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progressoid

(52,585 posts)
19. It's weird that this "alternative healing" bullshit used to be popular with some on the left.
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:02 AM
Aug 2025

And then Trump's failures with the Covid19 crisis converted a shit-load of his cult members to the anti-vax way of life.

I wish them...never mind.

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What a terrible and preventable situation. My heart goes out to her twin brother over this heartbreaking loss. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #1
My brother in law is a rabid anti-vaxxer. He killed his father with that nonsense. Coventina Aug 2025 #2
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a nightmare. yardwork Aug 2025 #10
I have no sympathy for Darwin Award winners. AZ8theist Aug 2025 #3
Yes. In the U.S. we put such a person in charge of HHS. yardwork Aug 2025 #11
Knew a family who fell for the "natural way to beat cancer". Xolodno Aug 2025 #4
Yup. Not everything that's natural is good for us. Heidi Aug 2025 #9
God that all natural stuff is nuts jfz9580m Aug 2025 #18
Anti-vaxxers are now running the fucking show and denying the public access to mRNA vaccines, as well as any Karasu Aug 2025 #5
"... this regime wants to kill as many Americans as possible." Wednesdays Aug 2025 #17
If people are interested in an in-depth look at this, the BBC has a podcast series about it muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #6
Deliberately letting someone die of a treatable disease is murder by any other name. DFW Aug 2025 #7
Then RFK, Jr. is committing mass murder. yardwork Aug 2025 #12
I'd put it slightly differently. DFW Aug 2025 #13
Good points. yardwork Aug 2025 #14
What a waste of a young life. EndlessWire Aug 2025 #8
Even sadder, cancer treatments were improving by leaps and bounds. yardwork Aug 2025 #15
Exactly! For example, immunotherapy saved Heidi Aug 2025 #16
It's weird that this "alternative healing" bullshit used to be popular with some on the left. progressoid Aug 2025 #19
It's *still* popular with many on the left. Heidi Aug 2025 #20
Ugh. That's a shame. progressoid Aug 2025 #23
"The Enlightenment was a great idea. Too bad it didn't take." Torchlight Aug 2025 #21
Ivermectin Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #22
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