We the people were free to not get vaccinated, we just had to live with the consequences of not doing so. That's the difference. Real conservatives are responsible and we respect democracy and the rule of law. It was our responsibility to get vaccinated and we did our duty. If people didn't want to be vaccinated, I respect that, but what I don't respect is all the denial and the whining because people didn't want to pay the price their convictions incurred. Real conservatives don't mind paying in full and up front.