The harsh reality is that governments can only enforce laws that the people allow them to enforce. This has been true forever and many unpopular descisions, even under absolute monarchies and dictatorships, have been reversed due to public sentiment turning against them. This, in turn, means that the people are collectively responsible for their own oppression.

I never got jabbed because I said no. Same with my kids. If most people refuse to comply, governments habitually pull back to avoid losing face because they just do not have the logistical power to enforce laws that people refuse to follow.

They caught us off guard last time. It was possible that Covid-19 could be particularily deadly, it was possible that lockdowns would help, it was possible that the vax would reduce severity (although it was never a possibility that the vax would eradicate the virus). So we waiting to be sure and, while we did, governments ran roughshod over our Rights.

Now that we know better, there will be no quarter.