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One side of this debate is inherently violent. People are dying from easily preventable diseases. It's dangerous to call someone having a natural biological re
by stcredzero 8y ago
One side of this debate is inherently violent. People are dying from easily preventable diseases.
It's dangerous to call someone having a natural biological reaction to a pathogen, "violent." That label should be reserved for people taking intentional physical action to do other people harm. Anti-vaxxers simply don't fit that category. One can argue that they are being irresponsible. Vaccines, viruses, and diseases are all tangible and physical. It's entirely reasonable to make laws and regulations around those things.
If we start saying that people having ideas is "violent," then we are creating "thoughtcrime" and opening the door to incredible levels of tyranny.
Anti-vaccination beliefs are already winning by despicable means because those with virtuous means choose to do nothing.
As far as I can tell, anti-vax beliefs are thoroughly discredited.