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I agree that the register is a bad and dangerous road but can we all at least recognize that “religion” is actually “politics” in this case. We’re identifying b
by vineyardmike 5y ago
I agree that the register is a bad and dangerous road but can we all at least recognize that “religion” is actually “politics” in this case. We’re identifying blind trump loyalists who were tricked by the political system into choosing politics over public health.
- floober 5y agoI'm not sure how meaningful it is to separate politics from religion at the the level of the individual person. Those two things are strongly interconnected and together constitute a large chunk of an individual's personal beliefs.
- sebow 5y agoSince when refusing the vaccine is equivalent to being a "trumpist"? In case you're not aware of it, the biggest group in US who is "vaccine-hesitant" are higher-educated individuals with PhDs(and for reference the least hesitant one is individuals with masters).Though it shifts a bit over time, people with PhDs have never been exclusively right-wing, let alone trump loyalists.Usually the opposite actually. [0] - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/americans-with-phds-are-most-reluctant-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid/ar-AANjRHh https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/americans-with-phds-are-mo... [1] - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.20.21260795v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.20.21260795v...
- vineyardmike 5y ago1. Both of those links are the same study, not different sources. 2. While PHDs are now the most hesitant education level, the source you linked shows a stronger correlation with the political affiliation of the county/state of the individual instead of education levels, where trump=hesitant.