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erronis

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8. Somehow, the world was able to control smallpox. Why is measles such a touchstone for fanatics?

Reply to Melon (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:46 PM

21 hrs ago

Polio? TB (mostly)?

I think your suggesting these would curtail "individual and religious freedoms" is a RW talking point. They get to choose what freedoms they want and don't care what harms these cause everyone else.

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