Oh, Germany, When Will You Learn?

-

In the region of Hesse, Germany, all businesses including supermarkets and grocery stores have been granted the power to choose whether they allow 2G (‘geimpft’ and ‘genesen’ meaning vaccinated and recovered) customers only, or keep masks and social distancing under 3G, which includes a negative test ('getestet'). This means that any shop can deny unvaccinated customers - or rather, people who have not taken a covid vaccine - even for essential items and food.  

In at least 8 other German states, businesses like gyms, bars, and restaurants have begun to require '2G' vaccination for entry. Hesse may be the first to deny basic living essentials to un-covid-vaccinated people , but I am certain it will not be the last. The discrimination will spread and grow  Merkel's chief of staff, Helge Braun, said “vaccinated people will definitely have more freedoms than unvaccinated people.” 

It's truly surreal to be writing these words as fact. I don't see how anybody could hear that sentence and think that it was acceptable, but more significantly there must be people alive in Germany born around 1930, who remember the first time business were given power to ban certain groups of people. What kind of person could survive and witness the horrific events that followed and fail to speak up as the same events begin to repeat themselves? 









https://emeatribune.com/german-state-allows-all-businesses-to-ban-unvaxxed-customers-even-for-groceries-other-essentials/?fbclid=IwAR3Oklh8nocohAE3OUzH8BWpgflxIHNPeIAEuVemHY0DIZrukHb8RxeZNlk 

https://eturbonews.com/3005668/vaccine-uber-alles-stores-in-germanys-hesse-now-can-ban-all-unvaccinated-customers/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Infamous Maskless Shop

-
Image
On Saturday, some friends and I went to the shop. A year ago, you'd have said "so?". This year, it's gone semi-viral on twitter - Simon Dolan, Gillian McKeith, and David Kurten have all weighed in with their support.  If you've been exercising your exemption, you know that going to the shop can be an ordeal. Workers who are misinformed of the law asking to see your exemption card, asking you to "wait outside" if you don't have an exemption card, some even ask what makes you exempt! It's all highly invasive and unnecessary (not to mention illegal). This is why we went as a group - for strength in numbers, to do something normal and not be harassed for it. Did we organise it? Yes. Did it make a statement? Sure. But the point to emphasise is that what we did was normal. We went to the shops together because we're friends.  Queueing up outside the shop, we were asked if we were all together. Once we said we weren't, that was that. No one both
Read more

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

-
 When someone criticises my articles, the first thing I ask them is "have you read it?". More often than not, they say no. They might say "I don't need to!" or "I know what it will say", but if you don't know for sure what you're taking issue against, that's a hell of a gamble with which to begin your argument.  This is how it's come about that people have decided I am "anti-vaxx", or a "crazy conspiracy theorist". If you've read my other posts you'll be aware that this is not the case, but people glancing at my Facebook feed may get a different impression. I'm not usually one to be bothered by people making false assumptions about me, because if people don't want to take the time to get to know me that's their problem. But when it comes from people who preach aggressively about being considerate of others, showing kindness and acceptance, thinking before you speak and keeping an open mind, it doe
Read more

A Stand In The Park

-
Image
  Both a literal and metaphorical stand, groups from all over England have been convening every Sunday in parks to share thoughts and ideas in defiance of the inhumane restrictions imposed by the Johnson regime.  Our stand, in Chelmsford, began with just four attendees, including myself. 5 weeks on, our numbers are 5 times as many and growing strong. Every week with the mix of first-timers, regulars, and people who come when they can, I get to meet and talk with a variety of amazing people who never fail to brighten my day. Being in a natural space with people who are not afraid of an uncovered smile, who don't treat one another as though we are "unclean" - it's a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.  It is a fundamental part of human life to gather with others. We gather to celebrate, to mourn, to worship, to work, and to simply share our experiences. The United Nations considers solitary confinement exceeding 15 days to be torture - Nils Melzer, UN Special Rap
Read more