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LuckyTheDog

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65. If people ask me whether not having your kids vaccinated makes one a bad parent...

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 10:06 AM

Feb 2015

... I have to be honest and say, yes, in my opinion, it does.

Vaccines work. They save lives. Refusing vaccines as an adult is one thing. Denying that protection to your kids borders on child abuse, IMO.

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Stunned to see Anti-Vax knuckleheads here on DU. [View all] trumad Feb 2015 OP

Knuckleheads? leftofcool Feb 2015 #1

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Science deniers then Bavorskoami Feb 2015 #6

different opinions are fine.... paleotn Feb 2015 #7

Calling people names as support for evidence based rhetoric... HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #36

For people who are hurting and killing people by their actions and wacko beliefs? It's warranted. nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #77

You say: they are not uneducated, but we could educate them. Demit Feb 2015 #18

This is legitimately one of the worst arguments I've ever heard. Zynx Feb 2015 #19

You have my gratitude haikugal Feb 2015 #24

That jury decision was flawed and I don't respect it, either. Zynx Feb 2015 #29

Absolutely, I concur...and we are adults! haikugal Feb 2015 #33

+1 LiberalLoner Feb 2015 #39

Their "education" iandhr Feb 2015 #35

They are indeed fuckng stupid. They deserve zero respect and should be publicly ridiculed. Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #46

anti-vaxxers are knuckleheads. Science has proven it. nt Javaman Feb 2015 #56

Knuckleheads againgst Vaxcist Locksteppers Hari Seldon Feb 2015 #57

No, it's not. Anti-Vaxx started as John Birch Society conspiracy garbage. That's the root of your stevenleser Feb 2015 #81

No, that's the hallmark of true Libertarians. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #91

" they are not uneducated." cannondale Feb 2015 #71

That's one of the nicer things that can be said about anti-vaccers Renew Deal Feb 2015 #90

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Pro-Vax crowd trumad Feb 2015 #5

No, didn't you hear? haikugal Feb 2015 #8

2-5 to keep this post. n/t benz380 Feb 2015 #50

Ridiculed out of existence? Hari Seldon Feb 2015 #59

Yes. You should be disgraced, shamed and laughed at Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #66

Agreed. Up there with fucking HIV-AIDS denial. enki23 Feb 2015 #63

enki!!!! salin Feb 2015 #76

Wow, yes. Long time. enki23 Feb 2015 #84

Your above post should not have been hidden and admins should add anti-vax to their list of stevenleser Feb 2015 #83

There is *no* information being supplied by the anti-vaxxers. Zynx Feb 2015 #15

OMFG... SidDithers Feb 2015 #16

I'd rather believe in those that followed in the footsteps of Dr. Jenner hobbit709 Feb 2015 #21

There are other websites where you can find the truthiness you seek. Demit Feb 2015 #23

+1...nt SidDithers Feb 2015 #31

knows the ropes, tho. mopinko Feb 2015 #72

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Proud Pro-Vax and made sure my kid has everything up to date. xmas74 Feb 2015 #34

You know, internationally, opposition to vaccines is just another aspect of right wing religious Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #42

Correct. It originates from the John Birch Society and is another of their wacko conspiracy theories stevenleser Feb 2015 #86

I'm not surprised. HappyMe Feb 2015 #3

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This gets my vote for the most entertaining spam Major Nikon Feb 2015 #12

It's certainly not the run of the mill spam. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #13

I should say so. HappyMe Feb 2015 #14

Any more proof needed that this country has become depressingly Conservative? randome Feb 2015 #10

And insane! haikugal Feb 2015 #11

Like I said...Conservative. randome Feb 2015 #38

I see what you did...lol haikugal Feb 2015 #40

I am Pro Vaccinations.... FarPoint Feb 2015 #17

I used to be stunned malaise Feb 2015 #20

There are anti-choicers here as well. People who don't believe women should have autonomy. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #22

There should be a zero tolerance policy for craziness that kills nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #25

Call Them Out mark67 Feb 2015 #26

The stoopid hurts blackspade Feb 2015 #28

I am not. iandhr Feb 2015 #30

It's one of the very few kinds of bipartisan anti-science cab67 Feb 2015 #32

You shouldn't be so surprised - whatever the issue, DU has detractors liberal N proud Feb 2015 #37

I'm stunned that you're stunned Orrex Feb 2015 #41

That's nothing. There's pro-bullying/Anti-payback knuckles heads too. tenderfoot Feb 2015 #43

Huh? pintobean Feb 2015 #44

If your post gets hidden haikugal Feb 2015 #45

Thank you. tenderfoot Feb 2015 #47

Why? Woo has always been a hallmark of the left wyldwolf Feb 2015 #48

A little perspective, please? m.bolden jr. Feb 2015 #49

Measles is a killer disease hack89 Feb 2015 #52

Indeed! CanSocDem Feb 2015 #80

There are many Papa Paul coverts around! Cryptoad Feb 2015 #51

I'm amazed that the same folks who accept global warming and climate change... ColesCountyDem Feb 2015 #53

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Ugh. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #64

I just got a shingles vaccination yesterday Not Me Feb 2015 #55

Even the ebola nurse says Christie is all hot air on vaccination... Historic NY Feb 2015 #58

Why "even" her? Demit Feb 2015 #75

9/11 trutherism isn't DU-protected speech. Nor should be anti-vaccine denialist bullshit. enki23 Feb 2015 #60

Majority Rule should win! Hari Seldon Feb 2015 #62

I didn't say a fucking thing about majority rule. Reality isn't subject to a vote. enki23 Feb 2015 #67

That poster is already locked out of the thread. JTFrog Feb 2015 #69

Je Suis Knucklehead! Hari Seldon Feb 2015 #61

Something you won't be able to continue in this thread. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #68

As the President said in one of his debates, "please proceed"... stevenleser Feb 2015 #89

If people ask me whether not having your kids vaccinated makes one a bad parent... LuckyTheDog Feb 2015 #65

said the man who thinks 1984 is a user manual Android3.14 Feb 2015 #70

Got another infected person over here folks! nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #74

Wait. Is there an anti-vaccine vaccine? Or does DU count for that? randome Feb 2015 #85

The government puts fluoride in the water. That affects everyone. LuckyTheDog Feb 2015 #79

Are you against fluoridation of water? Demit Feb 2015 #82

Nope, just forcing people to drink it. Android3.14 Feb 2015 #94

It's the same lack of understanding that makes for anti-GMO. Buzz Clik Feb 2015 #73

yea, compare Monsanto products with vaccines G_j Feb 2015 #78

you shouldnt be. mopinko Feb 2015 #87

The only surprise for me Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #88

I believe Pres Obama AND Hillary were both guilty of the same type of vaccine hysteria... 1bigdude Feb 2015 #92

I'm vaccinated, got no beefs against vaccinations. But let us not pretend our very own govt can do WinkyDink Feb 2015 #93

Locking. aikoaiko Feb 2015 #95