Just a couple of months ago, I learned that some local Michigan antivaxxers were discussing coming to my cancer center in their "V Is For Vaccine" cosplay to "protest." It never happened, but again it caused a brief stir. 18/
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Given that antivaxxers regularly compare the pro-vaccine establishment to Hitler and the Nazis, it's no wonder that some of the more unhinged among them start thinking that violence would be justified. 29/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2017/11/08/vaccine-awareness-week-misinformed-consent-course-nazis-eugenics/ …
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Bigtree is also the antivaxxer who donned a yellow Star of David of the sort that the Nazis forced Jews to wear to allow easy identification and persecution, likening antivaxxers to Jews in occupied Europe. 30/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2019/04/15/kucinich-perils-reporting-antivaxers/ …
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I mean,
@RobertKennedyJr himself compared the vaccination program to the Holocaust, not once but at least twice I'm aware of. If you really believe something is akin to the Holocaust, then doesn't it follow that violence would be justified to stop it? 31/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2013/05/30/can-antivaccinationists-knock-it-off-with-the-autism-holocaust-analogies/ …Show this thread -
To be honest, I'm actually rather surprised that no one's gotten hurt yet, given the increasing violence in antivax rhetoric. Sure, someone shoved
@DrPanMD, and sure someone threw menstrual blood at a CA legislator, but no one's suffered serious injury yet. 32/Show this thread -
I fear that time could end any day. There's a parallel between the antiabortion movement and the antivaccine movement. in terms of rhetoric. Eventually, that rhetoric inspired radicalized antiabortion activists to kill doctors who performed abortions. 33/
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It's not too much of a stretch to see the same thing happening in the antivaccine movement. The rhetoric is already there: That the movement is fighting a battle against great evil to protect the lives of its children. 34/
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I don't mean to be so depressing to dissuade anyone from joining
#DoctorsSpeakUp or#NursesSpeakUp. Really, I'm not. I just want you all to know what you might be getting into if you decide to join us in a big way. I hope you will. Only you can decided if it's worth the risks.35/Show this thread -
There are enormous benefits, as well. You can sometimes meet your heroes, for instance. There is community. There is mutual support. I like to think we have each other's back as much as possible. Above all, you're doing good and protecting the health of our children. 36/36
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