Jubilee on Earth
Veteran Member
Earlier in today's Coronavirus Task Force presser, one of the reporters posed the question about "opening back up the country" to Dr. Fauci. He asked something along the lines of (paraphrasing) "I can't imagine we'd go back to sports stadiums of 75,000 people or political rallies of 25,000 people. So how do we go about bringing Americans back to everyday normal?"
Great question, right? I myself have thought many hours about the future of air travel or concerts, of shopping malls and hotels, of restaurants and grocery stores. Will we ever feel comfortable in crowded, confined spaces again?
Then Fauci said something that made my spidey senses tingle. He said (again paraphrasing), "Well, we have two things we can use in the future. One is antibody testing, which will determine who's already had the virus and therefore are immune and safe to be in public. And eventually we'll have a vaccine, which will be available to those without the antibodies."
Hold up!!! Wait a second. Did anyone else catch that??? So... is it possible, probable even, to imagine a society in the very near future in which you cannot participate in large crowds, or travel on a plane, or gather at a public event, unless you've had either a positive antibody OR a vaccine?
I'm not here to lead this into a "mark of the beast" conversation. I'm just legitimately wondering how this sort of thing might play out. And before you say it won't bother you one bit, think about the ramifications of something like that. If you weren't immune, it might affect your job status or prevent you from getting hired. You might not be able to attend a wedding or visit a relative in a hospital. It could mean you aren't authorized to have a surgical procedure, or get your tooth pulled, or get an eye exam, or visit the doctor. Heck, you may not even get approved for insurance. The list to this is endless.
I can only imagine the kind of discrimination that might occur to those who took their social distancing seriously during the pandemic and avoided the virus altogether, but who decline the vaccine when it becomes available. The fact that Bill Gates is heading up this vaccine path is even more disconcerting. Is this shaping the future of freedom? I think that most Americans who are even a little squeamish about taking a new vaccine might give in quite easily once they realize they could be forbidden to take their Disney Vacations or lose their job if they don't comply.
Will you be in the minority? And if this scenario does play out, could you give up the things that "immunity" would offer?
Great question, right? I myself have thought many hours about the future of air travel or concerts, of shopping malls and hotels, of restaurants and grocery stores. Will we ever feel comfortable in crowded, confined spaces again?
Then Fauci said something that made my spidey senses tingle. He said (again paraphrasing), "Well, we have two things we can use in the future. One is antibody testing, which will determine who's already had the virus and therefore are immune and safe to be in public. And eventually we'll have a vaccine, which will be available to those without the antibodies."
Hold up!!! Wait a second. Did anyone else catch that??? So... is it possible, probable even, to imagine a society in the very near future in which you cannot participate in large crowds, or travel on a plane, or gather at a public event, unless you've had either a positive antibody OR a vaccine?
I'm not here to lead this into a "mark of the beast" conversation. I'm just legitimately wondering how this sort of thing might play out. And before you say it won't bother you one bit, think about the ramifications of something like that. If you weren't immune, it might affect your job status or prevent you from getting hired. You might not be able to attend a wedding or visit a relative in a hospital. It could mean you aren't authorized to have a surgical procedure, or get your tooth pulled, or get an eye exam, or visit the doctor. Heck, you may not even get approved for insurance. The list to this is endless.
I can only imagine the kind of discrimination that might occur to those who took their social distancing seriously during the pandemic and avoided the virus altogether, but who decline the vaccine when it becomes available. The fact that Bill Gates is heading up this vaccine path is even more disconcerting. Is this shaping the future of freedom? I think that most Americans who are even a little squeamish about taking a new vaccine might give in quite easily once they realize they could be forbidden to take their Disney Vacations or lose their job if they don't comply.
Will you be in the minority? And if this scenario does play out, could you give up the things that "immunity" would offer?
