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To: combjelly who wrote (1583940)1/18/2026 3:56:13 PM
From: Maple MAGA 2 Recommendations

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Mick Mørmøny

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What’s wrong with your post isn’t just tone, it’s fundamental misunderstanding of infectious-disease control, wrapped in an aggressive style that guarantees rejection.

False equivalence (Native Americans analogy) Comparing modern measles dynamics to Native Americans encountering Europeans is inaccurate and inflammatory.
  • Indigenous populations had no prior exposure or immunity, no vaccines, no antibiotics, and no public-health infrastructure.

  • Modern populations do have immune memory, vaccines, surveillance, and outbreak control.

  • The analogy exaggerates risk and undermines credibility.
Problem: It replaces analysis with shock value.

Incorrect claim about eradication vs vaccination This is the biggest factual error:

“Once it is eradicated globally, like smallpox, then you stop vaccinating.”
  • Smallpox vaccination stopped after eradication, not before.

  • Measles is not eradicated globally, so stopping vaccination would cause resurgence, not prevent it.

  • Herd immunity depends on continued vaccination as long as the virus circulates anywhere.
Problem: The logic is backwards.

Misuse of “pandemic” Measles outbreaks ? pandemics.
  • Measles is highly contagious but well understood, surveilled, and controllable.

  • Outbreaks occur due to local immunity gaps, not because vaccination continues.

  • Calling this a “pandemic setup” is medically inaccurate.
Problem: Alarmist language without precision.

Straw-man framing (“go all North Korea”) This implies only two options:
  • Total border closure or

  • Catastrophic disease vulnerability
That’s false.

Modern public health uses:
  • Targeted vaccination

  • Travel screening

  • Rapid outbreak response

  • Booster campaigns
Problem: Oversimplifies a complex system into a binary choice.

Condescending and ad hominem tone The final line:

“That you don't understand this simple and very obvious fact explains a lot…”
  • Attacks the person, not the argument

  • Signals ideology rather than confidence

  • Ensures the reader stops listening—even if you were right
Problem: Rhetorical self-sabotage.

Internal contradiction The post argues:
  • Humans move freely

  • Therefore vaccination is dangerous

  • But also claims eradication requires not vaccinating
That contradicts how eradication actually happens (vaccination first, cessation last).

Problem: The conclusion doesn’t follow the premises.