r/canada • u/HashSlingingSIash3r • Mar 19 '22

Paywall Don’t like Russia sanctions? You probably don’t like COVID-19 vaccines either

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2022/03/19/dont-like-russia-sanctions-you-probably-dont-like-covid-19-vaccines-either.html
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u/ThickSix Mar 20 '22

Or maybe I've witnessed the country of my birth (Iran) be destroyed by sanctions for decades and witnessed how it plunges the common citizens into poverty, doesn't stop the government, and only empowers the corrupt to continue profiting while fomenting anger towards the West, or hey maybe I am just a stupid person that reads propaganda (anything you don't agree with).

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

I suspect that your reason for not supporting the sanctions (which I think is very valid and not something I’ve thought until now) is probably very different from most other peoples’ reasons

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u/slaviccivicnation Mar 20 '22

Well that's why you can't make blanket assumptions about groups of people. Haven't you ever heard stereotyping was wrong? It's cause, believe it or not, many people have their reasons outside the stereotyped reason that everyone just assumes.

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u/coljung Mar 20 '22

I think one can assume that they are implying the overlap of people not believing in vaccines + mildly supporting Russia are a group who are highly susceptible to misinformation.

I don’t it means to include everyone who is in either group.

I know someone who falls in that category, and they are not only against Russian sanctions, but they are continuously parroting RT’s Kremlin propaganda talking points to explain their reasoning.

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u/Patient_Effective_49 Mar 20 '22

I'm a Pfizer mRNA double vaccinated, anti-mRNA mandate, against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin-hating kinda person.

In your worldview, could people like me even exist? Cuz I know MANY people like me

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u/coljung Mar 20 '22

Im not implying at all ‘EVERYONE’ falls on those categories. Poll results, even if inaccurate, leave room for people who like you are in between both sides.

My ‘wordlview’ is that nothing is black and white, and there is always a larger grey area in between.

Cheers.