The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Episode 35
Not gonna lie, the title of this episode of the New Discourses Podcast is a bit of a bait-and-switch, so I hope it doesn’t put you off. The thing is, there is a principled reason to be hesitant on the Covid-19 vaccine, and, far from positioning people as “anti-vaxxers” for holding that position, it is perfectly reasonable and needs articulation. Put simply, it’s this: people should have to be convinced, not coerced or forced, into accepting a vaccine into their bodies, especially under the conditions presented by Covid-19 and its vaccine. That is, the argument for getting vaccinated needs to be made, not merely assumed, and neither coercion nor force makes that argument. On the contrary, in fact, they diminish the ability to make the argument and thus increase vaccine hesitancy. Join James Lindsay in this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, in which he tries to articulate that principled argument for vaccine hesitancy and thus also the path away from it, should our institutional authorities want to achieve it.
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I absolutely agree with your analysis of my hesitancy to this vaccine and if I had ALL the data, I could make a truly informed decision…we have NOT had that data allowed to be shown to us
Saw a video recently which touched on Measles and how it was on it’s way out before the vaccine hit the market in the US by about 18 years… Though I would share, seeing as you were talking about it in this audio recording.
@49 min mark of the below video:
https://vashiva.com/dr-shiva-speaks-to-south-african-doctors-association-on-systems-biology-of-immune-system/
https://greatreject.org/got-jab-no-more-fly/
My friend in Oregon sent me this, and I thought of you.
Thank you for the work you are doing.
I finished this metaphorically standing on my chair, pumping my fists in the air and cheering.
You perfectly articulated my instincts, but made them sound smart.