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1. So why are we bothering to treat people like

Tue Jan 4, 2022, 02:37 PM

Jan 2022

"Bob" if he ignored all sound medical advice and refused to get the vaccine?

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So why are we bothering to treat people like PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #1

Because he's a human being who needs medical care. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #7

He's also a human being who deliberately ignored PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #8

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #9

So given that health care resources are limited, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #10

I personally don't think that ignoring science is a shitty barrier. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #14

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #18

When willfully unvaccinated people take up hospital beds so that PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #19

Well said PatSeg Jan 2022 #17

When say "universal health care" we actually meant it fescuerescue Jan 2022 #12

:) I did, I did!! Lots of us did and do. Hortensis Jan 2022 #15

There is no employer who could make me rake care of an unvaccinated malaise Jan 2022 #2

Wow. I pity people who have to work with these sorts captain queeg Jan 2022 #3

Damn. This was BRUTAL. LowerManhattanite Jan 2022 #5

A must read dalton99a Jan 2022 #6

Yes. nt crickets Jan 2022 #13

Worth reading just to understand what happens when things go wrong. Renew Deal Jan 2022 #16

Late to this thread, but... hippywife Feb 2022 #20