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There was once a division between vaccinated and unvaccinated, but the speaker argues that it should be transcended because both groups had a very similar experience and “people are people” who act similarly—they just believed different things.
The speaker generalizes that many vaccinated people honestly believed there was a dangerous pathogen that posed a lethal threat to them and people they loved, and that there was a solution: the vaccine, “if only the unvaccinated would take it.” They describe how the belief that unvaccinated people would pose a threat to vaccinated individuals and their families created fear, which then led to hatred and division.
The speaker then generalizes that many unvaccinated people honestly believed the vaccine posed a lethal threat to both themselves and their families. The speaker says unvaccinated people did not have to take the vaccine in Canada if they did not want to, but they faced pressure largely backed by vaccinated people—resulting in fear, anger, and hatred.
The speaker concludes that everyone shared an “surprisingly similar” lived experience, with the main difference being what each group believed and what they considered the facts.
At the National Citizens Inquiry, the speaker says one key lesson was that listening to each other’s stories can help people come together, because both sides were trying to do what they believed was best for themselves and their families.
Returning to the political question, the speaker says the situation was traumatic for most people, and that the nation needs healing. Part of that healing, they say, involves recognizing that many who “took one for the team” are injured and that their experiences should be listened to.