Dear Editor:
The inability of people to be persuaded by arguments of others with opposing views was a common theme found in the columns last week of both Rabbi Schonfeld and Warren Hecht. When I wrote my letter three weeks ago, opposing Rabbi Schonfeld’s proposal to criminalize those who refuse COVID vaccination, I, too, was a bit unsure of whether I could change any minds. While I personally have received many emails in support of my letter, I remain skeptical as to the overall impact a mere letter to the editor can have, given how strongly the current COVID vaccine narrative has been seared into most of us. The current narrative of our health officials, namely, “If we could only vaccinate everyone, we could end COVID,” is so pervasive, enjoying support from our lapdog press who willingly imbibe anything and everything our unelected health leaders pronounce, no matter how misleading, demonstrably false, or anti-science their pronouncements are.