Gee, I’ve been saying this persistently for at least five years now, maybe a lot longer. Glad to see that @MotherJones outlets is noticing. (Also, antivaxxers were never predominantly hippie-dippy granola crunchers. That is a myth.)https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/the-anti-vax-movements-radical-shift-from-crunchy-granola-purists-to-far-right-crusaders/ …
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Because many on the far right are very prone to believing conspiracy theories to begin with, messages of "freedom" and "parental rights" served as a gateway to the conspiracy theories and pseudoscience of the antivaccine movement.
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Basically, a lot of right wingers came for the antivaccine messages of "freedom," "parental rights," and resistance to government regulation, and then stayed for the conspiracy theories, turning into antivaxxers themselves the longer they stayed.
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Interesting. This is really fascinating, as this research could inform other social phenomena and co-opting for recruitment. I would love to see more data. If you’re writing a book, I’ll be the first at Barnes and Noble.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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