I'd argue this is not a straw man, but a clear summary policy and a lot of public belief. The prevailing attitude is so poor that it can be humiliated this easily by even the slightest sarcasm.

When passports do finally fail, it's going to shame a lot of people in managerialist roles who disinhibited their cruelty when they thought they were going to be able to shut the objects of their contempt out of society.

I take that support of vaccination passports and mandatory vaccinations or limiting people without vaccinations is also not helpful discussion. But still that sort of support goes on...