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Dean Arvidson's avatar

Another well written article David. I don't comment much, but I do read and always appreciate your thoughtful articles. To respond to your statement about not knowing anyone who is anti-vax who isn't a Trump supporter, am guessing you probably don't run into too many of the 'New Age' types. (Just using that term as a quick catch-all phrase). There are quite a few in this group (millions?) that are anti-vax and would never dream of voting for Trump. For example, I don't know if Marianne Williamson (Democratic Presidential candidate in 2020) has gotten vaccinated or not, but no doubt there are many folks who supported her that are anti-vax. From what I can tell, the view point seems to be one of wanting to keep things 'natural' in terms of illness and prevention, and vaccines are seen as 'artificial'.

To add one more point, some folks in the 'New Age' category seem to have soured on the progressive agenda, and seem to like the populism that Trump promoted and have become Trump supporters. (Personally, I don't find this particular group to have well thought through ideas or views). At any rate, it's an interesting and unusual confluence of left-wing and right-wing folks who are anti-vax.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

At some point, person just has to trust someone who knows more than he does. It takes a lot of faith to eat that first raw oyster. My Dad had fresh unshucked oysters shipped to NE Georgia a couple of times every year - a rare extravagance for him. I figured if he would spend money that way, I would give it a try. Glad I did. I'm also glad I got my three Covid shots but I'm disappointed that the breakthrough cases and subsequent quarantines and shutdowns have made the post vaccine world seem to be the same as the pre-vaccine world.

My Dad also introduced me to conflicting opinions. He graduated from high school in 1931 and the Great Depression hit his family hard. He worked in a CCC camp to help feed the family. He thought FDR saved the nation. He eventually became a manager at a Fortune 500 company and grew to hate labor unions and taxes. He still voted democrat.

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