I’m going to say it. I’m unvaccinated. There. I said it. That feels better.
I’m saying this now because for the last year in Austria, where I live, the hypocrisy, discrimination, and name-calling have risen to levels that we haven’t seen in a long, long time, certainly in my memory. That I choose not to get vaccinated is simply my choice and that’s it. I have never once suggested that anybody else should follow suit. I am writing this now because I am simply tired of repeating myself on a daily basis; tired of having to defend my decisions to people for whom my decisions are no business whatsoever. I am saying this now because:
- I routinely get reminded of the number of people in hospital. It’s a big number. There is no denying that. But, unless you are able to break that number down into the number of people in hospitals actually being treated for Covid and not something else, then that number means nothing. If you are able to break that number down into the number of people who are actually being treated for Covid, then try breaking it down further into the number who are obese, have pre-existing conditions and are of a certain age group. If you are unable to do any of the above, at least have some kind of empirical comparison such as the number of people in ICUs in 2018, 2016, 2012 etc. If you cannot do any of these, do not quote me a random set of digits which serve no purpose whatsoever other than to serve as fear propaganda.
- On a daily basis I get hit with the fact that the numbers of people getting infected with Omicron have surged. That’s a fact. There is no denying it. What is also a fact is that both the vaccinated and unvaccinated are catching it. Couple that with the fact that Pfizer is developing an Omicron vaccine, then you are getting closer to understanding my reason for not going out and getting the current vaccines which are available, as even Pfizer is tacitly acknowledging they’re not up to the job.
- Pfizer. How quickly we forget that the company which has a monopoly on vaccines in the European Union is also the same company which was forced to pay what is still the largest criminal fine in history. Couple that with the emerging news that the president of the European Commission was in a text message exchange with a head of Pfizer before sealing the deal which saw the European Union pay over €30 billion more than they should have for a drug. Couple that with the fact that many contracts between governments and Pfizer have dozens if not hundreds of pages redacted. Couple that again with Pfizer´s move to indemnify themselves from potential lawsuits resulting from vaccine complications, and then you are getting close to understanding my reason for not trusting this particular pharmaceutical company.
- The Greater Good. While the sentiment may be well-intended, the ‘greater good’ seems to surface only very selectively. Where was the ‘greater good’ in 2018 when the same ICUs were full of flu patients? Were we all railroading each other into getting flu shots? Where was the ‘greater good’ in 2009 when swine flu appeared? Did we don masks, close schools and chase down swine flu vaccines? Not that we should have done, of course.
In Austria, according to a recent survey, the vast majority of the population believe their Government to be corrupt. We have had four Prime Ministers in one year. In Vienna, if I have a negative test and no symptoms, I am still not allowed into a shoe shop to buy my three-year-old son a pair of shoes because the Government has decided that shoes are nonessential items. In fact, an unvaccinated person has not been granted access to hairdressers, cafés, bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and so on since late October. In order to continue earning a living, an unvaccinated person has had to provide a negative test every 48 hours. In the meantime, the vaccinated, who are not required to test, even if they have symptoms, have had free rein. And the numbers have continued to rise, and the unvaccinated blamed.
What is more, the Government has now announced a €1.4 billion lottery scheme to reward people for getting vaccinated with a vaccine that seemingly has only 30% efficacy against the current variant. These are the same taxpayers who were locked down on four separate occasions because hospitals could not cope with the numbers. So instead of helping the nurses and doctors, funding more beds, providing after-school programmes that were cancelled in the last two years, the money is going to the individual to be used as vouchers as they wish.
