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In reply to the discussion: Aaron Rodgers should be banned from the NFL for at least 1 full season, the POS was unvaxxed [View all]Celerity
(51,511 posts)3. Aaron Rodgers is entitled to stay unvaccinated. He's not entitled to lie about it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/11/04/nfl-aaron-rodgers-vaccine/
That human smoothie Aaron Rodgers could have just owned it. Everyone should respect his decision to try homeopathy over a coronavirus vaccine. No one can respect him for being deceitful about it. The great leadership researcher Brene Brown has said, quoting from a 12-step meeting, Candor is kind. Its opposite, indirectness, is not kind. Its devious.
Good luck to Rodgers rolling this one back. He will now be known as a guy who is slicker than his TV hair, who thought he was unique, too much so to follow rules, and more precious than anyone in the room. May he make a speedy return to the Green Bay Packers with no symptoms, but as for sympathy, that should be diverted to people who shared spaces with him when he was unmasked, who now have to sit around and wonder whether they brought something home because he was too coy with the coronavirus.
Lord knows Rodgers is inventive with the football, but of all the dodging, narcissistic, contrived moves. Yeah, Im immunized, he said, so artificially, when asked in the preseason whether he was vaccinated. That was a lie by omission. And not just a single lie but a daily wilful deception along with a weirdly callous charade. On multiple occasions he went into postgame news conferences which tend to be closely packed, fetid affairs unmasked. And there should be some queries about the steam and sauna and rehab rooms, too.
Aaron Rodgers tests positive for coronavirus, is considered unvaccinated under NFL rules
Obviously, its Rodgerss choice whether to get vaxxed, and there are plenty of defensible reasons not to and he should be able to hold his beliefs without being publicly demeaned. But what Rodgers did was demeaning to others. He also had a choice about whether to be forthright about his status or be duplicitous. He chose the second option and apparently went around unmasked to make it convincing. Rodgers betrayed another belief with those actions or, rather, a lack of belief. He does not believe that we all have to share some sacrifices in getting through this wretched minor-keys measure of history. Only you do. Not him. Your pandemic is not his concern. He is indifferent to it.
Good luck to Rodgers rolling this one back. He will now be known as a guy who is slicker than his TV hair, who thought he was unique, too much so to follow rules, and more precious than anyone in the room. May he make a speedy return to the Green Bay Packers with no symptoms, but as for sympathy, that should be diverted to people who shared spaces with him when he was unmasked, who now have to sit around and wonder whether they brought something home because he was too coy with the coronavirus.
Lord knows Rodgers is inventive with the football, but of all the dodging, narcissistic, contrived moves. Yeah, Im immunized, he said, so artificially, when asked in the preseason whether he was vaccinated. That was a lie by omission. And not just a single lie but a daily wilful deception along with a weirdly callous charade. On multiple occasions he went into postgame news conferences which tend to be closely packed, fetid affairs unmasked. And there should be some queries about the steam and sauna and rehab rooms, too.
Aaron Rodgers tests positive for coronavirus, is considered unvaccinated under NFL rules
Obviously, its Rodgerss choice whether to get vaxxed, and there are plenty of defensible reasons not to and he should be able to hold his beliefs without being publicly demeaned. But what Rodgers did was demeaning to others. He also had a choice about whether to be forthright about his status or be duplicitous. He chose the second option and apparently went around unmasked to make it convincing. Rodgers betrayed another belief with those actions or, rather, a lack of belief. He does not believe that we all have to share some sacrifices in getting through this wretched minor-keys measure of history. Only you do. Not him. Your pandemic is not his concern. He is indifferent to it.
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Aaron Rodgers should be banned from the NFL for at least 1 full season, the POS was unvaxxed [View all]
Celerity
Nov 2021
OP
Aaron Rodgers is entitled to stay unvaccinated. He's not entitled to lie about it.
Celerity
Nov 2021
#3
He should say good bye to his paychecks from the NFL and all those State Farm commericals
Botany
Nov 2021
#5
hej sis, what do you think of the Jamaican-born RWNJ QAnon-adjacent Winsome Sears winning VA Lt Gov?
Celerity
Nov 2021
#8
yep, and I thought I had mentioned it (that she was a yardie) when she won the primary
Celerity
Nov 2021
#13
I absolutely respect his right, but absolutely not the actions he takes because of that right. nt
sir pball
Nov 2021
#75
I'll bet that your preferred penalty -- a full season -- isn't going to materialize
True Dough
Nov 2021
#15
He has to be given some sort of punishment, He lied, wilfully broke protocols, and likely infected
Celerity
Nov 2021
#17
Brady set the example for the NFL. He is playing and thriving with a slap on the wrist.
olegramps
Nov 2021
#24
I agree, but my understanding is that the ban extended to any position in the MLB.
olegramps
Nov 2021
#36
from NIH - Lasting immunity after recovery from Covid 19 - better than vaccines
womanofthehills
Nov 2021
#126
For the person that he infects, the statistics mean nothing. Their stat is 100%.
olegramps
Nov 2021
#26
Given the high rate of false positives with PCR, we don't know that he's infected anyone.
TheRickles
Nov 2021
#44
Thanks will read. It's kind of interesting to think to about the instant test
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2021
#97
You might come to think differently after checking out some of the links provided in this article
TheRickles
Nov 2021
#130
In this day of Republican/Nazi fascism you are a fool to expect the truth. Tell whatever
johnthewoodworker
Nov 2021
#33
+1, or someone allowed him to get away with the sleazy talk. Now the idiot has to be concerned..
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#113
In a perfect world, this asshole would lose all of his multi-million $$ endorsement deals.
bullwinkle428
Nov 2021
#39
Holy cow just saw him on CNN, he looks like a 100% different person
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2021
#116
I don't even like American 'football'. Real footie all the way for me. Grew up in West London
Celerity
Nov 2021
#85
Actually, I'll go a step further despite the shit I'm going to get for it...
LuckyCharms
Nov 2021
#123