They aren't morons because they are pro-vaccinations. ^_^

I consider them morons for the way in which they sought to escallate a simple appeal to spare a thought for the other side of the coin, and frankly looked pretty silly doing so. There is a reason that I do not name names. :c)

However your point is well-taken. I certainly could have used more diplomatic terms than 'zealots' and 'morons' - but I suspect that this post wouldn't have gotten anywhere near as much attention as its gotten so far (which is a continuation of a trend this year).

As an aside, while I mostly agree that deaths due to diseases that could have been prevented is a tragedy, I do feel that laying the blame for measles still being around squarely upon anti-vaxxer's doorsteps is just a little bit off (as measles might still have been around regardless).

I am even more doubtful that pharmaceutical companies backed vaccine initiatives would simply have stopped giving vaccines for eradicated diseases. Has this even occured before?

Thank you for your excellent comment @tobixen. :c)