The looming imposition of vaccine mandates in order to live a normal life in America will create a showdown between anti-racist activists and a Democratic Party that gets 90% of the black vote.
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced his "Key to NYC Plan" that will require New York City residents to provide proof of vaccination to eat in restaurants, buy groceries, and participate in dozens of other indoor activities. His mandate, which launched on Aug. 17 and will be enforced starting on Sept. 13, is meant to increase the city's vaccination rates and curb the uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout the five boroughs. Civil libertarians and anti-mandate conservatives had predictably strong reactions to the new policy, but two people in particular have been eerily silent.