The loss of civil liberties as well as civility resulting from the COVID pandemic will haunt the United States and young people in particular for decades to come.
The way that American politicians speak to us belies the
contempt that they have in their hearts for the people of this country. The division between the people and powerful in the United States has become particularly evident in the last two years.
While leaders of many other nations address their countryman
as intelligent individuals capable of evaluating risks and taking appropriate
measures, American politicians like Joe Biden constantly talk down to American
citizens.
Contrast the rhetoric of American politicians and government
officials with those in Japan.
The Japanese government offers a balanced view of vaccine
risks and completely rejects mandates and discrimination based on vaccination
status.
From the Japan Ministry of Health website:
Although we encourage all citizens to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, it is not compulsory or mandatory. Vaccination will be given only with the consent of the person to be vaccinated after the information provided. Please get vaccinated of your own decision, understanding both the effectiveness in preventing infectious diseases and the risk of side effects. No vaccination will be given without consent. Please do not force anyone in your workplace or those who around you to be vaccinated, and do not discriminate against those who have not been vaccinated.
The Prime Minister of Japan took a similar measured, adult tone
in his address
to the nation in which has also rejected mandatory vaccinations and urged
people to avoid discrimination against the unvaccinated.
From Prime Minister Kono’s speech:
Vaccines will never be administered without the recipient’s consent. We urge the public never to coerce vaccinations at the workplace or upon others around them, and never to treat those who have not received the vaccine in a discriminatory manner.
Contrast the measured, reasoned statements of Japanese
officials with the near-hysterical rhetoric of Joe “dark
winter” Biden and Anthony Fauci.
Contrast also the rejection of mandates in Japan with the authoritarian
requirements and restrictions imposed by Joe
Biden, Charlie
Baker and now Boston Mayor Michelle
Wu. These mandates demonstrate that
politicians like Biden, Baker and Wu don’t believe that the American people are
intelligent enough to make their own healthcare decisions.
Japan’s politicians and government officials offer and treat
their countrymen with respect. American
politicians and government officials treat their countrymen with disdain.
Hopefully the American people will soon tire of being talked
down to and will find leaders that respect the intelligence and reason of the
American public. Until then we are lions led by donkeys.
