I happened to pop on the computer at 1:51am in the morning here (sleepless head), just a few minutes after you replied. Love how that happens sometimes. Anyways...
As a culture we are afraid of talking about death candidly. There is certainly a dire need in modern western society for empathic loving people to have a healthier relationship with death. As fact of the matter is, it is a sober thing to mention - we all die.
I also hear the same 'safety talk' in supermarkets here in Perth, Western Australia - having said this, people have fought over toilet paper here in supermarkets (go figure) so safety and security is
also defined as 'owning' something once it is in your trolley - as well as being inside the padded air cell of 1.5 metres approximately the length of your trolley around you at ALL TIMES! 😆
As a refreshing tidbit, I have a good friend who is an elderly man who doesn't give a fuck about all this shit. 😂 He almost died living on dialysis for years waiting in line for a kidney transplant. He faced death every day and he came to terms with it. Then one day he got a new kidney and with it a new lease on life. He was determined to live every day as if it was his last. He's now a proud non mobile phone user who openly hugs people in public pre and post COVID-19 lockdown. He's become quite cynical of humanity. But also just generally has a good laugh at everything. This kind of attitude affords a lot of respect from me. Currently he holds the viewpoint that nature is fighting back against humanity and the scourge of humanity should fuck off. Which depending on which narrative from where you take your truth from - has some validity.
Having said this, it is not to disregard those that suffer - nor those that wish to keep themselves safe - It is to highlight the disproportion in the current society between the fear of death and the reality of death.
As far as premeditation for knowing our rights to reserve them before a mandatory vaccine... I wrote this article after this point in this reply because what started as a comment in this thread took on a life of its own.
I've been up all morning and had a walk around the lake and now seem to need to finish this thing off.. so here it is -
https://peakd.com/hive-122315/@montycashmusic/refusingthevaccine