1. A few thoughts on Ralph Waldo Emerson, American secessionist politics, and the cultural roots of the anti-Vaxxer movement. Bear with me.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
2. There's silly debate as to whether anti-Vaxxers are "left" or "right" -- silly because movement clearly crosses political spectrum
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3. So rather than talk about "left" or "right" let's consider the pervasive cultural myths that created breeding ground for anti-vaxxers.
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4. Key to the anti-vaxxer phenomenon are cultural myths with deep roots in USA: Emersonian individualism & the right so secede from society
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5. I'm using Emerson as a touchstone because I think he most potently articulated this cultural myth, but it has even deeper sources.
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@DougSaunders I'm getting there....
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