The Vaccine Mandate struck most Americans as an unwelcome September Surprise. The Political Class had promised not to mandate the jab to the General Public. They invoked the superior power of persuasion and said that there was no legal precedent for a Federal Vaccine Mandate to be imposed on the general public. This messaging was a regular part of Biden’s bid for the Presidency. However, hypocrisy has no shame. The political elites violated their word and the disempowered feel betrayed. Johnny and Tony discuss the mandate in this riveting episode.
As a State-Skeptic, Tony asserts that the Mandates have been justified by the Utilitarian Argument (doing the right thing means the most good for the most people). He argues that the Moral Argument (Right vs. Wrong) is the foundation of the American System and that Vaccine Mandates are merely another step down the road towards tyranny.
Johnny argues that vaccines work, are extremely effective, and that the best way to do the most good is by persuasion rather than mandates. Reasonable policy, without infringing upon individual liberty would have been the correct approach. One of Johnny’s chief concerns is the possibility of civic turmoil as a result of the mandate.
They explore Natural Immunity vs. Immunity Conferred merely by vaccines (Emory University Study, Cape Cod, and Israel Study).