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123 sats \ 7 replies \ @Signal312 5 Jun \ on: So nothing happened to those who didn't take the Covid vaccine? 🤔🤔 ideasfromtheedge

Hell no. And I used to be someone who had a yearly recurring reminder in my calendar, for my flu shot. Never again that shot either. Any trust I once had in medical systems is completely, utterly gone.

It was not easy. I used to live in one of those hellholes that banned the unjabbed from cafes, restaurants, gyms, etc. Starbucks kicked me out for being unjabbed, the first day of the mandate. I will never again spend a penny at any Starbucks in my entire life.

I carry a lot of resentment from that time period. And the knowledge that friends and family went so crazy with their support of these measures - well, that's unsettling to say the least.

But I did find some people even in my old location who were against it. Thank goodness for that.

53 sats \ 2 replies \ @02bcd3eeb0 6 Jun

It's really hard to let go of the anger, honestly it's kind of poisoning my life.

You can't let go completely because you shouldn't forget what they did and you also need to be prepared for something similar to happen again.

But then it becomes very difficult to interact with people in good faith. In the back of your mind is always the question: are you a fucking statist retard that would kill me if they told you to?

19 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 6 Jun

I understand completely. I don't have any real answers. But the life poisoning thing sounds bad.

Here's what worked for me:

I moved to a much less insane area
I spend time with people and call some of them friends, who were NOT necessarily completely based in the covid era. Who may have gotten vaxxed. I judge them somewhat, in my head. But I realize that people who can withstand that kind of social pressure are few and far between. I appreciate my independent-minded friends more than ever. I did lose some previously good friends who were completely into the propaganda. Just don't want to talk to them anymore.
Even in the covid era, I worked hard to get out there and join the protesters, the people holding rallies (tiny, maybe) about unmasking kids. I'm very glad for that.