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Old 06-25-2008, 01:07 PM
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I'll tell you what. Here's a compromise. You can freely avoid vaccinations, and we can freely quarantine you where you can't come into contact with others with compromised immune systems, the vaccine, or those who aren't vaccinated with legitimate reasons. That's fair.

We'll scoop you up and dump you somewhere where you can all have a polio party all by yourself. Hell, your kids can have little Measles outbreaks galore! Won't that be fun? Just not around us.


Epidemics: the Libertarian definition of a "sensible" solution.
There you go, TU. People who refuse to work and play well with others have that right, but can't reasonably expect others to accomodate their lil' fiefdoms.

All I ask is that with all this philosophical emphasis on rights and freedoms, that the attendant responsibilities and possible consequences be acknowledged, as well. As they say, freedom isn't free.

Maybe that's a better approach to all this.
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Old 06-25-2008, 02:54 PM
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I'll tell you what. Here's a compromise. You can freely avoid vaccinations, and we can freely quarantine you where you can't come into contact with others with compromised immune systems, the vaccine, or those who aren't vaccinated with legitimate reasons. That's fair.

We'll scoop you up and dump you somewhere where you can all have a polio party all by yourself. Hell, your kids can have little Measles outbreaks galore! Won't that be fun? Just not around us.


Epidemics: the Libertarian definition of a "sensible" solution.
How about this compromise. All the people that are frightened of people that are not vaccinated can buy land and make there own lil community controlling each other. That's fair.

We'll scoop you up and dump you somewhere where you can be super-safe and be a nice herd of sheep.
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Old 08-14-2008, 05:46 AM
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Vaccines suppress the immune system, thereby making one vulnerable to other illnesses. There have been numerous cases where a perfectly healthy individual went downhill and even died shortly after receiving vaccinations. I personally know a woman who had a healthy baby - until the baby received her shots. Now that baby is a young woman who has suffered from seizures ever since she received her baby shots. Right after she graduated from high school she came down with cancer.
Isn't this the minority, though? The majority of people vaccinated suffer no ill effects. It is only an unlucky few who suffer a reaction as the ones you describe.
I make sure to get every vaccination I need. I am allergic to the flu vaccination, but I have it every year, despite the fact I feel ill afterward. I would rather take the risk and be vaccinated, rather than refuse a vaccination, only to die of a disease easily prevented by a injection.
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Old 08-14-2008, 06:29 AM
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Vaccines do not suppress the immune system. This is a pernicious, evil lie. I already posted authoritative information on this from medical professionals who clearly say that's a myth propagated by the anti-vaccination crowd. It's one of their distortions to gain converts, just like the "lolz vaccines cause ADHD and Autism" nonsense.
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Old 08-16-2008, 02:07 AM
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So if the Iraq War had yielded massive oil revenues for America and gasoline was $0.05/gallon, that would've justified the killing of thousands of people on both sides, gotcha. The ends never justify the means.
So you wouldn't kill one person to save a thousand?

We're not talking about monetary gain here, you're being disingenuous. If a few people die due to vaccines but everyone else is saved, of course the ends justify the means. That's like saying that spending a penny to get a nickel wouldn't be justified because you have to spend the penny.
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Old 08-16-2008, 05:17 PM
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Saving lives is also a bit more important than taking lives to get some people rich or to save some gas money.
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Old 08-18-2008, 02:07 PM
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Saving lives is also a bit more important than taking lives to get some people rich or to save some gas money.
Individual liberty and personal responsibility are more important than forcing people to obtain certain medical procedures.
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Old 08-22-2008, 02:20 PM
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Individual liberty and personal responsibility are more important than forcing people to obtain certain medical procedures.
You don't believe in quarantines then?
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:45 PM
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So you wouldn't kill one person to save a thousand?
I could not purposefully kill anyone without cause.

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Here's a compromise. You can freely avoid vaccinations, and we can freely quarantine you where you can't come into contact with others with compromised immune systems, the vaccine, or those who aren't vaccinated with legitimate reasons.
That is already the case.

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I grew up thinking innoculation was a good thing, a boon to society that has prevented untold deaths. That programs vaccination pretty much wiped out polio, smallpox, etc.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, and I've already said my piece in another thread, but I'll be reading along.
I am there with ya. I see both sides of the argument. I am also a critic of the 'mandatory' HPPV vaccine. I will not force my daughter to get this one at age 11. She can make that decision when she is older. However, my kids do get vaccinated against the norms where their transmission would be likely in confined areas (schools). Now...if one suggests that 'girls' are likely to contract HPPV in the schools, then I would contend that we have a very serious problem with our 'education system.'
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Old 08-22-2008, 04:52 PM
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I'm fine with using quarantines as a compromise as well. It worked for New Zealand. I don't believe in half the junk that is passed off against vaccinations, but I'll allow people their freedom.
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