09-14-2021, 01:09 AM
Biden isn't learning this the hard way. He knows the GOP has already allied itself to the anti-vaxxers and the anti-maskers. He's learnt the lesson already that there's no point trying to humour them: just go bang. Let the GOP squeal all they like. The reality is that the majority want the vaccination drive to succeed and they blame the anti-vaxxers for standing in the way. Apart from in ruby-red States which are already controlled by the GOP, the anti-vax/anti-mask policies are likely to hurt the GOP when elections come.
The only way "this issue will tend to fuel much antagonism" is that vaccine refusal will result in the vaccine passport system being necessary. The anti-vaxxers know they need to try to undermine that system and that will lead to the certification process being strengthened to thwart their attempts. Showing proof will have some inconvenience attached to it, but the majority will appreciate being able to avoid mixing with the unvaccinated. God bless the unvaccinated anti-vaxxers: they're so generous they want to share everything they have with us. The majority will blame the anti-vaxxers for the inconveniences they face.
The only way "this issue will tend to fuel much antagonism" is that vaccine refusal will result in the vaccine passport system being necessary. The anti-vaxxers know they need to try to undermine that system and that will lead to the certification process being strengthened to thwart their attempts. Showing proof will have some inconvenience attached to it, but the majority will appreciate being able to avoid mixing with the unvaccinated. God bless the unvaccinated anti-vaxxers: they're so generous they want to share everything they have with us. The majority will blame the anti-vaxxers for the inconveniences they face.