Saturday, October 18, 2014
Saturday Reading - "Science Left Behind 2014: The Anti-Vaccination Update"
This article requires some thought in that the term "progressive" is not commonly understood.
It is different from "liberal" and/or "Democrat" as the writer explains...
It is different from "liberal" and/or "Democrat" as the writer explains...
On the Science20.com website, Hank Campbell explains:
"Thus, the problem is progressives, just as I said. If you hear or read someone who claims to be liberal but is primarily interested in bans, government rules and social authoritarian control, that is a progressive. They are as distinct from liberals as the Moral Majority on the right is distinct from fiscal conservatives. Progressive thinking corresponds to anti-vaccination and even anti-GMO beliefs, which is why Washington state, Oregon and California are so prominent in the denial movement and New York State is less so. Anti-science progressives used to get a free pass from fellow Democrats but fortunately for everyone those days are gone. Even the President would not be exempt. In 2008, Senator Obama said he thought vaccines might cause autism. He wouldn't be able to say something so silly today, liberals in science have shown they are willing to turn on people who spout dangerous nonsense, even if they vote the same way."
