Drudge, Ebola, and the Tipping Point
Posted by Zenphamy 9 years, 7 months ago to Government
Should we fear Ebola arriving in the US. You damn right we should, simply because our government is telling us not to worry.
As the article says: "The government keeps issuing assurances: there is no threat. Its problem is obvious: people know that officials lie. The more likely that bad news will create panic, the more certain the public is that the officials are lying, spinning, or otherwise deceiving. “When the going gets tough, the flacks get spinning.”
We can be sure of two things. First, Ebola victims will fly into the USA. Second, this will be officially dismissed as no threat. Case by case, we will be assured: “No problem!”"
At the same time, news reports from a couple of weeks ago of a strange new respiratory illness spreading throughout the US and of a number of children that are being stricken with paralysis from an unknown cause have disappeared from the news. I sometimes wonder if they lie just hoping that it won't be too bad or it's just automatic for them to do so.
As the article says: "The government keeps issuing assurances: there is no threat. Its problem is obvious: people know that officials lie. The more likely that bad news will create panic, the more certain the public is that the officials are lying, spinning, or otherwise deceiving. “When the going gets tough, the flacks get spinning.”
We can be sure of two things. First, Ebola victims will fly into the USA. Second, this will be officially dismissed as no threat. Case by case, we will be assured: “No problem!”"
At the same time, news reports from a couple of weeks ago of a strange new respiratory illness spreading throughout the US and of a number of children that are being stricken with paralysis from an unknown cause have disappeared from the news. I sometimes wonder if they lie just hoping that it won't be too bad or it's just automatic for them to do so.
I am using a new term, "President Ebola".
Ebola is an ancient bug a single RNA Strand Virus, it has not in more than 2000 years of known existence, able to even replicate without host protein. It was first catalogued (Well Hemorrhagic Fevers) by the Abyssinian Kings of East Africa around 150 BCE, but then ignored by the ignorant Western Europeans until the 1950 when it was noticed again as missionaries got out into the back country. How will it now magically defy its own history and grow the second strand (Without Human Help) that is required for mutation by replication?
This author almost had it right. Though it could still be a possibility. What if an Ambassador from one of the affected nations flew into Washington, DC with asymptomatic Ebola then became full blown with the virus. Maybe be the prez would change his mind.
Charge with treason in courts formed by local grand jury's. Indict for treason. Convict, and jail or hang. We the people must take our country back.
Unless we like the gilded cage.......too many do.
Look, most of these people come from extremely dysfunctional families and are still trying to sort out their own childhoods. They have no business trying to run a government.
He can't have the reality of deadly disease importations act like a big public opinion wall to his evil whicked plans.
So spin the bs wheel and lie and lie big, like hitler.
That is why the government stenographers are repeating this bilge about peace and safety.
How're classes goin'?
over react much?
Did you actually read what I said?
Right now it is relatively easy to avoid infection, but there is no natural law that makes it impossible for it to mutate to be more infectious.
I am pointing out that our medical treatments and theories are not perfect. And we have had plenty of epidemics in the past.
That does not mean I am saying nuke west Africa.
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