At the time I write this, it's the middle of 2021...COVID-19 is still a 'thing', its effects still being felt. Many have gotten sick from it, many have died from it, and many will continue to do so for a time yet. Luckily, no one I know of has been infected by it, and hopefully that will continue. Although I don't hold out too much hope for some of them.
You see, some people still think of it as being 'just a cold', 'just like the flu', a fake, a fraud, a plot to 'take away our FREEDOMS!!!', mainly because of a stupid man, who said stupid things. Who they still listen to, for some reason. Even with contingencies in place to help curb the spread of COVID, they still don't believe it to be real; in fact, people have said, with their literal last breath while dying from it, that it's NOT REAL. How do you fight that? Turns out it's not easy.
Now, because of The Dumb, our world is a little different. We have had to wear face masks (which pissed Those People off SO much!), 'social distance' (six feet apart, please!), and had to close just about everything to try to get it under control. Which pissed Those People off even more. Why? Well, because "We want to go shopping! We want to go to bars! And clubs! And restaurants! See movies! How dare you try to save lives! Don't you know THAT WE WANT TO DO THINGS? HOW DARE YOU!!!"
You see, they didn't want things to open so that the people who work there could earn a living, to not lose their house or their car because they needed the money....no, they wanted them open, because They were being - GASP! - inconvenienced!!! Oh no! Not that! Sorry that *your* creature comforts are more important than people's lives! How ever will you make it??
Now, we get to the 'breaking the law' part...as of this moment, a vaccination is highly recommended (actually, they *have* been, but, ya know, 'Freedoms'...). People who are, get a 'passport', i.e. a certificate, that allows them to actually travel easier, and lets people know that the person with the card is less likely to get you sick. Good idea, huh?
Except.....well, it seems that people still want to do things and go places, but not get the shot. So, some of them are simply buying fake cards online. "See? I'm fine! This proves it!" Except, of course, that this is ILLEGAL. Falsifying documents isn't really a smart thing to do. In fact, the Government takes a VERY dim view of it. In fact, I believe it's a FELONY. Nice to know that people who don't *want* to protect themselves or their loved ones from a potentially fatal disease, are pretending that they are, just so they can go places and do things.
Thanks, inconsiderate a-holes! You are the reason that this epidemic won't go away. Hope you enjoy being bankrupt when (not really 'if' at this point) you or a family member has to be hooked up to machines to survive.
Would say, 'Nice knowing you!', except it isn't.
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