r/politics 17d ago

It's OK to blame the unvaccinated — they are robbing the rest of us of our freedoms

https://www.salon.com/2021/08/12/its-ok-to-blame-the-unvaccinated--they-are-robbing-the-rest-of-us-of-our-freedoms/
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u/TurboGranny Texas 17d ago edited 17d ago

Same. I know it's an immoral thought, but when you realize that them clogging up the hospital system due to selfish reasons is going to cost the lives of people that genuinely need hospital support (like those with cancer), it doesn't feel exactly immoral.

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u/Windy08 17d ago

It's not immoral if it results in more people ultimately living.

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u/TurboGranny Texas 17d ago edited 17d ago

Well, that's an age old question in ethics and morality. The trolly problem. One answer/justification is "whichever solution saves more lives", but ultimately the decision costs lives as well. It's not a decision I would make in a slapdash way. I'd at least warn people it was coming and give them a chance to reconsider.

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u/hitfly 17d ago

It's like if the trolly problem has one side tied to the tracks and the other is laying on it on purpose claiming trains are a hoax.

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u/TurboGranny Texas 17d ago

Correct, but my addendum is to just tell the people saying it's a hoax. "You are free to believe that, but if you remain on these tracks, we are going run you over with that train you can see heading your way at about 120mph. Good luck."

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u/upvotesthenrages 17d ago

"And the train is full of people going to the hospital, if we stop it they all die"

Very, very, very easy choice.

Doctors, politicians, soldiers, and plenty of regular people make choices that are way harder than this all the time.

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes 16d ago

Shit, anyone who’s had to decide where to eat lunch before has made a decision harder than this. Fuck these clowns.

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u/HertzDonut1001 16d ago

And the trolley suddenly turns into two trolleys no matter what you do.