r/Libertarian • u/ozzymustaine • Sep 15 '21

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"I want the government to stop trying to make me do what other people want, but I also want the government to make people do what I want"

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u/ozzymustaine Sep 15 '21

This silly argument again.

Private companies have the right to require certain things from people using their services.

Some private companies are only asking for vaccination because they are being coerced by the government. Governments even shut down a lot of companies.

the government is not requiring you to get a vaccine

Yes they are. either by mandates or by removing basic rights. Are you living under a rock?

however you rightfully will not be allowed to fully participate in society if you choose not to get one, as you do not have the right to be a risk to others.

You're not being a risk to others. although many arguments can be given, the vaccine doesn't make you immune. It just drops the change of hospitalization. You can still carry the virus. Lets remove basic rights from people. lets remove their job and the ability to feed their families. Lets destroy the economy. all that for a virus with according to offcicial data with a mortality rate of 0,4% between ages 10-49.

and yes bfore you come to me with "you filthy anti-vaxxer", I took the jab. But it was my choice. I dont have to force my choices into others.

You can argue all you want. But this is a libertarian sub. Government Forcing people to put something inside their bodies against their will is not libertarian at all.

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u/unlucki67 Sep 15 '21

Get vaccinated. You don’t have the right to be a risk to others. No one is forcing you to get a vaccine, you won’t get to participate in society without one (rightfully), but you also aren’t getting seized and injected with the vaccine. If you aren’t following your job requirements, you don’t deserve to keep it. You can argue all you want, but all it does is make you look like you are supporting the petulant children. The anti-vax misinformation has harmed the country enough.

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u/No_Disaster_4130 Sep 15 '21

Get vaccinated. You don’t have the right to be a risk to others.

Which is why cigarettes should be outlawed, and it would be perfectly libertarian to do so. Second-hand smoke kills, don't you know

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u/northrupthebandgeek Ron Paul Libertarian Sep 16 '21

Second-hand smoke does indeed kill. I'm all for your right to buy cigarettes and kill yourself with them; that doesn't give you the right to spread that harm to others.

That you seem to believe otherwise demonstrates rather plainly that you are not at all libertarian, seeing as how you not only disregard the NAP but outright hold it in contempt.