Comments by "wily wascal" (@wilywascal2024) on "Dr. Gupta asks nurse if anything would convince her to get vaccine. Hear her reply" video.
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Freedoms can exist only up to the point they infringe upon the freedom of others. Religious tolerance can be practiced only up to the point it becomes intolerant of others. Our Constitution is a secular document, not a religious one, and it was certainly never intended to be a suicidal death pact. Getting vaccinated and following CDC guidelines brings freedom from preventable illness or injury, and a senseless premature death, but the mindless fascist Republican cult only believes in freeDUMB. Just as they don't understand or would deny the Constitution is as much about the common good as personal liberties, and that those two things are intrinsically and inextricably intertwined.
"The secret of freedom is educating the people, whereas the secret of tyranny is keeping them ignorant." ~Robespierre
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” ~ Voltaire
"Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge." ~ Ben Franklin, from Poor Richard's Almanack
Those who scorn public health guidelines during a deadly global pandemic and confuse a grievous public health issue with "essential" liberty to kill and harm themselves and their fellow citizens--as well as their nation--sorely lack both care and knowledge. They are also sorely lacking in common sense, something else about which Mr. Franklin was quite keen. Mr. Franklin was also one our nation's first scientists--yet these modern-day knuckleheads who ought know better refute science! Were he alive today, he would be rather dismayed, disgruntled, and disgusted with the fascist anti-science Republican cult, that much is crystal clear.
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@pquumm ~ Funny thing is, I had looked at CA Health and Safety Code Article 4, and it covered a number of topics, such as mosquito abatement, but found nothing specific as relates to legal requirements for food service employees and hand washing. California law is vast, and you need to cite the actual pertinent statute, division, chapter, article, and section supporting your claim. There are over 120 divisions in the CA HSC, many containing a Chapter 4, for example. California law is also more extensive in areas than other states, so what may be true for California does not necessarily hold true for other states. Moreover, without specific enforcement provisions against employees for a particular health code violation, any such code is essentially rendered advisory and non-binding.
As someone who was the general manager of a restaurant, I do know that the Health Department and OSHA held the business itself accountable for any violations, not individual employees. And neither the health department or OSHA could force ownership or management to accompany employees into the bathroom every time to confirm they had washed their hands. That's just not the way it works.
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@pquumm ~ Which was exactly my initial point. It is the business or service which is penalized under the health codes by the government if infractions are found egregious, numerous, and/or frequent enough----not individual employees. As a manager and general manager I took all health codes very seriously (including hand washing, sanitation, and proper handling of food and chemicals), imparting their importance and need for compliance upon other employees. However, sometimes violations can occur, such as an employee not properly labeling and dating a container of food stored in the cooler, and it is quite a stretch to assert they should be regarded as criminals breaking the law.
The larger truth here is that for our society to function, and to function well, there is a great deal of trust and expectation placed every day that our fellow citizens exercise civic responsibility, both for their own good and for the greater good. In that respect, I found the analogy described in the comment to be particularly apt and useful to others gaining better understanding and appreciation for getting vaccinated.
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