02-04-2016, 04:54 AM
Like I said, I did read the bill and can't find any reference to mandated or forced vaccinations... Some of the specifics such as the 90 days are in the bill but how they got to forced vaccinations for everyone is beyond me.
Fear, exaggeration, and imagination are what create the anti-vax blogs, as well as their supporting quotes and comments. There is an art to how these things are written. First they must contain some element of truth so a portion of what you read can actually be found in the bill. Then it appears the blog and followup comments contain "facts," which provide it with an element of legitimacy. Now the writer will add two, or at most three additional statements which may not be true, but promote his/her beliefs and agenda. If these comments are minimal, it will be more difficult to disprove the article or statement an outright lie, as it's backers can point to the parts that are correct, to misdirect the conversation away from what is false and cannot reasonably be defended with evidence.
If the anti-vaxxers can do this with a simple bill only a few paragraphs in length, you need to ask yourself, what exaggerations may have been made with with long, detailed research about vaccines, and their positive or negative affects? That is how we have arrived at this point in the discussion.
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -Annie Dillard
Fear, exaggeration, and imagination are what create the anti-vax blogs, as well as their supporting quotes and comments. There is an art to how these things are written. First they must contain some element of truth so a portion of what you read can actually be found in the bill. Then it appears the blog and followup comments contain "facts," which provide it with an element of legitimacy. Now the writer will add two, or at most three additional statements which may not be true, but promote his/her beliefs and agenda. If these comments are minimal, it will be more difficult to disprove the article or statement an outright lie, as it's backers can point to the parts that are correct, to misdirect the conversation away from what is false and cannot reasonably be defended with evidence.
If the anti-vaxxers can do this with a simple bill only a few paragraphs in length, you need to ask yourself, what exaggerations may have been made with with long, detailed research about vaccines, and their positive or negative affects? That is how we have arrived at this point in the discussion.
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -Annie Dillard
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves