Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) spoke for the vast majority of Americans when he unloaded on those who refuse to get vaccinated.
Swalwell tweeted:
Blah blah blah you have a right to not get vaxxed. Fine. Then business and government have a right to tell you that you’re not welcome to patronize or you can’t get on a plane. Because what right do you think you have to expose my kids to your Covid? As parents, let’s own (2/3)
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 30, 2021
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the outrage. The looney carnival barkers at the school board meetings DO NOT reflect where most parents are. Your unvaxxed status is creating new variants. So get your damn shot. Or, stay inside your house. But don’t mess with my kids.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 30, 2021
Rep. Swalwell was correct. The loud minority always gets all of the media’s attention. He is also right about the unvaccinated created an environment for the virus to mutate and prosper. The unvaccinated are hosts that allow new variants of COVID to spread with ease.
The vast majority of parents and Americans are fed up with the unvaccinated. No, natural immunity is not the same as a vaccination.
The history of pandemics suggests that COVID has one of two likely endings. Either people get vaccinated and the number of human hosts and spreaders declines to the point where the virus is very manageable to non-existent, or people don’t get vaccinated, COVID continues to refine itself and eventually kills the unvaccinated.
It is the grim second possibility that America is trying to avoid.
Rep. Swalwell was correct, and the right can’t talk about the facts, so they have revived the debunked Fang Fang smear against him.
Eventually, America will either impose a vaccine mandate or allow the unvaccinated to die for their warped death cult definition of freedom, but most Americans are tired of trying to save those who don’t want to be saved.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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