Hundreds gather for anti-mandate 'free dumb rally' at Penn State's Old Main. Here's what happened [View all]
With colorful signs advocating liberty and medical choice with slogans like Medical discrimination is discrimination and But ... science several hundred people gathered in front of Old Main on Friday to rally against the oppression of both Penn States employee vaccine mandate and such mandates in general.
Both the crowd and speakers, including state Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, R-McElhattan, and state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, varied in their fervor and reasons for attending. But most simply wanted to get one thing straight: Whether youre pro-vaxx or anti-vaxx, the vaccine shouldnt be forced upon anyone.
Nobody should be forced between keeping their job and making a medical decision they dont feel is right for them, said Kevin McKenna, a Penn State student and the president of the university chapter of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit that organized Fridays rally and which advocates for conservative values.
Still, despite the messaging, Fridays event mixed in sincere calls for personal freedom with misinformation and hyperbole.
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