The rise of vaccine skeptic Marianne Williamson confirms the thesis of my @PostOpinions column arguing that we may be becoming too stupid to govern ourselves: https://wapo.st/30VIwt8 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/31/20748594/marianne-williamson-debate-democratic-july-2019-depression …
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@marwilliamson is definitely an antivax crank, let's not forget that, even though antivax beliefs are equally prevalent on the right and left, right now the most dangerous and politically powerful antivax voices are nearly all on the right.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/10/25/the-republican-party-has-become-the-antivaccine-party/ …2 replies 0 retweets 12 likes -
It's true that that could change, but, for now, unfortunately antivaxers have very successfully co-opted messages of "freedom" and "parental rights" to serve as a gateway for antivax conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and misinformation.
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Antivaxers' appeals to "freedom" and "parental rights" have resonated in the @GOP, such that candidates not infrequently feel obligated to pander to antivaxers, as happened in my state and district last year.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/08/03/jeff-noble-kerry-bentivolio-host-antivax/ …
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