Prozac Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said: Drawing parallels between a literal military campaign and a vaccine policy is absurd. By that (lack of) logic, everything is readiness. I know a lot of shitty commanders who agree with you. No. An order is an order. Doesn’t matter whether it’s “take that hill” or “take that vaccine”. A legal order must be complied with regardless of wider “social disagreement”. The whole concept of a professional military depends on it. 17 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said: Second, COVID, the illness, is not a readiness issue. "Sweeping through the ranks" ≠ incapacitating military personnel. If we weren't testing everything with a pulse, something never before done, you wouldn't even notice a disease "sweeping through the ranks" unless people were dropping like flies. That happened in the nursing homes. Not in the military. I might be inclined to agree if death were the only possible negative outcome of a COVID infection. However, the effects of this virus run the gamut and it can absolutely incapacitate previously healthy individuals, especially those who are unvaccinated. I gave an example of an instance where that actually played out. Taking an aircraft carrier off the chessboard is a big fucking deal last time I checked. 24 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said: Now, the government policies surrounding vaccination have absolutely become a readiness issue. But that has little connection to the actual mechanics of the disease at this point, since the vaccines do not effectively limit COVID spread. Does it matter? That’s the world in which we live. CPDLC doesn’t make a C-17 any better at its mission, but it sure makes the planners’ jobs easier. 26 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said: More importantly, and to your last callous and unimpressive statement, none of this is about the vaccine. This is about a society that is increasingly bullied and manipulated by politicians, bureaucrats, and "elites" who think they know best, and who get caught repeatedly lying and distorting in order to scare their "subjects" into compliance, while flagrantly violating their own mandates. Those subjects are too busy maintaining the functions of modern society to research every claim and dictate of the anointed leaders, so after catching them in overt lies over and over, they've just decided to say "let's go, Brandon" and take every subsequent claim as a lie. Five years ago they decided to elect their own liar when civility and coexistence failed. So now we have a bunch of people who think a largely safe vaccine is a threat to their family's health. Don’t conflate my stance on military vaccination policies with the wider argument going on about mandates in society in general. While I’m a firm supporter of these vaccines, I do find civil mandates to be problematic and believe there are probably better ways to sell this to the population as a whole. Different story for those currently serving. 2
pawnman Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 1 hour ago, tac airlifter said: Can you find somewhere Comirnaty is available for service members? I’m not being snarky, I have members asking and our Med group can’t find it. Members are receiving orders to take Pfizer with an attached memo stating it’s “chemically identical” to Comirnaty. We’ll by this time there ought to be someone that has received Comirnaty. Do you know of someone who has? It’s just odd it was rebranded at all. Combined with all the other messaging changes, it doesn’t generate confidence. If you're that obsessed with the label, go get it a Walmart, or CVS, or whatever your local pharmacy is.
tac airlifter Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, pawnman said: If you're that obsessed with the label, go get it a Walmart, or CVS, or whatever your local pharmacy is. Is it available at your Walmart or CVS? Serious question; it’s not at mine.
pawnman Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, tac airlifter said: Is it available at your Walmart or CVS? Serious question; it’s not at mine. I got mine back in May. Haven't kept track of the labeling since then.
Guardian Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 So your vaccine hasn’t been effective since august? Booster yet pawn?
glockenspiel Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Pooter said: Yes, the submission part is clear in the phrase "true faith and allegiance." The thing is that the constitution is a rather long and involved document and it has parts in it outlining exactly who has authority (read: authoritarian control) over the military. Article 2 section 2: makes the president the commander in chief of the military. Article 1 section 8: provides the basis for congress's establishment of the UCMJ. So it isn't quite as simple as swearing to support a piece of paper. Because that piece of paper says the president can tell you what to do, and so can congress through the UCMJ. The comirnaty/FDA semantics will get hashed out in court but the basis for the fed to make military members do something they don't necessarily agree with is absolutely there, and you voluntarily submitted to that control by taking the oath. True faith and allegiance to the constitution ≠ Submission. Article 2 section 2 says he’s the commander and chief. Got it. The commander in chief has rules to follow as well. The unavailability of Comirnaty is not semantics. It isn’t only something that people don’t “necessarily agree with”, it’s not innocuous in nature. There are rules of how to vaccinate the military and we should follow the rules that are in place. Everyone, SECDEF, Pres., squad com all have pretty clear guidelines to follow and the order and implementation of this vaccine mandate was/is not lawful. Unless it’s waived by the president, an EUA drug cannot be mandated. That’s my point. The whole trust but verify thing.
glockenspiel Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, Guardian said: So your vaccine hasn’t been effective since august? Booster yet pawn? But havent you seen the Kentucky sCiEnCE paper? 1
Prozac Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, glockenspiel said: The unavailability of Comirnaty is not semantics. It isn’t only something that people don’t “necessarily agree with”, it’s not innocuous in nature. Wrong. https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/you-asked-we-answered-are-pfizers-comirnaty-and-biontech-covid-19-vaccines-the-same-or-different There are people out there who are seeking real, legitimate, actual useful information with which to make a decision. You’re spewing out chaff, muddying the waters, and contributing to the dumbing down of this country by insisting on continuing to post this garbage.
