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7. Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 04:16 PM

Jun 2

that of a cruel and malevolently contrarian mindset that places cult-war quackery above people's health and well-being.

The drawback being that their obstinance and willful ignorance places others, not of their sect, at risk as well.

Luckily for us (and for many reasons) my dad was career military, so we regularly had to get vaccinated up the yazoo just to travel and live on military bases.

Somehow we survived them.

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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all] MIButterfly Jun 2 OP

My former brother in law had polio UpInArms Jun 2 #1

My Grandfather had a bum leg from polio pfitz59 Jun 2 #2

My Uncle Otis had it as a kid JustAnotherGen Jun 2 #3

Pretty damn sure they'll have had a Tetanus shot. Ferryboat Jun 2 #4

You would think so, right? But... Random Boomer Wednesday #100

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In the Long Game, I think B.See Jun 2 #9

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LG Emile Jun 2 #15

do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad Jun 2 #16

I alerted MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #20

I knew that somebody had! niyad Jun 2 #21

That was some weird shit! Quiet Em Jun 2 #24

That it was MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #26

I couldn't make any sense of it either MIButterfly Jun 2 #27

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One Of The Least Informed Posts I've Ever Seen ProfessorGAC Jun 2 #12

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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC Jun 2 #22

Just purchased a sticker UpInArms Wednesday #104

Are you sure you're in the right place? MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #13

I see that our resident troll is busy today. niyad Jun 2 #18

We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants Jun 2 #44

My first troll MIButterfly Jun 2 #28

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Jun 2 #14

When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy Jun 2 #6

A child in our school about two years older had polio. Went from braces to a chair to the grave by age 14. twodogsbarking Jun 2 #32

We saw disabled everywhere, at school as well as in the neighborhoods. Magoo48 Wednesday #110

Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is B.See Jun 2 #7

They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib Jun 2 #60

I agree MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #8

You are just a youngster! sheshe2 Jun 2 #19

Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #23

It sounds good to me! sheshe2 Jun 2 #31

My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #54

Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond Jun 2 #71

I remember getting an injection when the Salk vaccine came out. anciano Jun 2 #10

I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth Jun 2 #49

Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 Jun 2 #86

My mother-in-law was one of the last people in America to get polio. NNadir Jun 2 #25

My grandmother had it and survived - TBF Jun 2 #35

I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #37

Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond Jun 2 #72

I worked with a lady in the late 80s whose husband wore braces on both legs from having had polio as a child... wcmagumba Jun 2 #29

Check FDR. demosincebirth Jun 2 #52

It was a scary time Chalco Jun 2 #30

Or diphtheria. Disaffected Jun 2 #33

Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game bucolic_frolic Jun 2 #34

I was born in '47... GiqueCee Jun 2 #36

I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly Jun 2 #43

VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary Jun 2 #94

I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 Jun 2 #38

Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 Jun 2 #39

How sad MIButterfly Jun 2 #45

Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern Fil1957 Jun 2 #65

Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly Jun 2 #70

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2 #40

From another Boomer BeneteauBum Jun 2 #41

53'er here too. czarjak Jun 2 #42

I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil Jun 2 #46

Amen and amen! paleotn Jun 2 #47

A good friend canetoad Jun 2 #48

I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan Jun 2 #50

No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly Jun 2 #56

Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan Jun 2 #67

I'm sorry MIButterfly Jun 2 #80

I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan Jun 2 #81

Done MIButterfly Jun 2 #83

Your OP was clear to me and I'm 66. yardwork Wednesday #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Jun 2 #90

What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech Jun 2 #51

I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly Jun 2 #57

Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech Jun 2 #58

My aunt had polio nuxvomica Jun 2 #53

I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover Jun 2 #55

One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes Attilatheblond Jun 2 #73

... SheltieLover Jun 2 #74

Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond Jun 2 #75

No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover Jun 2 #76

My aunt would be in her 130s by now, so, no. But I will file that info away for anyone who needs such help Attilatheblond Jun 2 #77

I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover Jun 2 #79

Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone Jun 2 #59

You speak the truth! MIButterfly Jun 2 #62

I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula Jun 2 #61

My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound Jun 2 #63

I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet Jun 2 #64

People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt Evolve Dammit Jun 2 #66

I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2 #68

I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory Jun 2 #69

Survivors Maninacan Jun 2 #78

As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay Jun 2 #82

You're so right charliea Jun 2 #84

RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard Jun 2 #85

Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems Jun 2 #87

Amen. tavernier Jun 2 #88

Amen ! republianmushroom Jun 2 #89

I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem Jun 2 #91

Every So Often The Conductor Jun 2 #92

Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 Jun 2 #93

My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 Jun 2 #95

The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom Jun 2 #96

My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom Wednesday #97

Hear Hear MIButterfly! I remember. flashman13 Wednesday #98

I'm a few years younger than you... COL Mustard Wednesday #99

I do remember Racygrandma Wednesday #102

vax nonsense newruby Wednesday #103

The song "Save the Last Dance for Me" Freddie Wednesday #106

The daughter of my grandparents' best friends evolves Wednesday #107

I knew two twin girls, maybe 5 years old, who were March of Dimes poster children. dedl67 Wednesday #108

One of my HS classmates had polio Old Crank Wednesday #109