So, my an online american friend said"My mom didn’t want to vaccine vax cuzs autism". Is he joking? I know many people say thing like that but i thought they all were joking?

In my country which is a third world country no one believe shit like that even my Grand mother who is illiterate and religious don’t believe thing like that and knows the benefit of vaccine.

  • EsmereldaFritzmonster@lemmings.world
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    8 hours ago

    This is an oversimplification. I have met plenty of people who are progressive or Democrat that believe some pretty wild things about vaccines and western medicine in general. Don’t underestimate hippies.

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        4 hours ago

        Nah, the roots of anti-vax was conservative conspiracy nuts from the moment they were a thing.

        It did spread to the granola types but it’s older than their existence.