10-11-2021, 05:06 AM
By the way, it pisses me off that anti-vaxxers are trying to co-opt “discrimination” in the fight against mandates. There are specific classes of people who are protected from discrimination and anti-vaxxers aren’t one of them. There’s heaps of discrimination that isn’t regulated. If an employer requires a degree or a VCE certificate, that’s allowed. Employers can refuse to employ people with tattoos. Paedophiles aren’t protected from being sacked by schools or childcare centres. Essendon footballers weren’t able to complain about discrimination against athletes who used PEDs. Hell, gay people weren’t even able to use anti-discrimination legislation to avoid being sacked by Catholic schools.
The great thing is that vaccine mandates don’t discriminate against people who hold anti-vax views. If they vaccinate, they can express as much antipathy towards vaccinations as they wish and the mandate won’t stop them working. But try telling a black person s/he can just avoid discrimination by changing his or her skin colour or a gay person can avoid discrimination by praying the gay away ...
The great thing is that vaccine mandates don’t discriminate against people who hold anti-vax views. If they vaccinate, they can express as much antipathy towards vaccinations as they wish and the mandate won’t stop them working. But try telling a black person s/he can just avoid discrimination by changing his or her skin colour or a gay person can avoid discrimination by praying the gay away ...