I’d call them medical luddites but even back then they had primitive vaccinations against smallpox, plus the luddites did at least have genuine concerns (jobs). Being anti-medicine is mind-boggling. Even if it stems from anti-pharma, of which the profit motive is genuinely concerning, this anti-medicine mentality does nothing to address it and only harms themselves and others.
I’d call them medical luddites but even back then they had primitive vaccinations against smallpox, plus the luddites did at least have genuine concerns (jobs). Being anti-medicine is mind-boggling. Even if it stems from anti-pharma, of which the profit motive is genuinely concerning, this anti-medicine mentality does nothing to address it and only harms themselves and others.