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Originally Posted by 14Roman14
How was someone who made a different medical decision who did not have COVID more risky to be beside in a restaurant or a hockey game than someone who may or may not have showed symptoms but had a card saying they were accepted in society? It was common knowledge to stay home when showing any symptoms regardless. However I didn’t once hear of anyone being kicked out of a restaurant or sporting event for sneezing, coughing, or blowing their nose inside. This may have made sense if that card proved that you couldn’t get, or pass the virus. Unfortunately that proved not to be true. I get that everyone feels they made the correct choice. I’m very glad that for the most part things are back to normal and most are accepting of everyone now that politicians and media aren’t telling you to be intolerant of others. So far I haven’t heard the premier say that she wants to take anybody’s rights, she wants to make sure everyone always has equal rights as they should. Agree or disagree, but people should not be discriminated against for any reason. As another poster said earlier, most are over it, and once this initial shock wears off, I hope it continues to just be normal, which it will if folks stop fighting for their “right” to discriminate. The vax didn’t stop COVID in its tracks, the non vax didn’t all drop dead or cause everyone around them to drop dead. Both sides are still in society and it would be great if there is never such a divide in our world again where some members of society were put on a pedestal and others were stomped on like sewer rats. I think if we can all be respectful and understanding of both sides it can go a long ways. I personally think that is what the premier is asking for, and if you are too intolerant to do that, then maybe it’s mirror time.
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Probably the thing that angered me most about the pandemic was people and their misunderstanding of rights. Being asked to wear a mask is not an infringement of rights, yet people claimed it to be so. Being required to get vaxxed for certain things in society is not an infringement of rights. I could see how some think it should be, but its not. Regardless we discriminate against people in society all the time in the name of safety. "You need to be this tall to ride this ride", or "you need to be this old to consume alcohol/pot". Are these examples of discrimination?
A functioning society has always been about a balance of individual rights and collective safety. The pandemic pushed that to the limits but also showed us who in our society is more focused on themselves and less on the collective well being of our society as a whole. It also showed us, that there are many people in our society who talk about rights, but have ZERO understanding of what actually constitutes a right.