I feel like we're almost living in some version of this famous quote, reworked a bit.
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller
First, they tried to bribe us and I could not be bought.
Then, they tried to force us and thankfully some sort of sanity stepped in.
Then, they tried to shame us but I had peace of mind and would not listen to their lies.
Then, they kind of gave up because they realized deep down they were wrong all along.
Not exactly the same, maybe not as poetic. But that's basically what's happened.
Here in Ohio, and probably in some of your states our Republican Governor, Mike Dewine, offered drawings into a million dollar lottery, scholarship opportunities and so forth to those who got vaccinated.
We all know that Joe Biden attempted to mandate it through OSHA for large employers.
Then, the completely bought out and compromised media and "entertainers" as well as so called "medical experts" sit there or stand there with straight faces and a level of arrogance and disdain that most ordinary people couldn't acheive if they tried played this card.
Here are several stories of people who suffered significant effects and death from the Covid (and other) vaccines. There has been numbers and articles out there documenting as well documenting that those vaccinated are actually doing worse than those unvaccinated.
https://vaccineimpact.com/?find=vaccinated+dying
https://www.bitchute.com/video/b6iwHB8pHtVB/
The Bitchute video is under 4 minutes long and is a long line of shaming attempts.
Thankfully, a number of us used our brains as well as our faith and we're just fine. And we don't have to resort to low class guilt tripping, shaming, and gaslighting to make a point. I don't know quite honestly how people like Chuck Todd, who I believe is at the very end, sleep at night having pulled this.