Pooter Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, glockenspiel said: True faith and allegiance to the constitution ≠ Submission. Article 2 section 2 says he’s the commander and chief. Got it. The commander in chief has rules to follow as well. The unavailability of Comirnaty is not semantics. It isn’t only something that people don’t “necessarily agree with”, it’s not innocuous in nature. There are rules of how to vaccinate the military and we should follow the rules that are in place. Everyone, SECDEF, Pres., squad com all have pretty clear guidelines to follow and the order and implementation of this vaccine mandate was/is not lawful. Unless it’s waived by the president, an EUA drug cannot be mandated. That’s my point. The whole trust but verify thing. I don't know why you're so hung up on this word submission. The point here is that you took an oath to a document. That document lays the foundation for how the military operates to include the authoritarian, hierarchical structure we call chain of command. That chain of command goes all the way up to POTUS and Congress to the extent that they make the rules in the UCMJ. This is why you can't just ignore an order and say it's because you swore allegiance to a document. It all falls under the document. And good luck with the comirnaty strategy. Reputable sources say they're chemically identical.. which you'd think would be a relief to the hold outs who are apparently so concerned with the nomenclature attached to FDA approval and pharmaceutical branding. Well, turns out they're the same. What a relief! Unless.. those hold outs are just political hacks and this is the latest poop they're throwing at the wall in the hopes it sticks. First it was "I'm waiting on full FDA approval," then it was religious opposition to stem cells from decades ago, now it's brand name issues. If I didn't know better I'd almost say you'll have problems with the vaccine no matter what! Edited November 2, 2021 by Pooter
StoleIt Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 A simple google on Pfizer vs Comirnaty naming convention: Quote COMIRNATY is the brand name for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Now that the FDA-authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the FDA for individuals 16 years of age and older, it will be marketed as COMIRNATY. The use of the name Pfizer-BioNTech will still be used for individuals 12-15 years old since this age group has not been approved. There has been no change in the formulation of the vaccine since the name change. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Pfizer-BioNTech.html 1
pawnman Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Guardian said: So your vaccine hasn’t been effective since august? Booster yet pawn? I'll get it when they tell me to. I mean, I haven't screamed that the flu vaccine is useless since I need to get that every year, so...
pawnman Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Pooter said: I don't know why you're so hung up on this word submission. The point here is that you took an oath to a document. That document lays the foundation for how the military operates to include the authoritarian, hierarchical structure we call chain of command. That chain of command goes all the way up to POTUS and Congress to the extent that they make the rules in the UCMJ. This is why you can't just ignore an order and say it's because you swore allegiance to a document. It all falls under the document. And good luck with the comirnaty strategy. Reputable sources say they're chemically identical.. which you'd think would be a relief to the hold outs who are apparently so concerned with the nomenclature attached to FDA approval and pharmaceutical branding. Well, turns out they're the same. What a relief! Unless.. those hold outs are just political hacks and this is the latest poop they're throwing at the wall in the hopes it sticks. First it was "I'm waiting on full FDA approval," then it was religious opposition to stem cells from decades ago, now it's brand name issues. If I didn't know better I'd almost say you'll have problems with the vaccine no matter what! Seriously...the MDG should just print some Comirnaty labels for the holdouts.
