Biden’s mandate smacks of an authoritarian agenda

Re Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans, Sept. 9

If U.S. President Joe Biden was as angry at the Taliban as he is at the 80 million people he said are still unvaccinated, the Taliban never would have held Americans hostage in Afghanistan.

All things considered, it appears as though Biden is suffering from a case of displaced anger. The person Biden should be angry at is himself, for causing two humanitarian crises — one in Afghanistan and one at the U.S.-Mexico border.

But in the meantime, mandating COVID-19 vaccines is as destructive as it is asinine. We are not a one-size-fits-all world. What about those who are medically unable to tolerate the vaccine? And what about choice and privacy? JoAnn Lee Frank, Clearwater, Fla.