“It is not a mild infection, it is not a mild virus; it is a severe illness. And they kept on telling me they wish they’d known beforehand how bad measles was, so that they could have protected their family,” she said.

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    Antivax parents are the worst kind of stupid - well intentioned stupid. And children are paying the price. Some of those parents even refuse to change their stance because the cognitive dissonance of admitting they were wrong about their beliefs is worse to them than the knowledge that they tortured and possibly killed their and others’ children. These people need to be committed.

    Edit, typo

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      Happened with a lot of that group during the pandemic. Loved one would die, but they’d still removed about the vaccine.

      Also, just a heads up if you care. You wrote “partying” when you meant “paying”. I’m pretty sure.

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        but they’d still removed about the vaccine.

        My favorite were the ones that refused the vaccine, mocked others for getting “the jab”, posted daily on social media how the government was evil for mandating vaccinations (which it wasn’t). And then, after they contracted covid and at the 11th hour dying from the infection, they beg for the vaccination (which would be like throwing a cup of water on a wild fire) and cry about the unfairness as they wither away and die.

        Fuck anti-vaxxers

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          Idk, fuck anti-vaxxers and all, but watching anyone wither and die as they beg… is pretty fucked up for anyone to see. I do ICU nursing, and the pandemic left me with some ptsd; 10/10 wouldn’t recommend

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            Please don’t get me wrong. I am not suggesting schadenfreude. I just can’t get over the hypocritical nature of their attitude.

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            I find compassion for my patients, even as I hope they die and all their idiocy dies with them… swiftly. I’m tired of living in a world that is actively being made worse by their ilk.

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        Thanks, and yeah I remember. One older guy was dying in the hospital because his lungs were practically melting and he was asked if he regretted not getting the vaccine. He replied that not only did he not regret it, but that he’d do the same thing again given the chance. He literally died rather than change his mind. It’s the definition of insanity.