That makes me feel better, because I'm having trouble getting through to family. I talk them out of getting the vaccine then one week later they ask, "Do you think I should get the vaccine?" This sometimes happens every time I see them. Since they follow the mainstream news, they are one fearmongering story away from flip-flopping. Their emotions are being played like a fiddle. I have one relative who already had the infection and is actually considering the vaccine in spite of my constant warnings.
It's not a coincidence that my struggles involve people with no God in their lives. Your facts are like a dose of soma that alleviates their fear for a few days, but since you didn't address the root cause, it will simply come back. I will keep trying, but at this point I know I'm wasting my breath. Unless someone has faith or is scientifically inclined, their emotions rule them, and they will eventually get the vaccine, either right now because they are scared of dying or within a year because they don't want to be discomforted by a loss of societal privileges. May God have mercy on them.
Yes - it also consoled me after hearing that Dr. Yeardon's family and friends would not listen to him. If they don't listen to a lead corporate medical adivsor and scientist, then why should people listen to me or any other dissenting doctor? I am sure that Prof Dr. Ioannidis from Stanford - one of the top 5 world leading epidemiologists - can tell the same stories.
And I experienced the very same thing - talking to them, they listening and even somewhat agreeing, then suddenly 2 weeks later they say to me that things have changed somehow, because this one person they know got severely sick (after a normal flu vaccine) and got tested positive. Thus everything the TV told them must be true! It's a clever hoax this time, because in any given year people do get sick - some severely. It reinforces everything and they are surrounded by constant mass hysteria on the telly.
Personally I surrender their decision to God. I cannot change their decision, I love them regardless of their choice. I even said to my aunt who said that she signed up for the vaccine - 'You know I support you no matter what you do. However I can help you personally if you ever seem as if you contract covid - I will walk right into your covid-infected room and give you working real medicine. But if you happen to experience one of the frequent side-effects after the vaccine, then I am not able to help you at all.' Then I give them the freedom to act as they deem fit surrendering everything to God. I hope she does not go through with the vaxx since no one forces her - just her doctor scaring her that she should take it because of her allergies - which is funnily enough a good reason to not take the vaxx, but the doc does not know anything.
As for who breaks through the brainwashing - I agree. On the one side it's the highly religious and spiritual - those who have a strong connection to God and use their intuition or prayer to assess the reality of our world. Or it's people who already doubted the entire world power, are aware of many cons, know about the power-structure and can put 2 and 2 together - aka why an overpopulation-obsessed billionaire should be concerned with more 81 year olds dying 'prematurely'. Though certainly a better connection to God helps - or even a strong belief in a divine guidance that is benevolent and beyond this materialistic power struggle.
