D&D and the rising pandemic

[J.Quondam]

So today one particularly loud and cranky antivaxxer at a convenience store didn't think it was funny when I mentioned that vaccine microchips come with a free Windows 11 upgrade.

 

[Umbran]

In the US we can mention that George Washington by fiat declared something similar to the troops.

And, how everyone in the Army already gets a half-dozen mandatory vaccinations in basic training, plus others later as you deploy into various areas of the world...

 

[Garthanos]

It's funny when the local Covidiots are quoting American rights from the tv/internet.

Our freedom of speech gets misquoted a lot ... and interpreted to mean what it categorically doesn't too

 

[Zardnaar]

Our freedom of speech gets misquoted a lot ... and interpreted to mean what it categorically doesn't too

We have the same right here but it's mostly a set of guidelines with a BUT clause.

Essentially they can suspend them "in a fair and democratic" way translation whatever parliament passes.

Historically we've had 3 or 4 powerful PMs. One DoWed Germany and parliament oked it after the fact iirc.

So yeah a lot more powerful domestically if they choose to use said powers. A lot of it is more social mores and customs vs legal.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

And, how everyone in the Army already gets a half-dozen mandatory vaccinations in basic training, plus others later as you deploy into various areas of the world...

..and yet, at least one LTC (in the Signal Corp, apparently) tendered his resignation because he didn’t want the Covid vaccination mandated by the Pentagon, surrendering his pension and a whole bunch of benefits.

I haven’t heard of the resolution of his case yet, and what level of discharge he’ll be granted.

Army refuses to say whether officer’s resignation letter citing ‘Marxist takeover of the military’ is real

"I regretfully — yet resolutely — tender my resignation."

taskandpurpose.com

 

[Maxperson]

Clearly our founding fathers didn’t believe in freedums.

They did, but forcing troops to be inoculated and shutting down Boston due to smallpox until inoculations arrived showed that they placed the health of all above the freedom to kill your neighbors with a disease.

 

[Maxperson]

And, how everyone in the Army already gets a half-dozen mandatory vaccinations in basic training, plus others later as you deploy into various areas of the world...

And how the Supreme Court made a ruling in 1905 supporting the state's right to force everyone to be vaccinated or face a fine.

 

[Thomas Shey]

In the US we can mention that George Washington by fiat declared something similar to the troops.

Military personnel have had mandatory vaccination since as long as I can remember anyway.

 

[Thomas Shey]

..and yet, at least one LTC (in the Signal Corp, apparently) tendered his resignation because he didn’t want the Covid vaccination mandated by the Pentagon, surrendering his pension and a whole bunch of benefits.

I haven’t heard of the resolution of his case yet, and what level of discharge he’ll be granted.

Army refuses to say whether officer’s resignation letter citing ‘Marxist takeover of the military’ is real

"I regretfully — yet resolutely — tender my resignation."

taskandpurpose.com

From what I know of how the military considers officers with that attitude, I suspect it was "Don't let the door hit you on the--"

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Usually military personnel, by necessity, don't have a problem with Doing What They Are Told to Do.