This is also a country that has passed a law to force people to get the aforementioned vaccines. It also requires people entering the country to show proof of a booster. Evidence has already shown that the booster is only effective against infection for 10 weeks at best. Yet without two vaccinations and a booster, you’re not allowed to have a haircut in Austria. The mandate for the vaccine comes into effect at precisely the same time as other European nations are dropping most, if not all of their measures, and fines will begin to be issued at the same time Pfizer rolls out the Omicron vaccine. At the time of writing, the legislation has been passed in the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament. It still needs to get through the Constitutional Court which, typically, can take up to four months. It remains unclear how penalties are going to be enforced and by whom. What is clear is that these penalties cannot be realistically implemented by the middle of March as suggested by the Chancellor. The Government has conceded that it hopes the threat of such measures will achieve a high enough vaccine take-up that such enforcement will then be redundant – a desperate tactic to force a vaccination on a population that, even with these penalties and threats, is reluctant to accept it.
I am writing this now because I am tired of having to explain myself. I am tired of having to defend my choices. I am tired of being labelled selfish. I am tired of being labelled a conspiracy theorist. None of what I have written above are theories. They are facts. I am tired of being labelled a Right-wing nut job. If anything, I lean to the Left. But again, that is nobody’s business.
I am writing this to explain that the situation we are all going through is not simply black-and-white. I cannot recall a time when we have been so divided as a society. I blame social media for that and I blame mainstream media and their fear agenda. When people cast a vote nowadays, you get a sticker and post a picture online. When you get vaccinated, you change your Facebook profile picture, announce it to your Instagram followers, post a photo of the Band-Aid on the upper arm. In return you get some likes and some clapping hand emojis. And that’s it. Suddenly you are socially protected. Nobody can call you names or accuse you of being selfish or not contributing to the greater good. And whether deep down you have your suspicions, or regrets, or you secretly agree with people like me taking a stand against a totalitarian response to a virus, you can at least take some comfort in knowing you had a choice and chose as you deemed appropriate. I respect your decision. Maybe it’s time to afford others the same respect. In the meantime, shine a light on the Austrian Government because it is setting a very, very dangerous precedent.
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So if Sweden can do it…..It’s time for the wise words of Gad ‘Obe Wan’ Saad;
”The ultimate form of Suicidal Empathy:
Noble Prospective Immigrant: Please, please, please, please, please, let me into your society. I just want a chance to thrive. Please.
The West: OK, come in.
Noble Immigrant: I hate you. I hate your culture. I hate your values. I hate your religion. I have your freedoms. I hate your liberties. I hate the air that you breathe. I hate everything about you, your ancestors, and your descendants. We shall recreate here the exact society from which we fled. Your society is disgusting.
The West: Oh I see. Thank you for sharing your feedback. OK, so let us see how we can increase immigration from your Noble Societies.”
This guy looks like he’s off to a good start as a British citizen in terms of integrating. The ‘tea towel’ tells me all I need to know, but at least he had the Lord Mayor of Brighton to make him feel right at home;
https://x.com/JackBMontgomery/status/1879203930187665518
Imagine being so grateful and happy to reach your final destination in Europe and be given asylum and safety from the horrors you’ve left behind in your homeland that your first thought is to go out with your pals and gang rape a lone native female? I mean, if that doesn’t scream ”I’m eternally grateful to be here and I intend to learn and respect your customs, contribute and fully integrate into your society” I don’t know what does. And their measly sentences because they were tried as minors is the final insult. Geert needs to deport this scum;
”Four men were convicted in the cruel gang rape of a homeless woman in Helmond about a year ago. The District Court in Den Bosch sentenced three of them to 15 months in a youth detention center, and the other to 12 months, but they each can get three months of their sentence suspended if certain conditions are met. A fifth suspect was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to four months in juvenile detention.
The 33-year-old woman was alone on a park bench on December 16, 2023 in the Burgemeester Geukerspark in Helmond. The court surmised the allegations, saying that two of the co-defendants walked up to the woman, bound her, grabbed her under the arms, and dragged her to a grassy area. “She was then pushed to the ground and beaten, her mouth was pressed shut so that she could not scream for help and then she was brutally raped multiple times and in multiple rounds by the [suspects], both vaginally and anally.”
