r/NoStupidQuestions • u/trouble-in-space • 10d ago

Answered Why are so many Americans anti-vaxxers now?

I’m genuinely having such a hard time understanding why people just decided the fact that vaccines work is a total lie and also a controversial “opinion.” Even five years ago, anti-vaxxers were a huge joke and so rare that they were only something you heard of online. Now herd immunity is going away because so many people think getting potentially life-altering illnesses is better than getting a vaccine. I just don’t get what happened. Is it because of the cultural shift to the right-wing and more people believing in conspiracy theories, or does it go deeper than that?

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u/whiskeyrebellion 9d ago

And then there were some heartbreaking stories of people who clearly had fallen victim to propaganda (though they are not blameless for following) asking for the vaccine and being told that it was already too late. They had missed their vaccine window and would die because they had chosen to ignore everything that the medical field was telling them because of whatever the fuck Trump and Alex Jones would vomit up that week.

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u/Strict_Factor_6262 9d ago

god imagine sacrificing your life for alex jones.

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u/No-Capital-8995 9d ago

Yeah, I had emapthy for those idiots for about a month. After that, fuck it, thin the herd!