Australian Politician Responds To Ted Cruz’s Mocking Vaccine Mandate
Here’s an excerpt from this article on COVID-19 vaccine mandates:
“I love the Aussies. Their history of rugged independence is legendary; I’ve always said Australia is the Texas of the Pacific,” Cruz tweeted alongside a clip of Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner discussing COVID-19 rates and fines for not being vaccinated. He continued: “The Covid tyranny of their current government is disgraceful and sad. Individual liberty matters. I stand with the people of Australia.”
“Hey Ted Cruz, g’day from the Northern Territory in Australia. Here are some facts. Nearly 70,000 Texans have tragically died from COVID. There have been zero deaths in the Territory. Did you know that?” Gunner shared in a tweet. “Vaccination is so important here because we have vulnerable communities and the oldest continuous living culture on the planet to protect. Did you know that?”
Gunner emphasized the importance of vaccinations to protect the vulnerable and ended with a mic drop criticizing Cruz’s lack of knowledge not only of his country, but the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We don’t need your lectures, thanks mate. You know nothing about us. And if you stand against a lifesaving vaccine, then you sure as hell don’t stand with Australia. I love Texas (go Longhorns), but when it comes to COVID, I’m glad we are nothing like you.”
Most anti-vaxxers have no clue that the rest of the world regards us with this level of scorn; the international community is still incredulous that the most powerful country on Earth has plunged into a pre-scientific age.
In truth, of course, it’s only about 20% of Americans that believe that getting vaccinated against the most lethal plague in 700 years should be a matter of individual choice, on the basis that the vaccine a) isn’t safe, b) hasn’t been tested, c) doesn’t work, d) is an attempt on the part of government to control its citizens, or e) you name it.
Even the politicians understand this. Does anyone think that Ted Cruz, with an undergraduate degree from Princeton and his JD (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law, believes any of the garbage he’s feeding America’s idiots? Of course not. It’s completely a political platform.
Perhaps it’s this that makes the whole thing so contemptible; Cruz makes the news and elevates his stature among morons by inviting the world to slap the United States in the face, yet one more time. True patriots should be infuriated by this.
