You're right, and this was unfortunate. However, I think this is closely related to the nature of modern online discussions where this kind of oversensitivity t

You're right, and this was unfortunate. However, I think this is closely related to the nature of modern online discussions where this kind of oversensitivity to perceived "hostile" information is met with an unreasonably forceful response by either side. First of all the neutral facts: all the major Western vaccines were immensely helpful to soften the impact of COVID on our societies. Some turned out better than others, mRNA vaccines proved to be the major breakthrough that scientists expected. None of the vaccines are without issues (blood clots, myocarditis etc.) but they are significantly better than the consequences of millions of unprepared COVID infections without prior immunization (Long COVID/Post-Viral Syndrome, long-term hospital stays, death, overwhelmed healthcare systems...). Some folks and especially health institutions were calmly discussing and weighing benefits vs. costs and risk. But on the public side, online discussions once again moved into opposing "teams" which seemingly happens to a lot of political/culture war discussions: - Team A were staunch supporters of getting everyone everywhere immediately vaxxed with no room left for discussion at all, not even on the scientific level - Team B was spreading misinformation to spread unfounded fear and hate against the vaccines based on insane conspirational theories and easily dismissed bullshit information - Team C was the rather silent but very large majority that was rather supportive of the vaccines but just kind of apathetic, never really getting into heated discussions about it online or offline, just doing whatever needed to be done. While A and B represent the extremes, what's interesting to me about Team B is that it appeared as a minority in the population when actually looking at polls or protests [1]. But online they were way louder, amplified actually, to a degree that is really notable. And this is, in my view, often the case in online discussions. I think it's also safe to say the opponents (Team B) were not rarely fueled by foreign agents to further instigate the culture wars in both Europe and the US, thereby politically weakening and destabilizing the countries from within. At the same time I wouldn't be surprised if the very strong supporters were influenced just as much because in order to fuel a divide you may need to prop up both sides. [1] https://www.dovepress.com/a-global-map-of-covid-19-vaccine-acceptance-rates-per-country-an-updat-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH https://www.dovepress.com/a-global-map-of-covid-19-vaccine-a...