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LuckyTheDog

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79. The government puts fluoride in the water. That affects everyone.

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 10:24 AM

Feb 2015

How is mandating vaccines any different? We all do things required by our society as a condition of being part of it. We wear "appropriate" clothes even when the weather is hot. We stop at stop signs. We live within rules re: how we can and can't feed and house our kids.

I just don't see how getting a shot is a massive violation of anyone's liberty. It's not even much of an inconvenience.

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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