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Well you see, my [insert relative] had [bad thing happen] thus proving that [antivax talking point].

I've summarized every comment in this thread to save you some time for your busy monday morning.

Not really, unless you're only reading the threads that match your bias. Most of the higher-voted top-level comments are fairly substantial...unlike yours.

> This thread is, predictably, a complete shit show. Flag and move on.

Is there a way to counter-flag?

People who are passionate about discussing some topic may get heated but I don't think that's a good reason for a Reddit-style "thread locked by mods".

You can 'vouch' for the thread (or a comment), but only after it's been marked as flagged. Personally I think that's unbalanced, since flags accumulate for a longer and more visible period than when a thread can be vouched for.

Nope. Let discussion happen as it will in the cold light of day.

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