Key

Aww they're so cute.

Sparky

hmmm popular consensus seems to be "why should i give a fuck"

those plushies are pretty cute but the comparison to anthrax really

GuD

scary innit?







no, not the squishies you twits.

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Key

I'm just thinking of this as every other medical threat that has come into the news, like swine flu, and all those. They were all over the news, but I never heard of any of my friends or relatives who live in the US getting any symptoms or losing people to the "terrible menace". It's unfortunate, but I think we've gotten to a point that we just can't take this seriously. And I don't mean that to be funny, I really believe that's what has happened and that's more than likely where the "who the **** cares" attitude stems from.

GuD

You don't have to be personally threatened by something to take it seriously though. I'm not saying everyone has to jump on board and invest everything they can spare into solving the crisis but it's worth every bit of attention it gets. People are dying. Lots of people. Don't we owe it to them to at least extend some grievance?

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Sparky

the death toll from bird flu is in the low hundreds I'm guessing based on some google searches

ebola has already killed nearly 4000 people, with 8000 more infected. There's also reports that these numbers are low, the figures being potentially much higher if more infected people were admitting it.

Key

I only mentioned the seriousness part to sort of make a point and or open some discussion. But I still stand by it. I understand that people are dying, and yes, it is something that deserves media attention and I don't see any problem with that. But what will happen in a few months when suddenly the media stops covering it. Will there be articles that say there was a cure? Will people care? That's sort of what i'm getting it.

It's sort of how that whole ALS foundation thing went. People were all into it for a few weeks, and then suddenly you heard nothing of it. It's not nearly the same thing, but it serves as a perfect example for the point i'm trying to get across.

I don't want to come off as the guy that's totally against grieving over lost lives, I am all for it. I'm just giving my two cents.

Sparky

I'm not pointing the finger, either.

However--perhaps it's do to a vivid imagination- but picturing a doctor who volunteered to go into this shit and dying for it is just a lousy feeling.

We're all going to lose interest at some point. I think the rationalizations and general satirasation(granted I've only seen lewd internet content mostly) just seem a tad early and out of touch.

Just wait until a movie comes out with Tom Hanks being a doctor in Sierra Leone and people will become aware

Key

I do agree with this, especially the bolded. There is a time and place for a joke or two. I mean, some people get a kick out of making jokes right off the bat, but I do think some decency and respect should be given especially at an early stage. Definitely not against crude humor though...

i mean...



I don't know, I find it funny.

Frownland

We need to be terrified. I personally haven't left my room in two weeks and I refuse human contact with a polite "get your disease riddled hand away from me mother****er."

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