Hotez uses the now-common technique of labeling disagreement as violence, railing against anti-science aggression
. This gives latitude to call for more hardcore solutions. A fan of deplatforming, he suggested forming a federal task force whose actions could go beyond “amplifying pro-vaccination advocacy,” bringing in “Homeland Security, the State Department, the Justice Department and the Commerce Department,” to “give us some ideas.” Nothing like using criminal justice system to seek out pressure points in your business, your ability to travel, your Internet communications and more, as possible cures for hesitancy.