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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."

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[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Jesus Christ she is a fucking moron

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

bet she won't be censured for "decorum violations".

[-] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Just had a thought. What if we took a insignificant amount of the virus and injected it into people. This would allow them to develop antibodies so that if they do become exposed they are ready to fight it.

Probably safer then just exposing people to the virus. Could also do it to enough people that it virtually eradicates the virus.

Just an idea. We would also have to do a bunch of testing and have a bunch of regulations around it. Just to prove there isn't any unwarranted side effects.

[-] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/20/how-ben-franklin-went-from-anti-vaxxer-to-advocate/

Ben Franklin was anti-vax, but came around. Also these fuckwits are so dumb that they don't know vaccines have been around throughout when America was "great" and way beyond.

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[-] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The future seems not that bad now that I know we won't be seeing an entire generation of Republicans

[-] Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

We've been thinking that for three generations and somehow they're still here

[-] PanArab@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They are children! They are victims here.

Edit: the fact this got downvoted, the fact there are people who will gladly punish children for the actions of their parents, what a hellish world we live in.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

Why are people debating measles vaccines again? The covid vaccine debate was stupid but I could kinda understand the concern there in comparison to this

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Listen, a playboy bunny listened to her mommy instincts and came to the conclusion that vaccines caused autism.

If that's not proof enough that vaccines are bad then I don't know what is.

[-] pega_sus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Anti-Science sentiment. Scientists are their enemy, so anything science is bad.

'cept if they need it in particular

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Sorry for the kids, but I have simply given up to care about the members of this suicide cult.

[-] GratuitousStealth@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

As a former child (read: captive) of ultra conservative christian fuckwits, I implore you to try to care. It’s not those kids’ fault they have shitty stupid parents.

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Measles isn't fucking chicken pox…

[-] tbs9000@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Don’t even take chicken pox lightly. It gives you shingles later in life. I have epilepsy as a result of getting chicken pox.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Chickenpox is also pretty dangerous to adults, they cause similar issues like an adult getting measles or rubella, and it's capable of causing pneumonia and orchitis( infertility), there is a small chance it can cause brain inflammation much like shingles can

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Grab her and plop her down in the middle of one the hotspots and don't let her out

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 0 points 4 months ago

She's surely vaccinated though... Because until recently it was required, and the vaccine is like 97% effective

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Still it would force her to see up close how the disease affects her constuents rather than allow her to pontificate from her office chair

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[-] IronJess@lemmy.today 0 points 4 months ago

This is why Republicans are stupid, a vaccine is a controlled and safe measles exposure with some risk that is 1 in a 100. You are doing the same thing with measles parties but more reckless dangerous levels of infection and putting your kid at risk of death like 1/15 if you send them to the measles parties.

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[-] yarr@feddit.nl 0 points 4 months ago

I propose a herpes and SARS party for her.

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