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Child dying from measles just glad he isn't autistic - The Beaverton (www.thebeaverton.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Bartlet, who says he used to enjoy Pokemon, soda, and being alive, tells everyone how great it is to be left totally defenseless against common childhood diseases from the 1940s.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Took me a second to even get the joke (from the headline).

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In a rational world the headline would have been a stupid non sequitur.

In this world it's a superb non sequitur.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I get it, but this lowkey implies vaccines cause autism. You can't give them any ammo, even silly ammo.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago

If they're getting their ammo from satire articles then we have no chance anyway.