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The Satanic Panic of the '80s
Michigander1911:
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--- Quote from: Adam Dravian on August 21, 2014, 09:20:13 PM ---Exactly. One of the best things about our current information age is that it's a lot harder for the general masses to fall into a big panic about nothing. It's certainly not impossible, but it's harder.
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I'm not sure about that, bullshitters can write convincing webpages too. Take the anti-vaccination movement, some people still believe vaccines cause autism even though that original claim has been debunked countless times and the researcher who pushed this message shown a fraud with mixed commercial interests. Despite this, there have been recent outbreaks of measles in the western world, simply because people haven't been vaccinated. The same could happen with polio, which is making a comeback in Syria and Pakistan.
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You may have a point to an extent. There are still many people who can't figure out how to source information and tend to be constantly fooled by the internet. Unfortunate the case for foregoing vaccinations has had some big name Hollywood figure's backing it and leading to a bigger confusion. The good news is people like the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation has pushed hard to cure many diseases in the world like polio and hopefully the truth and results will talk for themselves.
Rijst:
--- Quote from: Michigander1911 on August 25, 2014, 07:20:37 PM ---and hopefully the truth and results will talk for themselves.
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I sure hope so but I won't hold my breath.
Part of the polio resurge (especially in Syria) is caused by the civil war up there so people can't get vaccinated. In Pakistan certain religious groups actively discourage people to accept the vaccinations. As for the west, I think people are getting complacent because they've never seen the effects of these diseases. Would anyone refuse a vaccine for ebola, for example, should it spread to western countries? There isn't any unfortunately, but I doubt anyone would be willing to face a 60% mortality rate because someone says vaccines sometimes cause autism.
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