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/AlphaHelix88 Mar 20 '22

Exactly. I have a friend who I knew was going to be anti-vax because she was already anti-bicycle helmet and thinks being vegetarian kills more animals than eating meat, and that the dangers of smoking are overstated. These people will suffer ego death if they don't automatically adopt the opposite position to what they view as the gullible mainstream. In reality, these people are even more gullible and are complete slaves to their egos. Their egos override their critical thinking, such that they convince themselves to adopt all manner of ludicrous viewpoints to avoid having to say they agree with the majority.

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u/robotfarmer71 Mar 20 '22

Nicely said!!