bennynova Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 16 hours ago, Prozac said: Round and round with some of you guys. What do you think would happen to you if you refused any other vaccine? It’s absolutely a legal order & regardless of your wider views on civil mandates, I expect members of the United States military services to follow the legal orders of the officers appointed over them. If you can’t do that, GTF out or suffer the consequences. Don’t expect me or anyone else to have any sympathy or listen to your lame bullshit excuses. What’s legal about forcing a brand new vaccine on the military population who is largely unaffected by the virus? the long term effects of the vaccine are still unknown. history will be on my side. I have no doubt. We are living through a Marxist hostile takeover right now. And many (like you) seems to be able to see that. the vaccine is there. People should have a choice. I have missed at least 6 flu vaccinations during my career. I was never forced out. I’ll remain the control for this “experiment” as long as I can. I’ll let you know if I’m forced out. So far, I’m still here. this isn’t political, except that it’s a freedom thing, and biden wants to take that away. Trump got the vaccine, that didn’t make all of his followers automatically want it. He’s old. He probably was a higher risk and needed it. WE DONT need it as the military demographic. Neither do kids. 2
bennynova Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 Also, civs won’t be punished, is my theory. They can’t be. That was the wrong hornets nest to kick up. sure, it will scare some of the weak-minded into getting the vaccine. But those that still refuse will be just fine.
bennynova Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 16 hours ago, Prozac said: KIO with this bullshit. You’re focusing on semantics and legalese that don’t mean shit. The Pfizer vaccine is approved and no longer experimental. Period. Dot. Quit acting like a toddler. If you don’t want the vaccine, fine. But man up and accept the consequences instead of being a whiny bitch. You are the experiment. The experiment doesn’t end just because the FDA says so. After all, they are paid to do that. 55% of their funding is from big pharma.
pawnman Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, bennynova said: You are the experiment. The experiment doesn’t end just because the FDA says so. After all, they are paid to do that. 55% of their funding is from big pharma. Do you feel the same about all the other vaccines you've taken?
brickhistory Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Prozac said: Wrong. https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/you-asked-we-answered-are-pfizers-comirnaty-and-biontech-covid-19-vaccines-the-same-or-different There are people out there who are seeking real, legitimate, actual useful information with which to make a decision. You’re spewing out chaff, muddying the waters, and contributing to the dumbing down of this country by insisting on continuing to post this garbage. Well, that oughta take care of any more flybys... Sure am glad you are appointed the arbiter of what is and isn't useful information. Ditto for deciding for everyone else what's best for them. Good gig. How'd you get it? 1
bennynova Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, pawnman said: Do you feel the same about all the other vaccines you've taken? No, by the time I had taken those, they he actually been tested/in use for years/decades. This whole covid thing is a scam. And 70% of people are loving it and everything it has done to the world. we have a “vaccine” that mitigates symptoms for those who want it. That should have been enough. But this will never end until the collective WE, stand up. through this all, the rich have been made richer. The small biz population has folded. Governments have taken more authority. More division has been caused. All part of the plan, IMO. 4
pawnman Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, bennynova said: No, by the time I had taken those, they he actually been tested/in use for years/decades. This whole covid thing is a scam. And 70% of people are loving it and everything it has done to the world. we have a “vaccine” that mitigates symptoms for those who want it. That should have been enough. But this will never end until the collective WE, stand up. through this all, the rich have been made richer. The small biz population has folded. Governments have taken more authority. More division has been caused. All part of the plan, IMO. Anthrax?
bennynova Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 48 minutes ago, pawnman said: Anthrax? I didnt get it. Didn’t deploy during that time.
Prozac Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, brickhistory said: Well, that oughta take care of any more flybys... Sure am glad you are appointed the arbiter of what is and isn't useful information. Ditto for deciding for everyone else what's best for them. Good gig. How'd you get it? Look, if people want to have a real conversation, I’m all for it. If they, however, want to spew lies, mistruths, and misinformation that has been debunked for months, they should be prepared to have their shit jumped upon. If I came out of the blue and said there was a secret ingredient in Cheerios that cures COVID and makes the male member grow by at least one full inch, I’d expect a vigorous and stinging response. Cheerios don’t cure COVID btw. Still hoping for some previously unknown long term effects on the other thing. 1
Sua Sponte Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 3 hours ago, bennynova said: Also, civs won’t be punished, is my theory. They can’t be. That was the wrong hornets nest to kick up. sure, it will scare some of the weak-minded into getting the vaccine. But those that still refuse will be just fine. You don’t think losing your job is a punishment?
bennynova Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said: You don’t think losing your job is a punishment? They won’t lose their job. The gov civ is the most protected worker on the race of the earth. uS mil is the least protected. Biden will get what he wanted by tricking 10% of gov civs to get the vax. But he won’t be able to do anything to the ones that don’t. Watch. 3
Lord Ratner Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 You guys are giving Biden too much credit for making decisions. His approval rating is at historical lows. After today's election in virginia, assuming the Republican wins, I wouldn't anticipate much mandating of anything through the next election cycle.
pawnman Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, bennynova said: I didnt get it. Didn’t deploy during that time. Ah. I got like 12 over my career because I never completed the full sequence. 1
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