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Summary

A father whose unvaccinated six-year-old daughter became the first U.S. measles death in 10 years remains steadfast in his anti-vaccine beliefs.

The Mennonite man from Seminole, Texas told The Atlantic, "The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," maintaining that measles is normal despite its near-eradication through vaccination.

His stance echoes claims by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who initially downplayed the current North American outbreak before changing his position under scrutiny.

Despite his daughter's death, the father stated, "Everybody has to die."

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Should be up on manslaughter charges. What the hell man.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I suppose doubling down on being an utter useless fool is still easier on the ego than owning up to having negligently murdered your own daughter.

So he's a coward too. Lovely.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I bet he'd be more upset if his son died, not his daughter

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Magical Sky Daddy logic strikes again

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this a case of total brainwash, or just a case of a parent who didn't want his kid? Measles seems like a socially acceptable form of post-birth abortion today.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

He's a Mennonite, pretty sure they've been opposed to what basically counts as modern medicine for a long time. The Old Order ones live similar to the Amish.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Brainwashed cult, and unfortunately we don't have time to deprogram these people

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I sort of think we should be really mean to these people.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What happened to pro life 💀? oh wait it's Texas

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Guy's almost happy his kid died. That should be a crime. Even worse, he's happy to have been at the helm of her death. Disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

You can lead a horse to water that lost their baby to dehydration, but you can’t make them drink

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Texans are a whole 'nother breed of stupidity.

It's impressive how proud they are of it. And scary.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Everybody has do die

Maybe we make one codfin size S and one XL in this case

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I should feel sorry for this man because he's obviously mentally ill. But I don't.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I feel sorry for the kid.

This pile of shit on the other hand….

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