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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 2757298" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p>Look I understand your point...you guys actually have the better position in the argument. The general public are fearful and easily controlled into going along with whatever the establishment wants them to. We see it on other issues; some of which you and I might actually agree on. But I just want the freedom to say no to violating my religious beliefs or doing anything that I am concerned could be harmful at the hands of the gov't "for the greater good". I am an individual with individual rights and I do not live for the herd mentality. If I thought that the benefit outweighed the risk then I'd make the decision the other way...in our state, there is 99% compliance and regardless of your personal or emotional feelings about vaccines, the chances that my kid will infect yours or anyone's with one of these diseases is low enough that this type of legislation is an overreach. In theory it is easy for you to make your case...all of you. But the few people in this state that have religious or other objections have rights the same as you and their children matter just as much as yours do. There is no polio killing or maiming mass school children in Oklahoma...you'd probably be doing more to protect your kids fro these diseases by calling for legislation to stop illegal immigration into Oklahoma than to try and make your fellow Oklahoman live as 2nd class citizens out of fear with no justifiable merit. If you disagree, then you are the one on offense and you will face resistance to your overreach. Hopefully this sums it up better...again, I do understand why you feel the way you do...I can't fault parents who want to protect their kids from a perceived threat...but that works in both directions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 2757298, member: 24531"] Look I understand your point...you guys actually have the better position in the argument. The general public are fearful and easily controlled into going along with whatever the establishment wants them to. We see it on other issues; some of which you and I might actually agree on. But I just want the freedom to say no to violating my religious beliefs or doing anything that I am concerned could be harmful at the hands of the gov't "for the greater good". I am an individual with individual rights and I do not live for the herd mentality. If I thought that the benefit outweighed the risk then I'd make the decision the other way...in our state, there is 99% compliance and regardless of your personal or emotional feelings about vaccines, the chances that my kid will infect yours or anyone's with one of these diseases is low enough that this type of legislation is an overreach. In theory it is easy for you to make your case...all of you. But the few people in this state that have religious or other objections have rights the same as you and their children matter just as much as yours do. There is no polio killing or maiming mass school children in Oklahoma...you'd probably be doing more to protect your kids fro these diseases by calling for legislation to stop illegal immigration into Oklahoma than to try and make your fellow Oklahoman live as 2nd class citizens out of fear with no justifiable merit. If you disagree, then you are the one on offense and you will face resistance to your overreach. Hopefully this sums it up better...again, I do understand why you feel the way you do...I can't fault parents who want to protect their kids from a perceived threat...but that works in both directions. [/QUOTE]
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