RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

This sort of thing has been happening for 500 years. The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn should be required reading for every student and every voter.

Re: RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

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Post by AnimalMuppet » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC

elmer2 wrote: post #2

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The measles vaccine isn't some new, untested thing.

Re: RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

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Post by bbatsell » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC

elmer2 wrote: post #2

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I encourage anyone interested to read the actual facts about this incident, which differ significantly from the above recitation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengvaxia_controversy

Re: RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

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Post by rsynnott » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC

… Wait, so what is the _point_ of him, then? I assumed he’d just say they should get more orgone energy or pray to xenu or whatever. Like, he has spent decades on the anti-science bandwagon; it’s a little disconcerting to see him just turn around and endorse vaccination now.

Re: RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

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Post by deflator » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC

rsynnott wrote: post #7

… Wait, so what is the _point_ of him, then? I assumed he’d just say they should get more orgone energy or pray to xenu or whatever. Like, he has spent decades on the anti-science bandwagon; it’s a little disconcerting to see him just turn around and endorse vaccination now.

Just like everything else: to flood the channel

Re: RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

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Post by tencentshill » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

rsynnott wrote: post #7

… Wait, so what is the _point_ of him, then? I assumed he’d just say they should get more orgone energy or pray to xenu or whatever. Like, he has spent decades on the anti-science bandwagon; it’s a little disconcerting to see him just turn around and endorse vaccination now.

Remember, these people don't have values like you or me. Today it just happens their incentives align for public health. Tomorrow it could switch back if the right payments are made or the right people speak to them.

We are becoming just like Russia far too fast.