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Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by davidw on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:19PM (#22207412)
I'm supposed to be avoiding politics here, but:

I thought vaccines were kind of a 'fringes of both sides' issue until our Republican rep here in Bend, Oregon got the rug pulled out from under her by her own party:

https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2019/05/vaccination-boosti...

I was surprised, I didn't think it'd go down that way.

The sheer vitriol that our rep gets on her social media because of that one thing is quite something to behold.

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Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by mnemonicsloth on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:32PM (#22207492)
The unifying thread for anti-vaxxers is a fear of authority. You can find that anywhere. Left, right and center.
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Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by davidw on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:36PM (#22207524)
Yep. I did not expect the voting to be so partisan, though.
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Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by mnemonicsloth on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:40PM (#22207555)
A lot of people believe their side is smarter. Try to prove them wrong and they'll take it as a personal attack etc etc see the original article
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Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by davidw on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:44PM (#22207587)
Well that's not what I'm saying: I thought that it would be more centrists of all stripes vs fringes on both sides.

I did not think it was a 'sides' issue.

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