Several weeks ago, I discussed “Similarities between Left Wing and Right Wing Radicals,” an article by Herbert McClosky and Dennis Chong, and in particular noted how both camps can end up with similar views because of their strong distrust of
A contemporary example is the H1N1 vaccine:
bq. Swine flu may have an unexpected side effect: political unity. The far left and far right agree that they’re sure as heck not getting vaccinated against swine flu…
bq. …Now, thanks to the government’s plan to ship 250 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to all 50 states this month, the two sides have finally found common cause. They may hold different political opinions, but they share a worldview: distrust—of doctors and modern medicine or of government.
That’s from Slate. See also Brendan Nyhan.
[Hat tip to Chris Moore.]