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jonno99

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23. I'm not arguing against science - I'm arguing FOR choice. I can't imagine that you

Fri Aug 14, 2015, 12:37 PM

Aug 2015

are personally comfortable with the idea of submitting to the "DO IT BECAUSE I SAID SO - OR ELSE!" mentality. In fact, one of the hallmarks of progressivism is "question everything".

If the science is settled - great; inform and persuade. If you find some who are resistant to persuasion, then modify your argument accordingly. The alternative is coercion and force - which sound like right-wing tactics to me - no thanks.

My two cents. Have a good one...

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Carly Fiorina Against Vaccine Mandates: 'It Must Always Be The Parent's Choice' [View all] DonViejo Aug 2015 OP

Nothing like pandering to anyone that might be tempted to vote for you. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #1

She is a dangerous person. She hurt a lot of people at HP. She is rabid anti-choice, and against still_one Aug 2015 #2

Just to play devils advocate - do you consider yourself "rabid anti-choice" when it comes jonno99 Aug 2015 #9

there is a massive difference between abortion and vaccination dsc Aug 2015 #11

Well done. H2O Man Aug 2015 #18

Vaccinations have to do with PUBLIC HEALTH. Abortion is an issue of choice. Big difference still_one Aug 2015 #12

"Abortion is an issue of choice" - Ok - but "choice" about what exactly? It is about jonno99 Aug 2015 #16

"persuade folks that vaccinations are good and safe". If is proven science. I am NOT going to still_one Aug 2015 #22

I'm not arguing against science - I'm arguing FOR choice. I can't imagine that you jonno99 Aug 2015 #23

I edited my post above. I am not pursing the virtues of public health with you. Have a good day still_one Aug 2015 #27

I modified mine too - have a good one! nt jonno99 Aug 2015 #32

ok, I will take a look at it, thanks still_one Aug 2015 #36

she just stepped in it cali Aug 2015 #3

What a crackpot. She fits right in with the Clown car posse. Rex Aug 2015 #4

"vaccines that were made using cells from "aborted babies," BlueJazz Aug 2015 #5

Oh carly, I hope you get a scorching case of shingles from an unvaccinated child. Javaman Aug 2015 #6

Carly 'We need to take our country back...to the days of contagious epidemics' Fiorina. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #7

Carly Fiorina don't mandate paid leave let the economy/market fix it. Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #8

If I were a parent, my choice would be to keep your unvaccinated children MineralMan Aug 2015 #10

Some parents are idiots - TBF Aug 2015 #13

You are wrong about HPV, by the way. alarimer Aug 2015 #17

"Wrong" in what sense? It is not a "herd immunity" drug - TBF Aug 2015 #21

I wish I had had the HPV vaccine Marrah_G Aug 2015 #34

cervical cancer to be specific, but we don't want to confuse anti-vexers with the facts still_one Aug 2015 #28

Not an anti-vaxer TBF Aug 2015 #30

No, because it isn't airborne, that is why it isn't required. You make a good point about broad still_one Aug 2015 #35

Standard vaccines in Texas (K-12) TBF Aug 2015 #37

Hep a Andy are required here in California also. I had the small pox vaccine also, but it is still_one Aug 2015 #38

What about the parents of the kid your kid infects? DetlefK Aug 2015 #14

Republicans do not believe in the greater good. alarimer Aug 2015 #15

Is there any fringe group the GOP don't try to pander too? Johonny Aug 2015 #19

They both subscribe to an anti-science paradigm. still_one Aug 2015 #31

Damn, she's even more stupid than I thought . . . hatrack Aug 2015 #20

So, Carly is Pro-Choice? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #24

Once the child is born, fuck it aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #25

Friggin' loon tabasco Aug 2015 #26

Hoping she meets up with fellow loon Carson. gordianot Aug 2015 #29

Carly Fiorina Against Sending Kids To School: 'It Must Always Be The Parent's Choice' KamaAina Aug 2015 #33