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RE: Are vaccines victims of their own success?

in #steemstem7 years ago

Hi thank you for your comment. You're right within public health there is always a need to weigh up individual autonomy against protection of vulnerable individuals within the community. This is why your comment “The cure is worse than the disease” is so painful to hear, as it simply is not true. If vaccination were to stop tomorrow I am willing to bet that you would see evidence refuting your statement very soon after. To me the government's responsibility to the prevention of infectious diseases is similar to it's responsibility towards maintaining a clean water supply, whereby if they were to fail at their job there massive public outcry would be a very legitimate reaction.

I can understand why it looks like indoctrination from the outside, I clearly have a very different view of the government's role in society to you. So yes you may want to go with your first inclination and mute me as I'm likely going to post similar content in the future. Alternatively, you could follow me and have some of you preconceptions challenged, your choice ;-)

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Clearly I have already decided to have my perceptions challenged. Maybe you will have some of your preconceptions challenged. That is after all the spice of life.

P.S What you don't address in my comment that is most interesting in the ancient Chinese interpretation of the word interesting. Perhaps if we are to challenge each others perspective it might be a good idea to address claims we do not agree with as well as providing those points we think have value in our discussions.

"The cure is worse than the disease” is so painful to hear, as it simply is not true"

Instead of dismissing my value judgement upon the practice of using violence to force people to participate against there will, which is the criminal behavior I spoke about. Pleas show me how using violence is not unlawful or not illegal. Please no magical reasoning as I am not up to such a conversation.