Reply To: Show us zee papers.. Passports of your not coming in ever….

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There is a civil rights issue here.  I understand the justifications for masks, vaccine passports etc., and that in most cases the balance of “the Science” may indicate they have health benefits in a pandemic.  But we are putting an awful lot of trust in government and “the experts” in permitting them to take away our right of free assembly.  Those rights were gained and maintained at the cost of thousands, indeed often millions of human lives, and should not be given up lightly.  It is very easy for authoritarian elements to come up with “just one more reason” to extend the life of restrictions and manipulate what appears to be the sentiments of the majority.  So many dictators were voted in to power.  Very few are ever voted out of power.

In the midst of so much panic and misinformation, it is SO important not to lose our sense of perspective and in our fear of death begin to be afraid of living.  What is life without risk?  Is a virus with a microscopic chance of killing you really worth the loss of all of our freedoms? And seriously, your chances of actually dieing from this disease, unless you have some co-morbidity, are very, very ,very small.  Much less than many other causes – “Coronavirus (COVID-19) was the 26th leading cause of death in June 2021 in England (accounting for 0.9% of all deaths registered in June); in Wales, COVID-19 accounted for 0.1% of all deaths so the numbers were too small to reliably rank against other leading causes of death.”: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/june2021

I’m not telling people what to think, and I would never wish to ridicule or criticise those who have been made afraid.  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and seeing loved ones struggle and even die from this virus can do a number on you.  But seriously guys, lets get some perspective on the risk of this virus as it is presenting now, and lets grow a pair!

Personally, even though I am “double jabbed”, I will never get a “vaccine passport” and will never take part in an event that requires me to have one.  For me it is a step too far and completely unjustified given the low level of risk to life and limb currently at large.

And one uncomfortable truth that very many of us on this page will have to face up to is that one of the single biggest indicators as to whether an individual will succumb and die from the virus rather than shaking it off, is obesity.  After age, it is one of the biggest risk factors.  So if, like me, you may have a few extra pounds and you are concerned to try and reduce your personal risk, rather than just trying to point the finger at someone else as it being “their” fault, then you need to get to grips with the really uncomfortable reality that losing a few pounds, not whinging at other people for not wearing a mask, or for not getting jabbed or whatever, is the one most significant thing you can do to improve your own safety.