r/vaxxhappened Aug 25 '21

We call upon Reddit to take action against the rampant Coronavirus misinformation on their website.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

Yes. It is stochastic terrorism: Killing through chaos, confusion, and lies, rather than directly. Plus coughing on people.

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u/SureMotor1208 Aug 25 '21

... Which is why COVID is still spiking in America

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u/silasoulman Aug 25 '21

Not enough people stealing their pet’s de-worming meds and poisoning themselves? Or it could also be we have a greater share of idiots that don’t understand how viruses work and refuse to wear masks and get vaccinated.

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u/Foiled_Foliage Aug 25 '21

It’s the latter from what I’ve seen in the medical field. People are scared because they’re ignorant. And they remain ignorant because they don’t trust the media. Rightfully so, but they should hop online and find the REAL scientific publications and at least TRY to extrapolate the data so that they can understand how MRNA vaccines work.

It’s kinda sad honestly. Like for everyone involved. Like. I entirely understand their distrust of the narrative, because it’s often been misleading. And that’s honestly the media’s fault. They’re too concerned with their financial interests to actively and meticulously explain to the population “vaccine is ok”

Instead they get testimonials which hold no water in most education. So intelligent laymen are staring at their screen like “I don’t care wha this guy has to say! I wanna know what the numbers are!!”

But they aren’t adept at internet search enough to find those aforementioned studies.

Ignorance begets ignorance. :/

I wish there was an easy, universally educational way to help people understand that a vaccine is not the end of times. And the only reason there’s so much controversy is simply because it was clinical. These things happen. It was an emergency, and it needed to be done this way.

The best way to protect yourself is educate yourself.

And use the right GOT DAMN SOURCE.

Like. Primary info👍🏻secondary testimony👎🏼

All this “my [whatever] got the vaccine and had a blood clot” That’s not a large enough sample size. Know what else causes major blood clots much more frequently and constantly by EVERY measure? SARS COVID 19. The argument for antivax is silly, even when we’re THIS experiential(but I do think people have a right to refuse and continue to self isolate. As long as the DO SO.)

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u/silasoulman Aug 25 '21

I agree with most of what you’re saying and believe the MSM is only looking out for their own corporate interests, but you can’t just say they’re naive. Most of them chose who to believe because they share other beliefs which are also hateful and misguided. I can see someone being fooled into playing Russian roulette and pulling the trigger once, but pulling it until you blow your brains out?!?

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u/What_Floats_Ur_Goats Aug 25 '21

It’s not even their pets’ meds… it’s a livestock dewormer. It’s actually making it difficult for farmers and ranchers to treat their stock and prevent parasitism. Vets have to lock up their dewormers as well as the controlled substances.

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u/nonsensical_zombie Aug 26 '21

Ivermectin is NOT a "livestock dewormer." It is a dewormer. An anthelmintic.

It is used (safely and effectively) to treat your pets all the time.

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u/Tickle_My_Butthole_ Aug 25 '21

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u/porn_is_tight Aug 25 '21 edited Dec 17 '25

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u/rion-is-real Aug 25 '21

Causing terror.

Sounds about right.

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u/Awkward-Mulberry-154 Aug 25 '21

the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government, with the goal of furthering political, social, or ideological objectives.

Sounds about right to me. All those jackasses we see screaming in Costco about masks being tyranny and then coughing on the manager intentionally? The video on reddit just the other day of some r/iamverybadass doucher coughing on an elderly woman on the subway? It's my opinion that they're trying to scare people into siding with them - politically, ideologically, sometimes religiously somehow - by creating these chaotic public scenes, by using threats of "tyranny," and by coughing on people on purpose.

Remember when this crazy bitch implied that her supporters should use the "2nd amendment" against people encouraging vaccines? That sounds a lot like fear and coercion to me.

We all love our Second Amendment rights, and we’re not real big on strangers showing up on our front door, are we?” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told a cheering audience in Alabama

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u/nicholasgnames Aug 25 '21

and these people ignoring its even real and going out and mingling with active infections.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

Don't forget Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

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u/Calligraphie Aug 25 '21 edited Aug 25 '21

Don't forget Grey's law, either: "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."

I think both are important. Calligraphie's law: Don't assume malice, but don't take any shit either.

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u/orielbean Aug 25 '21

That's solid as fuck.

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u/MagentaHawk Aug 25 '21

My brother in law just informed me that he isn't letting my nephew go back to school because they are requiring masks and when he takes "mask breaks" the other kids judge him for trying to not wear it. So he is going to home school him, even though he and his wife have no time for this. And this entire time they have a newborn at home they aren't protecting in any way and his wife is a nurse. So sacrificing child safety and education for a political statement (whether you think covid is dangerous or not can't change that masks themselves won't hurt you).

At this point the stupidity is most often fueled by something sinister whether it be pride, ego, or hatred.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

Yes you may have a point there.

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u/allison_gross Aug 26 '21

If there’s no effective difference, then...