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It is extremely concerning that this is most likely a mainstream position. Mandatory medical procedure for the common good is a slipperly slope… and it has bee

It is extremely concerning that this is most likely a mainstream position. Mandatory medical procedure for the common good is a slipperly slope… and it has been made into a mainstream position with pharma marketing and PR working with politicians and “news” agencies for their short-term profits. This could end up in someone coming to power and making high doses of copper cyanide mandatory to everyone who is pro-mandates, for the common good of course. Be careful what you wish for.

_lx4l 5y ago
We've been legally mandating vaccines for over a century now. Where are we slipping to?
- ithkuil 5y ago
  Apparently we slipped into anti-vax positions
pawelmurias 5y ago
Superstition and idiocy being more important than the common good is a slippery slope... what if someone decides that putting out fires is against the will of their God?
- GauntletWizard 5y ago
  That's a pretty quickly self-limiting population. As is the Antivax community, though the flareups of forgotten diseases will continue for a few more cycles before this group dies out naturally - So long as we don't fan the flames by actually persecuting them. More than a few will die of disease, most will learn better from seeing the results of their actions.
  - ComradePhil 5y ago
    A significant portion of that population will develop natural immunity (mostly by natural selection) and will be the one to survive when at some point centralized supply chain is exausted out of resources and all the viruses that they had vaccines for come back with a bang.
- t0bia_s 5y ago
  Thinking that my opinion is best for others has many names... Arrogance, hubris, pride...
dzhiurgis 5y ago
> medical procedure you are being vaccinated thousands times a day by countless parasites, fungi and bacteria, yet when it's safely designed by tens of thousands of smartest people in the world it becomes... medical procedure..?

_lx4l 5y ago

We've been legally mandating vaccines for over a century now. Where are we slipping to?

ithkuil 5y ago
Apparently we slipped into anti-vax positions

pawelmurias 5y ago

Superstition and idiocy being more important than the common good is a slippery slope... what if someone decides that putting out fires is against the will of their God?

GauntletWizard 5y ago
That's a pretty quickly self-limiting population. As is the Antivax community, though the flareups of forgotten diseases will continue for a few more cycles before this group dies out naturally - So long as we don't fan the flames by actually persecuting them. More than a few will die of disease, most will learn better from seeing the results of their actions.
- ComradePhil 5y ago
  A significant portion of that population will develop natural immunity (mostly by natural selection) and will be the one to survive when at some point centralized supply chain is exausted out of resources and all the viruses that they had vaccines for come back with a bang.
t0bia_s 5y ago
Thinking that my opinion is best for others has many names... Arrogance, hubris, pride...

dzhiurgis 5y ago

> medical procedure you are being vaccinated thousands times a day by countless parasites, fungi and bacteria, yet when it's safely designed by tens of thousands of smartest people in the world it becomes... medical procedure..?