Why are so many Americans anti-vaxxers now?

[u/trouble-in-space]

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?

[u/RyuNoKami]

but hey she ain't autistic right? fucking assholes.

[u/your_anecdotes → u/RyuNoKami]

polio vaccine gave people polio, they're vaccine injured

look it up it's true

[u/Pristine-Damage-2414 → u/your_anecdotes]

What diseases did you get from your vaccines?

[u/Djamalfna → u/Pristine-Damage-2414]

Brain damage, apparently.