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"There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective." -- RFK Jr. How is that not anti-vaccine activism? You can watch the clip here: https://x.com/cwebbonline/statu
by healsdata 1y ago
"There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective." -- RFK Jr.
How is that not anti-vaccine activism? You can watch the clip here: https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1770188599096639573 https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1770188599096639573
- andreygrehov 1y agoCNN dislikes him, so they show short clips of him saying things that fit their narrative. I’ve watched many of his videos. He’s a common-sense skeptic, not a vaccine denier.
- dekhn 1y agoHis opinions on vaccines - using his own words - demonstrate he is anti-vaccine. It's not just CNN; we could easily copy/paste many statements he's made undermining confidence in a large number of vaccines. https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/scicheck-rfk-jr-incorrectly-denies-past-remarks-on-vaccine-safety-and-effectiveness/ https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/scicheck-rfk-jr-incorrectl...
- andreygrehov 1y ago[flagged]
- dekhn 1y agoI've read his full interviews and I think my understanding of his thinking is pretty accurate. No, my knowledge is not "driven by" factcheck- it's a reference site that I use as a facts aggregator to support my understanding. My knowledge is driven by my biomedical education and a constant desire to read nearly everything about medical policy at the federal level, from multiple independent sources.
- fzeroracer 1y agoAnyone that takes the time to read his direct quotes and listen to his full interviews realizes he's a massive fucking idiot that should be nowhere near governance of any country, agency or otherwise. Like his remarks on autism for example being a big indicator that he knows jack and shit.
- wredcoll 1y agoI wish I could peer into your brain and somehow understand why you're so entrenched in this position. The man you are defending has repeatedly said things that prove you wrong, much less everything else.
- dekhn 1y agoSome of these replies are from folks who want to stir unrest and don't actually believe what they're saying. Other folks read selectively; they skim over or ignore the statements they don't agree with. Yet other folks are ideologically motivated and use rhetoric to convince others. The best we can do is to counter with well-documented facts, like direct quotes, with full context, and actions taken. In this case, I believe the person we're arguing with is selectively ignoring statements that RFK has made (repeatedly). Vaccines are powerful tools and they are not without their problems. But RFK has weaponized mistruth in pursuit of his goals.
- andreygrehov 1y ago> Vaccines are powerful tools and they are not without their problems. That’s exactly the main point of RFK. Have you actually listened to any of his speeches from start to finish without the mainstream media’s intervention?
- andreygrehov 1y agoWhere did I defend RFK? I said he’s skeptical of the healthcare industry. He has never been an anti-vaccine activist. Rather, he was an anti-COVID vaccine activist.
- drivingmenuts 1y agoI don't see how there's any context that could make that less definite.
- ImPostingOnHN 1y agoaccording to who?
- andreygrehov 1y agoAccording to me.
- ImPostingOnHN 1y agounconvincing
- seattle_spring 1y agoYou're suggesting that thinking HIV does not cause AIDS is "common sense skepticism"?
- andreygrehov 1y agoYes. It is a common sense skepticism. https://gladstone.org/news/hiv-particles-do-not-cause-aids-our-own-immune-cells-do https://gladstone.org/news/hiv-particles-do-not-cause-aids-o...
- AnimalMuppet 1y agoThat just says that HIV causes AIDS, just with one more step.
- andreygrehov 1y agoCorrect. That’s what a common sense skepticism is.