To a neutral mind, it's obvious that it's a case by case matter. Some vaccines are not worth taking, and some are stupid not to take.

That nuance is intolerable in a democratic society. Instead, everyone is expected to take a position, and then dig in on it - magnifying it into absurd absolutes - and then fight the other side to the bitter end.

The result of this is that people who were really just "I don't like needles" now turn it into a sophisticated and defiant movement against vaccination as a concept.

And on the other side, people who were just annoyed that others were not contributing to herd immunity end up wanting the other side vaccinated by force.

And this just makes the whole thing worse because why care about herd immunity if you basically hate your fellow citizens as "usually enemies".