Anti-vax

And, indeed, fashion is already doing its part in the form of pro-vaxx and anti-vaxx T-shirts. Many of the anti-vaxx versions come pre-loaded with Libertarian subtext.

Online anti-vax communities, most of which are on Facebook, have taken on a very different tone.

Donald Trump’s habit of projecting his own failings onto his adversaries reached a new level of absurdity on Labor Day, when he attacked the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for “reckless anti-vaccine rhetoric” and accused them of a position that “undermines science.”

The anti-vaxx movement punches down and punches hard. Its leaders tend to be men and women from wealthy backgrounds.

Fernando’s sympathetic coverage of the protests and his coded anti-vax talk made him a folk hero among COVID denialists and anti-lockdowners, who would chant his name whenever he showed up at rallies, and even offer him cash.