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Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks (meidasnews.com)

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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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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In his defense, in 1721 vaccines were really a new unproven technology. And if you don't know it works, or even what causes diseases in the first place, it's reasonable to be skeptical. It's also reasonable to change your mind when you see it does really work.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago

The tech also sucked compared to today

[–] MS06Borjarnon@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

And, without the context we have today, I could see how it might be kinda counter-intuitive.