 Well, it's time for a patreon poll this week I thought it'd be interesting to ask my followers on patreon how many people they know who are anti-vax I mean, we've heard a lot from anti-vax people mostly conservatives. We've heard that We pro-vaccine people view anti-vaxxers as pariahs that we want to discriminate against them and we're authoritarian We're also big pharma shills and sheep But none of that is true the reason why I personally care about vaccines is one Because I believe in science and data and facts and second of all I know people personally who are anti-vax who I care about who I want to get the vaccine because I want them to live That's what it comes down to so for the anti-vaccine people and the conservatives who think that we're trying to go out of our way To demonize anti-vax people No, you might feel that way because you're stubborn and reluctant to get the vaccine But it comes from a place of love and you know I'd imagine that at least some of my viewers are as passionate as I am about this And perhaps that's because they watch me But I would argue it's because they do know people who are anti-vaccine and that's what I wanted to gauge with this poll So I asked people how many people do you know in your immediate family and social circle that you'd characterize as being anti-vax vaccine hesitant and or vaccine skeptic and as you can see here most people know at least one person who is anti-vax So seven people know ten or more people Ten people know five or more people thirteen people know two to three people nine people know one person is anti-vax and five people Don't know any anti-vaxxers. This is a very small sample size, but nonetheless. It kind of confirms what I suspected We care about this issue because we care about you It's not that we want to discriminate against you It's that we want you to protect yourself because we want you to be around I know people who are very kind who have known my entire life grew up with and it pains me to know that they are at risk if they get COVID-19 and These are folks who I know who have underlying medical conditions So, you know, it's frustrating to me that no matter how much evidence I present to them. They're still stubborn They still won't take the vaccine. So I'm not Against anti-vaxxers and in favor of vaccine mandates because I want to punish them and discriminate against them anyone who thinks that is Petulant and stupid. I'm against anti-vaxxers. I'm for vaccine mandates unequivocally. So because It's a pro-life position period now. Let's get to some comments here. Oscar Baroso says I know at least one They mostly been tuning into news media that seems to be attacking the vaccine and downplaying the virus surprise surprise Same here. Mr. Anderson says most of the ones I know trust their pasture more than they trust the entire scientific community There's one who has been anti-vaxx since the Jenny McCarthy vaccines cause autism spectacle And now she's walking around going see see I told you all even though there's still no proof to back up her claims Jeez Gabi Ghita says Romania is one of the most vaccine hesitant countries do mostly to corrupt government on Maintained hospitals poverty lack of education a couple of months ago We had the absolute worst vaccination rate in Europe around 30 percent yikes Inevitably, I know a lot of anti-vaxx people Jack Will and Robert says one guy He caught the COVID about this time last year still denies that COVID is any scarier than our yearly flu Most people in my little town of Republicans agree with him They stand out on the corners of our main intersection with signs jumping up and down and screaming against vaccine mandates and other things They're passionate about I sure hate being stuck at a red light with them screaming all those germs into the intersection from all four Directions windows firmly up. I haven't stopped wearing my mask in the stores either. So yeah, and I'll share my story So someone I know someone in my family was very very anti-vaxx never historically anti-vaxx But because Republicans decided to make COVID a partisan issue This family member was anti-vaxx and tried to discourage My mom from getting the COVID-19 vaccine Thankfully this person had a change of heart when they saw somebody in their family one of their loved ones Get COVID-19 and a serious case of that So after this they got the vaccine and that's great, right? except the problem is that now they're against boosters and Also subsequently try to convince my mom to not get her booster because I think they went back to be an anti-vaxxer and The person who got COVID who influenced this person. I know to get the vaccine isn't getting the vaccine themselves It's really it's so frustrating to me. It's so frustrating to me and the reason why I support vaccine mandates is because someone I know who's vaccine hesitant Got the vaccine because of the mandate without the mandate They wouldn't have gone the vaccine, but there's still others who aren't affected by the mandates who aren't getting vaccinated And if anything happened to them, I would be devastated. I would be absolutely devastated So I support vaccine mandates. I support vaccines Because that is the pro-life position. You may not like it, but getting the vaccine by mandate However, you get it that's gonna help you that may save your life so, um, you know whenever you see somebody Make this point that pro-vaccine people are just really mean and they want to discriminate against anti-vaxxers Anti-vaxxers. Let them know. No, we care about you. We're not cold We just want you to protect yourself and stop being fucking stupid Even if you're dumb and stubborn, we don't want you to die because of your stupidity We want you to protect yourself because we want you to be around for a long time But I mean at this point we're so far in the pandemic that I've just kind of given up trying to convince people You know, there's only so much that you can do and You know, I've realized that people in my family Some of them friends, they're just not going to get vaccinated no matter what no matter what you tell them so, you know, I've just tried to accept that and I'm crossing my fingers that nothing happens to them crossing my fingers that they don't get covid because again Some of these people that I know have pre-existing medical conditions and it would be very bad if they got covid 19 So, you know, I'm trying to hope for the best Maybe, you know convince them, but it what do you do? There's only so much that you can say And once people have made up their mind changing that isn't going to come down to facts or statistics You know, they they junk the Kool-Aid They're part of a political cult and nothing will convince them and it's frustrating to me But at least I take comfort knowing that other people know anti-vaxxers and They're they're dealing with the same shit