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What I am wondering, amid all of the Brown flack, ISIS threats, why is no one talking about ebola?

Posted: Aug 26, 2014

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Because it is one of the - few things

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the Fox newsers can't figure out how blame O for or expect him to fix, unlike the AIDS epidemic, which we can at least partially blame on RR.

Well yes, however, I am having difficulty understanding why more people aren't concerned. - Busybusy

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It is a very real threat with the WHO and CDC now saying they can't get a handle on it and airlines flying in and out of epidemic sites. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but this scares, quite a lot.

I suppose I - could be wrong...

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but I think your chances of catching and/or dying from ebola are probably pretty slim, unless you are doing something directly exposing you to a sick person. Personally I am more worried about a major flu pandemic.

I just think the news media, mainstream and otherwise makes everything seem like a crisis if you listen long enough. This past couple of months has been everyone yelping about ebola, took a short break for Ferguson, now ebola is back. Next week will be something new.

This was talked about here, but the right was criticized. - SM

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Because people voiced opinions similar to yours, they were ridiculed for being anti-immigrant, racist, anti-gay, etc. Be careful what you write because the rabid left will come after you with their hate-filled propaganda. Sadly, they have to politicize everything.

Just FYI - I'm a

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radical leftie, and the endless ebola blather I'm referring to is on NPR. This week is ebola, Ferguson, Ukraine, Syria/ISIS and every now and then some stupid review of a movie, band or book I will never see/hear/read.

On the bright side, I did hear that the exquisite Kate Bush (one of my faves from the "80s) was doing her first live concerts in 30 years; the bad news is that I would have to fly to London to see her (assuming I could get a $3000 ticket), and I hate the idea of flying anywhere.

My post was a response to Busybusy. - Is that you?

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I am more worried about climate change - sm

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The floods, droughts, fires, ecological problems with wildlife/insects, hurricanes and tornadoes have a lot more affect on me than the ebola virus.

My most immediate fear is that my next rent - check is gonna bounce....

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... either that, or else the fact that I've had no medical insurance for a year is finally gonna catch up with me.

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