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In reply to the discussion: ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth [View all]
Hey Joe
(756 posts)46. Many of these people are controlled by an
algorithm consisting of disinformation and rage bait aimed towards things they are too intellectually incapable or incurious to understand.
Social media is turning out to be one of the most damaging aspects of our daily lives and too many people fall victim to the hate and lies that,
one way or another, destroy them.
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ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth [View all]
Passages
21 hrs ago
OP
Incredible to me how this can be a real issue when in fact, there is no good reason for it.
Passages
21 hrs ago
#2
They're so lost, when I first read it one would think you're reading an article from a 100 years ago.
Passages
21 hrs ago
#5
Why aren't the parents prosecuted for child endangerment, cruelty and neglect? n/t
kiranon
10 hrs ago
#60
They do. They go into hospitals and clinics and start physically attacking people.
yardwork
20 hrs ago
#18
A composite? I imagine many issues that culminate with deep doubts that lead to tragedy.
Passages
21 hrs ago
#11
Oops,... "Inoculations" - to increase the health and well being of children.
magicarpet
20 hrs ago
#24
I had someone tell me once that these vitamins aren't extracted from plants and are instead made in labs...
biocube
20 hrs ago
#19
Has any one pointed out to these morons, many of whom seem to belong to those evangelical type churches,
mwmisses4289
20 hrs ago
#21
... maybe it is indeed G-d's Plan that they not be allowed or encouraged to contaminate
magicarpet
19 hrs ago
#47
As a parent, I cannot in any way, shape, or form, understand why these idiots risk their own
Diamond_Dog
20 hrs ago
#26
Very good question, how is their health and by what means do they care for themselves.
Passages
20 hrs ago
#31
Great question Possibly, and why I stated we have a long list of issues to fix. I should probably add this to the OP.
Passages
19 hrs ago
#37
It is possible, to what degree who knows, but a valid consideration re: human behavior in the US.
Passages
17 hrs ago
#56
It is near impossible to comprehend. To prevent harm, how did that become a threat??
Passages
18 hrs ago
#53
"...doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs...blood transfusions...resuscitation..."
Wednesdays
17 hrs ago
#55
There's a huge epidemic of stupid going on in this country, and little children are suffering because of it.
ShazzieB
9 hrs ago
#61
Darwin award winners! If they're too stupid to accept a vitamin shot for the babies,
Jack Valentino
7 hrs ago
#67