people to die.

Don't use hyperbole.
 
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