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I'm supposed to be avoiding politics here, but: I thought vaccines were kind of a 'fringes of both sides' issue until our Republican rep here in Bend, Oregon g

by davidw 7y ago

I'm supposed to be avoiding politics here, but: I thought vaccines were kind of a 'fringes of both sides' issue until our Republican rep here in Bend, Oregon got the rug pulled out from under her by her own party: https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2019/05/vaccination-boosting-bill-passes-oregon-house.html https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2019/05/vaccination-boosti... I was surprised, I didn't think it'd go down that way. The sheer vitriol that our rep gets on her social media because of that one thing is quite something to behold.

mnemonicsloth 7y ago
The unifying thread for anti-vaxxers is a fear of authority. You can find that anywhere. Left, right and center.
- davidw 7y ago
  Yep. I did not expect the voting to be so partisan, though.
  - mnemonicsloth 7y ago
    A lot of people believe their side is smarter. Try to prove them wrong and they'll take it as a personal attack etc etc see the original article
    - davidw 7y ago
      Well that's not what I'm saying: I thought that it would be more centrists of all stripes vs fringes on both sides. I did not think it was a 'sides' issue.