A perfect example of cognitive dissonance is Melanie's Marvelous Measles. The author can't make up her mind whether her message is: "Tina, go play with Melanie & catch her measles. It will make you stronger" or "Tina, drink this carrot juice. It will protect you from measles".
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Also, I missed the memo that said we are not supposed to shame them.
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Antivax have no problem shaming autistic people demeaning us taking away our dignity. Making autistic people bend over for an enema full of bleach is criminal and takes away all dignity.
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There’s also the (non-commenting) audience to consider. Rebutting anti-vaxxers in social media recently (I live in Vancouver, center of the current measles outbreak) I rewrote my comment several times so as to forestall a reply that might appeal to less informed readers.
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Honestly I don’t think shaming and ridiculing ppl who don’t understand the science will ever protect the population.
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Given that explaining the science seems to reinforce fixed false beliefs, and ridicule entrenches the "us and them" identity... What's a paediatrician to do? Just keep reminding people of the harm measles does?
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The scariest thing about social media is, you can actually see how many wilfully ignorant people there are in the world. My pet peeve is the 'hidden cure for cancer' as my son is a cancer research scientist.
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Oh yes, I am with you 100% on this, I despise these people with a passion and they will feel the wrath of science!
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