WA measles outbreak likely originated in Bible study class

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rjmacs wrote:
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[quote=rjmacs]It takes a village, not just 3/4 of a village. Refusing to vaccinate has weird resonance with a kind of racist elitism in this country - mostly because it's about devaluing people who are vulnerable in favor of prizing people who are 'yours.'

I have to ask for some clarity on this statement. I don't understand it at all, to be honest.
Okay, that's fair. It's a resonance, not a straight logical line, so you may have to bear with some discursive wandering.

In this country, philosophies of the 'good public life' run the gamut from radical individualism (we are all sovereign bodies, and our freedom from coercion by the collective is a hallmark of being American) to a kind of collectivist utopianism (it takes a village, living together means sacrificing for the common good, America's greatness comes from e pluribus unum).

Unsurprisingly, the more privilege one has, the easier it becomes to align with the former philosophy - who needs insurance if you can pay a doctor cash? Why contribute to social security when we should really be responsible for our own welfare? Misfortune is a reality of life, but that doesn't make me responsible for someone else's woes... The trick is to be ambitious, resilient, and lucky,

Also unsurprisingly, the less privilege one has, the more it makes sense to buy into the collective idea of health, happiness, and security - misfortune can be cruel and random, and we are all vulnerable, so why not pool our resources for safety? When the most vulnerable are safe, then we are all better off. Hard work and persistence matter, sure, but there's also inequality, bad luck, evil...

I'm not implying any kind of uniformity among members of racial groups and these ideologies, and there are lots of exceptions to the rule. But there's still some resonance, for me.

(This was composed in haste - apologies for lack of clarity or insensitivity!)
The problem with your theory is that you are assuming that a wealthy parent doesn't care if their child endures pain and suffering, because they figure they can pay to have it eventually go away. This is absolutely about being stupid, not about feeling privileged.