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Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties (arstechnica.com)

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[–] psud@aussie.zone -3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Those people were lied to by leaders they trusted. I don't think it's their fault, and it certainly isn't their childrens' fault

We have an advantage over them in that we happened to have been born into families or places or come under the influence of good people and found that vaccination is much safer than these diseases, but that's not to our credit, it's to the credit of those who helped us learn

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

We deserve credit where it's due. We all made a decision to do the bare minimum when told something by consulting either basic logic or the infinite library in our pockets. The only sympathy I have is for the kids. Any adult (including many people I love and care about) can go fuck themselves on this one.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

They choose who they trust though. I'm sure MANY people in positions of trust and authority throughout their lives told them correct information. They actively chose not to trust those people, and instead trust people telling them the opposite. There has to be some level of fault and accountability at that point.