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In reply to the discussion: I have to say one thing, and it's not very nice... [View all]Cassidy
(202 posts)8. I think all of us are astoundingly lucky that there are any medical people still working.
I am sorry that you and your coworkers have to deal with this. I find it unimaginable.
It is one thing to take risks with your own life, but anyone who has chosen not to get vaccinated at this point is risking the lives of others and providing a Petri dish for the virus to mutate. This may not be an actual crime, but it is certainly a moral crime.
I probably first saw this statistic at DU, but an estimated 140,000 children in the USA have been orphaned by Covid. That put us at #4 worldwide for countries with orphaned children. Between March 2020 and April 2021, 1,135,000 children world-wide experienced the death of a primary caregiver.
In so many ways, Homo sapiens are proving just too stupid to live.
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It's a hard thing but people who are vaccinated and doing the right thing are dying because
onecaliberal
Dec 2021
#1
Personally, I think this is one of the main reasons the right wing leadership
applegrove
Dec 2021
#3
Not all of them are being assholes. Not all of them are Republicans. Even those who are, they
Doodley
Dec 2021
#4
You are literally inside the mouths of people from every walk of life each day.
bullwinkle428
Dec 2021
#5
I think all of us are astoundingly lucky that there are any medical people still working.
Cassidy
Dec 2021
#8
I don't hate them and I don't have the energy to waste on anger toward them.
NH Ethylene
Dec 2021
#9
I don't blame you at all. You have every right to feel that way. Aggressive anti-vaxxers do not
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2021
#14
NO! Do NOT feel bad about smiling grimly when you see unvaccinated people suffering!
calimary
Dec 2021
#19
Many of the anti-vaxxers have seen the light and have come around to believe in vaccinations.
keithbvadu2
Dec 2021
#44