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Conservatives are dying at higher rates than liberals. A new study points to mistrust in medicine (www.nature.com)

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[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 months ago

He wasn’t a good guy, and the world is a better place without him.

[-] kofe@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Imagine having no empathy, as if that will make the world a better place.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Nazis don’t get empathy. They deserve to be put underground.

[-] kofe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

No idea what this sentiment has to do with my reply. Not everyone that refuses the covid vaccine or uses alt medicine is a nazi.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

True.

But most subscribe to an ideology that is becoming more and more akin to Nazism.

But yeah, there are people of all sorts that are just weird about vaccines and doctors and it may have nothing to do with their political beliefs. People believing that all anti-vaxxers are MAGA Nazis is just another thing MAGA Nazis have ruined for us.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

Imagine having no empathy

Eh. Our conservative leaders are telling us empathy is a weakness (literally).

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I guess it depends if he was just consuming the misinformation or if he was actively spreading the misinformation

[-] Sidhean@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

World woulda been fucking better if there was help for the dude's uncle. Please don't be so callous.

[-] hraegsvelmir@ani.social 7 points 2 months ago

But there was help for people like this uncle. There were massive campaigns to address vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID, to which they collectively said "No thanks, I did my own research." What were we supposed to do, set up reeducation camps and forcibly round them up and ship them off? I can't really see that being a viable solution.

[-] edible_funk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ironically RFK has said he wants what amount to reeducation camps.

[-] edible_funk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

There was help. Still is. These people have agency and the same access to information you and I do. If anyone believes something in spite of the available information it's because they want to. They're just dumb, but this kinda dumb kills other people too, not just themselves.