But yeah, there are people of all sorts that are just weird about vaccines and doctors and it may have nothing to do with their political beliefs. People believing that all anti-vaxxers are MAGA Nazis is just another thing MAGA Nazis have ruined for us.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine having no empathy

Eh. Our conservative leaders are telling us empathy is a weakness (literally).

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I guess it depends if he was just consuming the misinformation or if he was actively spreading the misinformation

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

World woulda been fucking better if there was help for the dude's uncle. Please don't be so callous.

[–] hraegsvelmir@ani.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But there was help for people like this uncle. There were massive campaigns to address vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID, to which they collectively said "No thanks, I did my own research." What were we supposed to do, set up reeducation camps and forcibly round them up and ship them off? I can't really see that being a viable solution.

[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Ironically RFK has said he wants what amount to reeducation camps.

[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

There was help. Still is. These people have agency and the same access to information you and I do. If anyone believes something in spite of the available information it's because they want to. They're just dumb, but this kinda dumb kills other people too, not just themselves.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Go fuck yourself. Feel free to talk shit about your own family. Don't talk shit about mine.