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

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 06:27 PM

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religions. She believes the most "enlightened" individuals to have walked the earth are: Buddha, Jesus, and Donald Trump. And not necessarily in that order. Go figure.

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

My former brother in law had polio UpInArms Yesterday #1

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

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

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

You would think so, right? But... Random Boomer 8 hrs ago #100

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

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LG Emile Yesterday #15

do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad Yesterday #16

I alerted MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #20

I knew that somebody had! niyad Yesterday #21

That was some weird shit! Quiet Em Yesterday #24

That it was MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #26

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

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

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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC Yesterday #22

Just purchased a sticker UpInArms 6 hrs ago #104

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

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

We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #44

My first troll MIButterfly Yesterday #28

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Yesterday #14

When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy Yesterday #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 Yesterday #32

We saw disabled everywhere, at school as well as in the neighborhoods. Magoo48 58 min ago #110

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

They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib 22 hrs ago #60

I agree MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #8

You are just a youngster! sheshe2 Yesterday #19

Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #23

It sounds good to me! sheshe2 Yesterday #31

My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #54

Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #71

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

I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth 23 hrs ago #49

Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 21 hrs ago #86

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

My grandmother had it and survived - TBF Yesterday #35

I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #37

Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #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 Yesterday #29

Check FDR. demosincebirth 23 hrs ago #52

It was a scary time Chalco Yesterday #30

Or diphtheria. Disaffected Yesterday #33

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

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

I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #43

VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary 19 hrs ago #94

I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 23 hrs ago #38

Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 23 hrs ago #39

How sad MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #65

Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #70

I agree LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #40

From another Boomer BeneteauBum 23 hrs ago #41

53'er here too. czarjak 23 hrs ago #42

I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil 23 hrs ago #46

Amen and amen! paleotn 23 hrs ago #47

A good friend canetoad 23 hrs ago #48

I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan 23 hrs ago #50

No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #56

Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan 22 hrs ago #67

I'm sorry MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #80

I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan 21 hrs ago #81

Done MIButterfly 21 hrs ago #83

Your OP was clear to me and I'm 66. yardwork 7 hrs ago #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana 20 hrs ago #90

What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech 23 hrs ago #51

I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #57

Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech 23 hrs ago #58

My aunt had polio nuxvomica 23 hrs ago #53

I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #55

One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #73

... SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #74

Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #75

No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #77

I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #79

Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone 22 hrs ago #59

You speak the truth! MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #62

I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #61

My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound 22 hrs ago #63

I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet 22 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #66

I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp. NoMoreRepugs 22 hrs ago #68

I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory 22 hrs ago #69

Survivors Maninacan 22 hrs ago #78

As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay 21 hrs ago #82

You're so right charliea 21 hrs ago #84

RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard 21 hrs ago #85

Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems 20 hrs ago #87

Amen. tavernier 20 hrs ago #88

Amen ! republianmushroom 20 hrs ago #89

I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #91

Every So Often The Conductor 19 hrs ago #92

Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 19 hrs ago #93

My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 18 hrs ago #95

The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom 17 hrs ago #96

My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #97

Hear Hear MIButterfly! I remember. flashman13 10 hrs ago #98

I'm a few years younger than you... COL Mustard 9 hrs ago #99

I do remember Racygrandma 7 hrs ago #102

vax nonsense newruby 6 hrs ago #103

The song "Save the Last Dance for Me" Freddie 5 hrs ago #106

The daughter of my grandparents' best friends evolves 3 hrs ago #107

I knew two twin girls, maybe 5 years old, who were March of Dimes poster children. dedl67 2 hrs ago #108

One of my HS classmates had polio Old Crank 1 hr ago #109