Category Archives: hypocrisy

US anti-vaccination leaders incite more threats against Dr Paul Offit

Posted on January 29, 2016 by reasonable hank

Many posts have been written about the incitement of violence and the violent rhetoric which has become de rigueur in the anti-vaccination movement. The increased vilification of healthcare professionals, researchers, politicians, journalists, bereaved parents, and layperson activists – incited by the likes of … Continue reading →

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Embedded in the hive-mind of the anti-vaccination ‘cult’

Posted on January 11, 2016 by reasonable hank

Okay, it is not strictly accurate to call the anti-vaccination movement a “cult”. One of the main features of a cult is the existence of a supreme leader; anti-vaccinationism is a many-headed beast, with many charismatic leaders – such as … Continue reading →

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A Very Vaccine Free Australian Christmas 2015

Posted on December 18, 2015 by reasonable hank

Anti-vaccination activists in the secret Facebook group, Vaccine Free Australia, decided they would share some of their favourite one-liners which they use when family members harass, vilify and bully them at Christmas time. Deana Nichols kicked off the November 30 … Continue reading →

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Judy Wilyman has no clothes

Posted on October 2, 2015 by reasonable hank

The University of Wollongong’s perennial anti-vaccine PhD student, Judy Wilyman, is the great, big hope of Australian anti-vaccinationism. Does she say “the science” a lot? Tick. Does she say “the research” a lot? Tick. Does she vilify bereaved parents with … Continue reading →

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Death threats and threats of harm incited by the Australian Vaccination Network (NSFW)

Posted on January 3, 2014 by reasonable hank

One of Meryl Dorey’s trump whines has always been the cry that she has been the target of death threats and threats of harm from people who are real people. That being the case I wanted to point to some … Continue reading →

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Meryl Dorey and her anti-vaccine organisation: abusing Facebook's reporting mechanism with spite

Posted on December 31, 2013 by reasonable hank

The soon to be ex-Australian Vaccination Network has an extended history of hypocrisy. The duplicitous anti-vaccination organisation heralds itself as a champion of the oppressed; a defender of “health freedom”; a campaigner against the suppression of free speech. Calls to … Continue reading →

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Sunrise's Seasonal Series of Stupification – Springing into Denialism

Posted on October 26, 2013 by reasonable hank

Last Saturday Channel 7’s Sunrise program kicked off its latest ratings grab by featuring an anti-vaccination liar, portrayed as an “expert”, up against a real expert. This was in the midst of a Measles outbreak. Here is the biography for … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccine chiropractors 49

Posted on September 9, 2013 by reasonable hank

The Chiropractic Board of Australia has had enough: The Chiropractic Board of Australia cracks down to protect the public. The Chiropractic Board of Australia is cracking down on chiropractors who step outside their primary role as healthcare practitioners and provide … Continue reading →

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Quick update – Billy DeMoss and the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia

Posted on August 7, 2013 by reasonable hank

Over the last few months I’ve been following the links between the anti-vaccination movement and chiropractic, in Australia. Previous posts can be found here. Recently I came across a Californian chiropractor named Billy DeMoss. There ain’t a conspiracy he don’t … Continue reading →

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Queensland anti-vaccine science teacher to teach students about immunisation?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by reasonable hank

Overnight an anti-vaccinationist exploded on the Facebook page of NSW Greens MLC John Kaye. Mr Kaye has been strident in his opposition to the anti-vaccine movement, and the danger they pose to our children. And, it is wholly welcome that … Continue reading →

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