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[–]cmdrrockawesome 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I can take most conspiracy theories at face value. A lot of them are harmless and some are pretty interesting ideas. Vaccine alarmism, however, can and does actually harm real people. The recent outbreaks we've seen around the world are proof of that.

[–]Farseli 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sure, most aren't harming other people, though some take it to extremes like eco-terrorists burning down test fields.

Not even just outbreaks though. That recent story of the kid that spent like 40 days or something in the hospital because of tetanus and their parents still refuse to vaccinate. At that point it just seems like they want to torture their kid.

[–]cmdrrockawesome 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

True. I have no time or patience for vaccine deniers. What they're trying to do will diminish humanity as a whole. I applaud the recent trend of sites banning anti-vax materials from their platform. I haven't had much reason to praise Facebook recently, but their stance on anti-vax groups is encouraging. Couple that with YouTube demonitizing their videos and GoFundMe banning them from their site and it looks like we're headed in the right direction. Also, any legitimate doctors who espouse anti-vax beliefs into their practices should have their medical licenses revoked as they are decidedly anti-science and anti-medicine as well.