Public sentiment on the importance of safe, lifesaving childhood vaccines has significantly declined in the US since the pandemic—which appears to be solely due to a nosedive in support from people who are Republican or those who lean Republican, according to new polling data from Gallup.
In 2019, 52 percent of Republican-aligned Americans said it was “extremely important” for parents to get their children vaccinated. Now, that figure is 26 percent, falling by half in just five years. In comparison, 63 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaners said it was “extremely important” this year, down slightly from 67 percent in 2019.
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“About 15% of registered voters are stupid” isn’t exactly news.
follow guidance on COVID-19 provided by medical authorities
My, what a gentle way to retell events. It was just guidance. That’s all. Just guidance.
Unrelated story: I know somebody who went to a private christian school. He tells me that he probably would have remained fairly neutral on religion …if not for the experience of having Jesus rammed into his cranium on a daily basis. He is now a rather staunch athiest. A few of his classmates have a similar experience. It’s as though forcing shit onto people can lead to them closing off from whatever it is that you’re trying to force onto them. Totally unrelated to what I said above though. Don’t overthink it.
So you’re basically saying you’re an anti-vaxxer and you think taking vaccines is a religion?
Not really, and not really. But my views have shifted in ways I never would have expected over the last four years.
If lemmy sees this and wants to use me as a punching bag, I’d understand.
I’ve considered many times initiating the topic, but each time I just don’t envision the conversation being productive.
31% of Republicans so stupid their genes should be prevented from being passed down
Yeah, nothing could go wrong with a little eugenics…
edit: those who down voted this should truly reflect on their humanity.
Eugenics is when one group of people dictates the reproduction of another group of people.
Natural selection is when one group of people fails to survive due to inferior decision making, while better decision makers carry on their germlines.
Refusing vaccinations based on conspiracy theories, and dying of disease because of it is 100% natural selection.
Fortunately, this is a self sorting problem, it’s not eugenics when it’s natural selection.
but they affect people who can’t get a vaccine for legitimate medical reasons.
This is gonna be the real maga legacy. A generation of kids that have to deal with the consequences of horrific, preventable, disease
