19 Oct 14
Unlike the American right, at least as represented here, I trust the NHS to keep on top of Ebola, so I'd go for that rather than ISIS. But bring them on, we eat terrorists for breakfast round here.
Having read the hysteria from them I've begun to wonder, what is it with Ebola and the right wingers? It's like they've all turned into Lady MacBeth and are going into a cleaning frenzy.
20 Oct 14
Originally posted by Metal BrainIf you could give the virus a different host they would leave you alone. Ebola has no stated policy to try to wipe groups off the earth.
I would prefer ISIS. Unlike ebola they can be reasoned with. All you have to do is stop bombing them.
Funny how bombing people pisses them off. Go figure... 😛
Originally posted by DeepThought
Unlike the American right, at least as represented here, I trust the NHS to keep on top of Ebola, so I'd go for that rather than ISIS. But bring them on, we eat terrorists for breakfast round here.
Having read the hysteria from them I've begun to wonder, what is it with Ebola and the right wingers? It's like they've all turned into Lady MacBeth and are going into a cleaning frenzy.
The virus is a metaphor for all that conservatives loathehttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/19/ebola-america-fear-barack-obama-virus
Conservative eminence grise Phyllis Schlafly believes Obama is allowing it into the country deliberately. “Obama doesn’t want America to believe that we’re exceptional,” she said. “He wants us to be just like everybody else, and if Africa is suffering from Ebola, we ought to join the group and be suffering from it, too.” Rightwing radio host Rush Limbaugh claims liberals won’t impose a travel ban from infected areas because Ebola is “payback” for slavery.
South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson last week warned that Hamas might deliberately bring Ebola sufferers into the US through Mexico illegally. You couldn’t make it up; you wouldn’t know where to start. There have been three confirmed cases of Ebola in the US and none in Mexico – if anyone should be sealing the border to protect themselves from the virus it should be the Mexicans keeping Americans out.
One of the reasons the government can’t ban direct flights from the infected west African countries – Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea – is because there are no direct flights from those countries to America.
In 2012, 43% of Americans reported not getting the medical care they needed because of costs. The figure for the uninsured is far higher. Fearing high bills and long waits at emergency rooms, the uninsured generally wait to see if an ailment is really serious before seeking assistance. Imagine how likely they would be to seek immediate help for a temperature and, if they did turn out to have Ebola, how many people they might infect before they did. About a quarter of Texans, the state where the outbreak is centred, do not have medical insurance. (That includes Thomas Eric Duncan, the only person to die from Ebola in the US.) It would be less but Texas governor, Rick Perry, refused to cooperate with the federal government to expand Medicaid under the provisions of Obamacare.
Ebola makes the case for government: an institution Conservatives have no love for. It is an issue of public health to which no individual or privatised response can make any substantial, meaningful contribution. To fight an epidemic like Ebola you need a well-resourced public sector, well-trained government employees, central planning and coordination and a respect for science.
20 Oct 14
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Originally posted by WajomaI'm happy laughing at you.
Oh dear duchess tries something a little light hearted and along comes Mr happy.
To fight an epidemic like Ebola you need a well-resourced public sector, well-trained government employees, central planning and coordination and a respect for science.
20 Oct 14
Originally posted by finnegan[/b]Mexico isn't about to seal their border, because they wish to get rid of their undesireables.The virus is a metaphor for all that conservatives loathehttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/19/ebola-america-fear-barack-obama-virusConservative eminence grise Phyllis Schlafly believes Obama is allowing it into the country deliberately. “Obama doesn’t want America to believe that we’re exceptional,” she said. “He want ...[text shortened]... d government employees, central planning and coordination and a respect for science.