Mandates
Take the jab or lose your job. This was medical coercion at its very worst. Those well-off could afford to ignore the mandates. However, you were in a bind if you had children in school, a mortgage, or a career in its prime. Risk potentially lifelong health consequences from a needle or lose your livelihood; some choice.
Doing the right thing
Many felt that sacrificing themselves for the common good was doing the right thing for the community. Unfortunately, many lived to regret it, while some—as we know—died as a direct result. Unbridled altruism can have tragic consequences. When it comes to health, you have to look after number one!
The fear of COVID-19
A good segment of the population feared COVID-19. That fear was instilled by the government and medical authorities. Government agents know that fear is an excellent motivator, and it's one of the most primal emotions. So yes, fear works on many people.
I had someone say that if she got Covid, "she would die". That's how pervasive this fear was. The government did an excellent job of brainwashing. The reality was that the risk of dying from Covid-19 alone for those under 70 was less than 1%.
Wanting to belong to a group
Most people want to conform. They don't want to be criticized for stepping out from the crowd. This can be a potent tool in getting people to conform. The government was complicit in making people conform by ruthlessly demonizing the unvaccinated. Most people don't want to be accused of being weirdos, and the unvaccinated were portrayed as kooks.
The vaccines would prevent you from getting COVID-19.
Of all the lies out there, this was the big one. The COVID "vaccines" did not prevent people from getting COVID-19. Once this fact became commonplace, then the medical bureaucrats changed the messaging. They then stated that you could beat COVID-19, but the vaccines would keep you out of hospital.
The sad fact of this fraud was that people were led to believe that the vaccines were 95% effective, according to the clinical trial data. The problem was that the complete information was not readily available until later when we found out through FOI releases that they were ineffective and caused all kinds of issues.
Herd immunity would wipe out Covid.
The principle of herd immunity is that if enough people are exposed to a virus or get the vaccine, the virus cannot be propagated anymore because most people are immune. That may be fine with some viruses, but not with Covid-19. The Sars Cov-2 virus was a rapidly mutating respiratory virus. By the time each vaccine came out, the virus had already changed.
There was no answer to this, but vaccines.
This was a big sell and a con. The authorities dared to tell us that once people took the vaccines, COVID-19 would disappear. Many waited with bated breath and couldn't get to a vaccination site to get their jab. People just wanted to believe in the temple of medical elixirs that would provide the magical power of vaccines.
The "healthy vaccinee effect."
For various reasons unrelated to the vaccines, vaccinated people (vaccinees) have better background health (on average) than people who are not. Therefore, they are less likely to die from any ailment. This is a talking point that is promoted.
People believe that the healthful thing to do is to line up and get their shots, as simple as brushing one's teeth and that the results would be the acquisition of health. It didn't turn out that way.
You left out “wanted to travel”. Which most of my friends said😜. I did too, but I didn’t want to compromise my health and maybe never be able to travel again !!!
I seriously now wish to know "Have Government ever thought of the repercussions of this inept ruling? Peoples lives have been take FAR TOO EARLY. IF A Bikies wife can now sue WA Govt, for her crooked Spouse being targeted by a complete individual/gang - nothing to do with law abiding citizens - Then GOD HELP us all and future generations!!!