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 Things are coming to a head.  New York City just passed a "mandate" (note the distinction between a "mandate" and a "law" as the difference is not unimportant for Christians who are duty bound to observe the law of the land) that all city workers must show either proof of vaccination, or a weekly negative covid test in order to work.  They are strongly recommending that private employers enact the same measures.  This is the same vaccination that is still under an Emergency Use Authorization because proper safety studies have not been done.  Americans who are opposed to receiving the vaccination tend to be people who are strongly opposed to receiving the vaccine.  They are not fence sitters.  The term "Vaccine Hesitant" (VH) has been wrongly applied to them, because they are strongly against taking this vaccine.  Facebook terms these people "VH" like they had some sort of venereal disease and flags their social media accounts for moni

We live an atomized existence.  The system we live in is basically an economic one, and we are all units of production within this system.  We go to work and go home, stopping at the store on the way home to pick up groceries.  Once home, we are isolated in those homes (unless we happen to have a family, which is becoming less and less of a norm).  Isolated and alone in our homes the path of least resistance seems to be to sit in front of our computers and get sucked into the rabbit hole . Having disappeared down the rabbit hole, naturally you will come out on the other side.  You are now living in an alternate universe.  You still live your normal life, but your perception of the world is different.  You will come in contact with other people who have also taken the deep dive down into the rabbit hole, and you will recognize this in each other.  You will also come into contact with people who haven't yet taken the leap into the great unknown, and it is odd how you can both simulta