How on earth will the establishment explain forcing mandatory flu vaccinations on people? They won’t. They will not bother. They will threaten, coerce, and bully (starting with healthcare workers, until nearly everyone agrees to have themselves injected with God knows what.

Talk of the “public’s best interest” makes healthcare workers prime targets for all sorts of experimental madness, and if you’re unaware of the developments thus far, New York State- the entire state- has made it mandatory for healthcare workers to “protect” hospital patients from employees by requiring a mandatory flu vaccination. It has already begun. They can get the vaccination or get out. Forget the side effects, allergic reactions, the risks involved- these things do not matter. THEY WILL inject you, like it or not.

As always, big conservative government will back big industry; even attempt controlling every nuance of American life, so long as they don’t have to fund it. We’ll say things like “A public healthcare option is integral for driving down healthcare costs”- to which they generally respond “Public? Options? Costs? What kind of commie liberal freak talk is that?” It is not healthcare, but medicine that is the perfect business for the government. Any street corner pusher can tell you that. Drugs practically sell themselves. Word of mouth is all that is needed to stir up interest. The truth is incidental, as incidental as the real side effects we hear about later, but “pushing” is exactly that. If the exalted powers were as concerned about overall healthcare as they are about pumping people full of this year’s trendy new H1N1 pig flu repellent, people wouldn’t go into hysterics every time someone sneezes. “Pandemic” is a closet term for putting fire under a responsible mother’s ass. “FLU PANDEMONIUM AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!” would probably only have gotten the crazies moving.

How do we really know if the H1N1/09 vaccine is any different than the other new “approved” drugs that they are pushing? New drugs and vaccines are being promoted and sold like sneakers, and cosmetics. They are the ultimate accessory. The advertisements have become mini PSA’s about our personal happiness. Got happy? The commercials make it hard to tell whether you’re supposed to be trying a new med, or going on a bike trip. If you are not out biking, you’d best get to your doctor and get your life out of the toilet. Biking (canoeing, fishing, playing with the kids in the yard, etc.), is what you should be doing. If you ever find yourself still and pondering, or worse, just staring off into the distance, chances are something is wrong with you that must be fixed immediately. No problem you stay at-home junkie, they’ve got something for you.

There should be no more questioning how far they’ll go to get us hooked on something- anything. We have just learned that Guardasil- a newer cervical cancer prevention vaccine- is now being geared toward boys. Huh? Don’t you need a cervix to qualify for cervical protection? Apparently not. Obviously not enough women are buying into the HPV hype, so they’re fishing for a new market. “Who cares if you have no cervix?! It can still prevent…fire! No no…penis size! No not that…um……genital warts! YES! It prevents genital warts!” Shameless.

As far as the H1N1 vaccine goes, it’s like pulling teeth to even get a clear explanation of exactly what IT is. Hopefully you’ve had better luck, but in asking the question “what is H1N1 made of?” I am continually routed back to the list of WHO should get it. We can only hope that H1N1 isn’t like some of the other approved drugs that were worse than the ailment in the end. Many of those situations could be summed up in two sentences: “Take this and everything will be fine. Aw sh!t we killed you- our bad.” You’ll have to forgive me since I’ve decided to take my chances, even with the dreaded swine flu, but beware because some of us have already had this simple choice taken away.

If you listen to conservative hospital administration talk about the flu vaccine, you’d think it’s been proven to cure the flu. Thousands of people have already expressed disinterest or explained how it actually gave them the flu, but those perspectives seem to be beneath the shot callers. “There’s no proof that the vaccine can contribute to inciting the actual flu virus” one New York State administrator said. Isn’t that exactly what it is… the f-ing flu virus? They are surprised and upset that EVERYONE does not want the flu injected into their bloodstreams, particularly when they don’t already have the flu? The nerve of people like Bill Maher risking their lives, ready and willing to just… get the flu. How dare he not have it inserted first?

The sickest I have ever been was about ten years ago after standing in a very long line for a flu vaccination. I remember wondering if the chaotic scene was anything like being in a refugee camp. I worked in a building with 16 or so floors and got swept up in the cold & flu season change anxiety that always happens when the temperature drops. People begin sneezing and sniffling- it gets pretty gross. Not me though, I was perfectly fine before I went in for the shot. Afterward, within about a week, I looked like a tired, beaten hostage who was held captive in a third world country. It was just a week ago that a healthcare worker explained to me how most of the batches back then “probably” hadn’t been refrigerated properly and had made a lot of people very sick- including her. Despite finding out what happened 10 years later, I never got another shot after that. One petri dish experiment where I played the part of the guinea pig was enough for me. It’s a good damn thing I’m not a healthcare worker in New York State. Despite my horrible, personal experience, I’d be out of a job if I chose not to take that bullet a second time.

It seems to me that too many conservatives leaders tend to treat America like one big high school. Regardless, the student council does not now, nor did they ever represent everyone. Forcing citizens to inject themselves with ANYTHING is abominable and unjustifiable, no matter what fancy spin your speech writer puts on it. Comedian Elvira Kurt, a native Canadian, summarized her perception of the core conservative edict in 2006: ‘if you’re not voting for George Bush- you hate Jesus.’ She is funny, but the point is that even outsiders see the shut up and sit down way conservatives seem to have about them. Another New York State hospital decision god like Elvira mentioned, asserted his passive aggressiveness by telling the staff that if they weren’t going to get the flu shot, they should be sure to tell him if they plan not to scrub before surgery- just like that- as if it was the same thing. This mandatory injection coercion sounds frightfully familiar.

If you’re like us and opt to treat your flu with cold medicine and daytime TV like you’ve always done, support healthcare workers (and ultimately all of us) by telling lawmakers, narrow minded conservatives, and anyone else who fears personal choice, exactly where they can legally stick that shot.

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