(February 9, 2015 at 12:05 pm)Esquilax Wrote: Brian Adams' Brashly Awesome Brain Aneurysm.Yes, I read the story. This sort of sentiment is like a disease itself, and indeed it seems to have been the aunt who turned her grief for her child into something sinister.
That said, I do know a little about this book; the author blames vaccinations for the death of her child, but she didn't get there by herself. Grief stricken as she was, she was perfect prey for her aunt, an anti-vax nut who had some form of medical training herself- I believe she was a nurse- who stalked around maternity wards, tracking down parents who had recently lost their own children for her "investigations," into the dangers of vaccinations. So personally, I only partially blame the author, while reserving the lion's share of the blame for that absolute vulture of an aunt, preying on the grief of new parents to prop up her own post-hoc-ergo-propter-hoc delusions.
But how far back do you want to go? Who got to the aunt? Who got to him / her? Which of the well meaning but FUCKING WRONG people has to take responsibility for the rest?
The fact is, sad as it is, she's the one putting out information which might very well lead to other parents suffering what she did. She has to take responsibility for that, irrespective of her vulnerability. I have sympathy for her loss, but that does not mitigate her accountability in my view. I'm a heartless bastard that way .
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
