If you've been following my blog, you'd probably be aware of what my stance is on the vaccination debate. But like the "scientist", I too want to give my two cents worth on the particular article (click here for the original post)
1. The "scientist" has a point. If the anti-vaccines want to promote their stance, they should at least make sure all the important words are spelled CORRECTLY. Having said that, the "scientist" himself didn't know his "are" from his "and" anyway, so who's he to talk?
2. Mercury or thiomersal. Show me one UNBIASED study that proves that mercury does not cause neurological damage, that in turns produces a higher chance of a person getting autism. The thing is, Dr Wakefield didn't claim that mercury directly causes autism, but causes neurological damages that MIGHT cause autism. Get your facts right.
3. Aluminium phosphate. Well, I can't argue with the "scientist" since I already know that it is used to make the vaccine "work" better. And when I say work better, I mean putting our babies' undeveloped systems into OVERDRIVE. Add that with the aborted fetus cells in vaccines, and we wonder why is it that we have so many kids or people with auto immune disorder nowadays.
4. Ammonium sulphate. Dude, I know that bread and flour and perhaps a lot more other food that we consume contains ammonium sulphate. But get this, those are INGESTED, not INJECTED. By eating, this element goes through all our defence mechanism and our bodies gets to decide what to do with it. By injecting, you're bypassing everything and going straight into our bloodstream, and indirectly going into our hearts and brain. Oh, and for the record, I'm Asian and YES, I LOVE RICE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.
5. You, my dear "scientist" are right, in that I do not possess a degree in biology. But Dr Sears has high medical qualifications, as do Dr Palvesky, Dr Tenpenny, Dr Wakefield, etc. Oh, you want someone in your field? How about Dr Tetyana Obukhanych, the PHD Immunologist? Or Professor George Dick (yes, I'm aware of how funny his name sounds), the PHD Biologist? Are you telling me that the qualifications that these people have are insignificant or less than what you have? In that case, I must find a way to let them know, that you, the "scientist" are defaming them of having unqualified qualifications and harming the lives of thousands worldwide.
6. Do I want my kids to die an agonizing slow and painful death? Absolutely not. Do I want my kids to be injected with toxic substances that may or may not lead to an agonizing long life of vaccine injuries? Absolutely not. But it seems to me you do, but then again, maybe not. From a loving parent to another, whichever way you chose to follow, I wish you good luck. In the end, we only want the best for our children.
7. If I don't vaccinate means I don't love my children? Whoa, that's a very mean thing to say to another parent. I have vaccinated my child with SOME vaccines (because it didn't occur to me to question it) and delayed (indefinitely) others. I respect parents who vaccinate, and/ or don't vaccinate their children because they, like me, are doing what they believe to be best for the well being of their children. Unlike you, I don't go around screaming my head off at pro-vaccine parents or telling their kids that their parents HATE them so much that they're silently killing them with vaccines (hey, everyone can access the Internet nowadays, who's to say my kid isn't or hasn't read your comment saying that if I don't vaccinate them means I don't love them). I don't mean to sound derogatory, if you don't have the decency to respect other parents, you have no role being a parent at all.
This has been a rational, non-alcohol induced comment from a loving mom who would do anything to keep her daughter healthy and safe. Vaccination, at the moment, is not one of them.
I recently read that horrible article written by a "scientist". It never ceases to amaze me how rude and hateful some can be. I like and appreciate your response, very well thought out and written.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. :)
DeleteThe world needs 'fewer' people like this. (Not less). And I think you meant 'whoa'? If you are going to correct someone on their spelling or grammar, I thought you should know. You are right on the other counts and anti-vaxxers speak loudly because they are the ones that are discriminated against. They are the ones that are chastised and ostracized, so is it any wonder that we have to speak up to defend our stance? Our number one goal is to protect our own children from vaccines and injections of poisons and secondarily we can serve as voices of explanation, since we have done enormous amounts of research, for parents who don't know what's in vaccines and what they are cabable of doing. We are not here to force anyone to vaccinate, only here to be voices of reason and prevent government and anyone else from mandating what we know to be an infringement of our rights to seek only the medical treatments we prefer and know are not deleterious in nature. We must speak loudly before those rights are trampled and our children become more dreadful statistics of what is wrong with vaccination.
ReplyDeleteHi Cynthia,
DeleteThanks for pointing it out. Will go make the necessary changes now. Lol.
Spelled not spelt.
ReplyDeleteGreat work. That "scientist" is a total jerk...like his unique form of ignorance, lack of curiosity, and trust in a flawed system that injects infants/toddlers w/ one size fits all, 27+ agents starting at day 1 of birth isn't bad enough, he's wants to add that we don't love our kids. Let him walk one day in my shoes. He. is. the. asshole.
ReplyDeleteHi Mom2Luke,
DeleteWhatever you've been going through, it must have been really hard. Don't let the "scientist" and the likes of him get you down. Don't let them fuel your hatred. We're better than that.
Take care, and everything will be better for you soon.
Thanks Suven, very eloquently written. Need more souls like you in this world!
ReplyDeleteThanks dear. Just telling it as it is. ;)
DeleteMust comment - you are welcome to your opinion but: http://ephemeraloptimism.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/the-entitlement-of-opinion/
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