Originally posted by Yankee Tripper
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Good stuff.Bring tea for the Tillerman; Steak for the son; Wine for the woman
who made the rain come; Seagulls sing your hearts away;
'Cause while the sinners sin, the children play ...
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So many responses to choose from ...Originally posted by Yankee Tripper View PostBring tea for the Tillerman; Steak for the son; Wine for the woman
who made the rain come; Seagulls sing your hearts away;
'Cause while the sinners sin, the children play ...
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Maybe if we started telling the Republicans they aren’t allowed to get vaccinated if that would get them to go?Comment
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LOL...
I have a confession to make: I’m a little jealous of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
I realized this on Monday as I watched him, dressed in an impeccable blue suit, and scowling and pointing at no one in particular as he laid into the “right-wing echo chamber” and the millions of Americans who have yet to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
“It’s a choice to live with this virus, and with all due respect, you don’t have the choice to go out and drink and drive and put everybody else’s lives at risk,” he declared during a news conference in Alameda County. “That’s the equivalent of this moment with the deadliness and efficiency of the Delta [variant]. You’re putting other people’s, innocent people’s lives at risk.”https://www.latimes.com/california/s...hite-privilegeDr. Roberto Vargas, an assistant dean at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, put it this way.
“For those of us who are sensitive about blaming people who have suffered from oppression for their behavior or related outcomes, it’s a really tough thing,” he said. “Yes, there may be some behaviors that are going on in Black and brown communities that are putting us at greater risk. At the same time, there’s a level of responsibility at a systemic or institutional level that’s contributing to that disparity.”
In other words, there’s an inherent white privilege in white rage at the unvaccinated.
This is something Vargas has understood for months, working at vaccination clinics across South L.A. and having conversation after conversation with people of color uneasy about getting the jab.Comment
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Perhaps age is more of a factor than political party?Originally posted by YankeePride1967 View Post
Good read here: Opinion | It’s Time to Rethink What the ‘End’ of the Pandemic Looks Like - POLITICO
From the article:In the past month, the 50-64 group contributed the most Covid-19 dead to the morgue, in part because so many of them have shunned the vaccine. The age factor helps to explain why the rate of vaccination has stalled and is unlikely to accelerate, especially among the 19-to-49 crowd, many of whom feel immortal.
Age 65-74 -- 91% vaccination rate
Age 50-64 -- 76%
Age 40-49 -- 66%
Age 25-39 -- 57%
Age 18-24 -- 52%
Age 16-17 -- 48%
Age 12-15 -- 37%
Setting a sensible toleration point for Covid-19 won’t come easy. Nobody wants to be the guy who says, “It’s regrettable but acceptable that this many people die.” But our day of reckoning is drawing near. We can’t hide in our burrows forever.
"But what people tend to forget...is that being a Yankee is as much about character as it is about performance; as much about who you are as what you do."
- President Barack Obama
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Why can't it be both?Originally posted by Maynerd View Post
Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.Comment
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It can be......and it appears that each is a relevant variable.Originally posted by Yankee Tripper View Post
It just seems that if something can fit the "(D)=good; (R)=bad" narrative, nothing else matters.
"But what people tend to forget...is that being a Yankee is as much about character as it is about performance; as much about who you are as what you do."
- President Barack Obama
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I think young folks not getting vaccinated is a big problem.Originally posted by Maynerd View Post
I think mistrust of science and medical field causing vaccine hesitancy is a big problem.
I think misinformation from anti-vaxxers is a big problem.
I think main stream media adding fuel to the vaccine hesitancy is a big problem.
I think elected official making ignorant statements against vaccines is a big problem.
They all might have different root causes and solutions but they are all bad.Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.Comment
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I'm fine being the guy that says “It’s regrettable but acceptable that this many unvaccinated people die.”
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The age is also a factor of how long dad age group has had access to the vaccines. 12-15 just got it recently so that would explain why theirs is lower than 75 or up who had it since January. A clear and distinct difference, and one with a more fair comparison criteria is political party. One follow a reality star who mocks those who wears masks and a party largely denounces science (45% trust it which goes in line with the vaccination rate). The other listens to add. Fauci and science and a vaccination rate near 70%. It isn’t even debatable the Republicans are the issue hereOriginally posted by Maynerd View Post
for me if you choose (beyond legit medical reasons) not to get vaccinated, whether it be to own the libs, whether they listen to conspiracy theories, they get zero sympathy from me if they get it.
But here is the problem where their “freedoms” impact others. The longer the unvaccinated numbers are high and Covid is allowed to mutate further, at some point a new strain will not be touched by vaccines. Delta, the current strain already is putting a dent in the effectiveness. The selfishness, entitlement wnd stupidity of these people are causing harmComment
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Republicans have been an issue for sure. But Maynerd is right in saying they are not the only issue.Originally posted by YankeePride1967 View PostBaseball is life;
the rest is just details.Comment
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who cares. if the vaccination rate for republicans was as good as the rate for democrats we would be in pretty good shape and herd immunity would likely be achievable.Originally posted by Yankee Tripper View PostComment
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FWIW ... apparently, our county has the highest number of registered Republicans in NJ. We are also apparently not a "young" county. We are the only county in NJ that does not have over 50% vax rate according to recent figures.Bring tea for the Tillerman; Steak for the son; Wine for the woman
who made the rain come; Seagulls sing your hearts away;
'Cause while the sinners sin, the children play ...
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I have nothing to add, but wanted to quote this because I don't get a lot of that around here.Originally posted by Yankee Tripper View Post
"But what people tend to forget...is that being a Yankee is as much about character as it is about performance; as much about who you are as what you do."
- President Barack Obama
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Because just convincing hesitant republicans won't be enough for herd immunity. But we would be a lot closer. Don't get me wrong in the fight to get enough folks vaccinated convincing white conservative republicans to get the vaccine somehow is job number #1 in fully and safely opening the country. But it's a tough job overcoming the last year+ of republican messaging.Originally posted by Texsahara View PostBaseball is life;
the rest is just details.Comment
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