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MIButterfly

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62. You speak the truth!

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 06:19 PM

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Just like all the rights women, workers, minorities and LGBT fought for and won that people took for granted and now they're all being taken away.

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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all] MIButterfly Tuesday OP

My former brother in law had polio UpInArms Tuesday #1

My Grandfather had a bum leg from polio pfitz59 Tuesday #2

My Uncle Otis had it as a kid JustAnotherGen Tuesday #3

Pretty damn sure they'll have had a Tetanus shot. Ferryboat Tuesday #4

You would think so, right? But... Random Boomer 23 hrs ago #100

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In the Long Game, I think B.See Tuesday #9

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do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad Tuesday #16

I alerted MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #20

I knew that somebody had! niyad Tuesday #21

That was some weird shit! Quiet Em Tuesday #24

That it was MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #26

I couldn't make any sense of it either MIButterfly Tuesday #27

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One Of The Least Informed Posts I've Ever Seen ProfessorGAC Tuesday #12

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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC Tuesday #22

Just purchased a sticker UpInArms 21 hrs ago #104

Are you sure you're in the right place? MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #13

I see that our resident troll is busy today. niyad Tuesday #18

We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #44

My first troll MIButterfly Tuesday #28

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Tuesday #14

When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy Tuesday #6

A child in our school about two years older had polio. Went from braces to a chair to the grave by age 14. twodogsbarking Tuesday #32

We saw disabled everywhere, at school as well as in the neighborhoods. Magoo48 16 hrs ago #110

Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is B.See Tuesday #7

They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib Tuesday #60

I agree MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #8

You are just a youngster! sheshe2 Tuesday #19

Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #23

It sounds good to me! sheshe2 Tuesday #31

My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #54

Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond Tuesday #71

I remember getting an injection when the Salk vaccine came out. anciano Tuesday #10

I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth Tuesday #49

Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 Tuesday #86

My mother-in-law was one of the last people in America to get polio. NNadir Tuesday #25

My grandmother had it and survived - TBF Tuesday #35

I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #37

Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond Tuesday #72

I worked with a lady in the late 80s whose husband wore braces on both legs from having had polio as a child... wcmagumba Tuesday #29

Check FDR. demosincebirth Tuesday #52

It was a scary time Chalco Tuesday #30

Or diphtheria. Disaffected Tuesday #33

Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game bucolic_frolic Tuesday #34

I was born in '47... GiqueCee Tuesday #36

I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly Tuesday #43

VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary Tuesday #94

I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 Tuesday #38

Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 Tuesday #39

How sad MIButterfly Tuesday #45

Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern Fil1957 Tuesday #65

Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly Tuesday #70

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #40

From another Boomer BeneteauBum Tuesday #41

53'er here too. czarjak Tuesday #42

I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil Tuesday #46

Amen and amen! paleotn Tuesday #47

A good friend canetoad Tuesday #48

I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan Tuesday #50

No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly Tuesday #56

Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan Tuesday #67

I'm sorry MIButterfly Tuesday #80

I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan Tuesday #81

Done MIButterfly Tuesday #83

Your OP was clear to me and I'm 66. yardwork 23 hrs ago #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Tuesday #90

What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech Tuesday #51

I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly Tuesday #57

Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech Tuesday #58

My aunt had polio nuxvomica Tuesday #53

I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover Tuesday #55

One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes Attilatheblond Tuesday #73

... SheltieLover Tuesday #74

Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond Tuesday #75

No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover Tuesday #76

My aunt would be in her 130s by now, so, no. But I will file that info away for anyone who needs such help Attilatheblond Tuesday #77

I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover Tuesday #79

Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone Tuesday #59

You speak the truth! MIButterfly Tuesday #62

I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula Tuesday #61

My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound Tuesday #63

I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet Tuesday #64

People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt Evolve Dammit Tuesday #66

I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp. NoMoreRepugs Tuesday #68

I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory Tuesday #69

Survivors Maninacan Tuesday #78

As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay Tuesday #82

You're so right charliea Tuesday #84

RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard Tuesday #85

Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems Tuesday #87

Amen. tavernier Tuesday #88

Amen ! republianmushroom Tuesday #89

I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem Tuesday #91

Every So Often The Conductor Tuesday #92

Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 Tuesday #93

My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 Tuesday #95

The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom Tuesday #96

My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom Yesterday #97

Hear Hear MIButterfly! I remember. flashman13 Yesterday #98

I'm a few years younger than you... COL Mustard Yesterday #99

I do remember Racygrandma 22 hrs ago #102

vax nonsense newruby 22 hrs ago #103

The song "Save the Last Dance for Me" Freddie 21 hrs ago #106

The daughter of my grandparents' best friends evolves 19 hrs ago #107

I knew two twin girls, maybe 5 years old, who were March of Dimes poster children. dedl67 17 hrs ago #108

One of my HS classmates had polio Old Crank 17 hrs ago #109