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TexasTowelie

(112,677 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 05:10 AM Apr 2020

Texas Anti-Vaxxers Fear Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines More Than the Virus Itself

On Friday, just after Governor Greg Abbott declared a statewide emergency in response to the coronavirus, Sarah posted a worried plea on a local anti-vaccine Facebook group. She worried that the declaration gives the government the right to “force vaccinations” on unwilling Texans.

“If they fast-track some vaccine for coronavirus, how are all of us going to defend ourselves?” she asked. “I’ll let them vaccinate my daughter over my dead body.”

Other members of the group, Tarrant County Crunchy Mamas, chimed in.

“Hide in the floors like they hid the Jews from the Nazis,” one suggested. “Hide them in our gun safe (yes, it’s a big safe and yes, we love our guns),” said another.

Read more: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/texas-anti-vaxxers-fear-mandatory-coronavirus-vaccines/

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Texas Anti-Vaxxers Fear Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines More Than the Virus Itself (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2020 OP
they can take the vaccine or leave the country, The choice can be that tsimple beachbumbob Apr 2020 #1
'...over her dead body...' Probably CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #2
all they anti-vaxxer halfwits should try one of their Pox parties with the virus Javaman Apr 2020 #3
I feel sorry for their children. flying_wahini Apr 2020 #4
Think of it as Evolution in action. n/t MicaelS Apr 2020 #5
They were protesting at the capitol today LeftInTX Apr 2020 #6

Javaman

(62,534 posts)
3. all they anti-vaxxer halfwits should try one of their Pox parties with the virus
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 12:42 PM
Apr 2020

that should work out real well for them.

morons.

LeftInTX

(25,791 posts)
6. They were protesting at the capitol today
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 01:34 AM
Apr 2020

I was listening to that group...

They were going on about vaccinations and how wonderful Alex Jones is....

A bunch of 20 somethings were screaming, "Let us work" and carrying gasden flags and playing christian music.....

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