In this case, the four suspects convicted of gang rape were all “unaccompanied, minor foreigners,” the court noted, saying, “they still need a great deal of help and guidance in functioning in Dutch society.” They were also ordered to pay nearly 15,500 euros in compensation to the victim.
The Public Prosecution Service had recommended two years in youth detention against four of the five suspects, with several months suspended on condition. Under juvenile criminal law, the judges presiding over the case could impose a maximum of two years in a juvenile correctional facility for the convicted suspects. They could have added an order to spend a maximum of seven years in a psychiatric facility.
Had the court chosen to punish the suspects as adults, they could have received up to 12 years in prison for rape.”
https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/14/four-convicted-gang-rape-homeless-woman-spend-15-mos-youth-detention
Two years isn’t nearly enough. Deportation must follow.
Certain crimes shouldn’t allow the defence of “I’m only a child”. Stealing maybe; gang-rape: you knew it was wrong, you’re therefore an adult, pay the price.
Yes exactly. I was reading Geert Wilders Twitter page. Everyone up in arms about it, as you can imagine. They’re saying they don’t want to become like England and lots of references to the rape gangs, also the reason they voted PVV was to import less Islam and deport the trash. It’s tricky with a coalition government though. Not sure where these particular migrants are from. Dutch press is bad for paywalling anything worth reading.
The defence were using some BS excuse in court about how them being unaccompanied youths with no adult guidance made them more susceptible to getting into trouble. As if they somehow don’t know basic right from wrong and committing a serious offence like this is inevitable.
I’d like to know if they’re even minors at all and if they presented I.D that was checked. Oldest trick in the book, passing yourself off as a minor because it’s harder to be deported, as well as other perks, I’m sure. We don’t want dirtbags who don’t respect us, don’t appreciate this opportunity they have and can’t even adhere to the laws of the land.
Start the sentence with castration.
€15,000? So, about £12600? Wow.
“they still need a great deal of help and guidance in functioning in Dutch society.”
No shit! Whoever made the above comment, is morally reprehensible. Perhaps if they were subject to a similarly brutal attack, their appeasing attitude may change.
So, it can be done.
Yes. Interesting. How come Sweden has avoided being dragged to the ECHR? What’s the secret? We need it.
Part of the secret could be that “mainstream” political parties in Sweden are happy to work with “populist” parties rather than labelling them far right and refusing point blank to form a coalition with them. AfD are currently in second place in German opinion polls, even if they manage to increase their popularity before the elections in March as get more votes than any other party they won’t be part of the next government as under PR they won’t be able to form a majority government and all the other parties will gang up on them.
Interesting that they call the Sweden Democrats the “anti-immigration” party. Usually those kind of parties are referred to as “far right”.
Funny how one country, Sweden, is the only one to successfully cope with the fake covid terror and immigration. Doesn’t say much about the political/medical quality of the rest
https://x.com/recusant_raja/status/1876956597919842580?t=24LjeqRhm3iifRs28GPQIw&s=19
Oldham news – sort of.
Raja has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of CSE and the complicit politicians.
Well done the Swedes, I wonder how many of their rejects end up in Britain where they will find a warm welcome and benefits galore
Well done to the Swedes. They’ve obviously decided not to allow their country, culture and heritage to be completely destroyed.
Just got to start the deportations now.
Sweden seem to be leading the way in several things over the last 5 or so years.
Joining NATO was a possible blip!
Are they sure it is Swedish government policy stopping the migrant influx or is it that there are more places the migrants would rather go than Sweden? It’s hard for any place to compete for migrants with the free handouts and luxury accommodation provided by Britain.
Sweden has cracked down on asylum seekers and tightened rules around asylum, with hardline immigration policies. This proves it can be done…but there has to be a willingness to do it!
That willingness and determination is fundamentally lacking in U.K. politics, irrespective which political party has been in ‘power’ to date. Two-tier Starmer and his cronies in the House has no intention whatsoever to tackle the massive problem.