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I think the statistical anomaly you point out is an incredibly worthwhile thing to explore. There’s something to understand there. But I’m not sure it directly
by Waterluvian 1y ago
I think the statistical anomaly you point out is an incredibly worthwhile thing to explore. There’s something to understand there. But I’m not sure it directly supports or refutes any arguments about domestic policies, other than perhaps saying that domestic policy making does not have a 100% guaranteed desired effect.
There’s likely numerous other variables to explore.
- rayiner 1y agoNo, I’m agreeing that it’s not about domestic policies. That’s my point. OP tried to bring domestic cuts to Medicaid into the issue to make it sound like the measles cases in the U.S. have something to do with that domestic policy.
- mcv 1y agoThat's a misrepresentation. I did not claim that the cuts to medicaid caused the rise in measles; that would have been a silly claim, considering those cuts are being made right now, whereas the rise in measles is already ongoing. I'm saying it's part of a pattern. The rise in measles, after it was practically eliminated, is obviously caused by the rise in anti-vax beliefs. And that plus the other factors I mentioned are part of a pattern of carelessness and misinformation around public health. All of it put together, these are extremely worrisome developments.
- rayiner 1y ago> I'm saying it's part of a pattern Is there a rise of anti-vax beliefs in Mexico?
- wasabi991011 1y agoI don't know much about Mexico, but that seems perfectly plausible to me?
- mcv 1y agoI have no idea, but I do know there's a rise of anti-vax beliefs in the US, and to a (hopefully) slightly lesser extent in Europe.