Stasi: Coincidence That The Tea Party And The Less Educated Fear Ebola The Most?
Linda Stasi addresses the ignorance in the New York Daily News.
Click here for reuse options!According to a new national poll, the more educated you are, the less you fear an Ebola outbreak in a major U.S. city, while the less educated, the greater the fear.
Well that’s what the latest Reason-Rupe national poll shows anyway, along with the fact that Tea Partiers fear the coming Ebola apocalypse more than Democrats and Republicans. Interesting…
But what are the real facts about Ebola now that it has slipped out of West Africa?
I spoke with Dr. Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer for Partners in Health, the international medical charity based in Boston, who has just returned from Liberia.
She advises that the first thing that needs to be done to stop the disease from crossing borders is to stop criminalizing people with the disease.
Fear of prosecution will, she says, drive it further underground, causing fewer people to come forward as early as they need to…
PIH is trying to work out deliveries of disease-prevention buckets to each family with essentials like rubber gloves and aprons, disinfectant, soap and water.
Enter the U.S. and the U.K. While the President is taking heat for the bombings, nobody’s hailing the fact that he also committed not just millions in aid, but military personnel to help build roads, structures and beds, as well as getting aid workers what they need where they need it.
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dave-dr-gonzo October 12th, 2014 at 15:19
Ignorance is strength! The Teawingers are the 21st century equivalent of the Know Nothing Party.
tiredoftea October 12th, 2014 at 15:55
And, they are working quite diligently to make the Know Nothing’s the intellectuals of the contest!
dave-dr-gonzo October 12th, 2014 at 15:19
Ignorance is strength! The Teawingers are the 21st century equivalent of the Know Nothing Party.
tiredoftea October 12th, 2014 at 15:55
And, they are working quite diligently to make the Know Nothing’s the intellectuals of the contest!
edmeyer_able October 12th, 2014 at 15:35
Kinda thought that title was redundant.
edmeyer_able October 12th, 2014 at 15:35
Kinda thought that title was redundant.
tiredoftea October 12th, 2014 at 15:56
When the NY Daily News is running articles like this, it’s time for the right to pay attention!
tiredoftea October 12th, 2014 at 15:56
When the NY Daily News is running articles like this, it’s time for the right to pay attention!
mea_mark October 12th, 2014 at 16:29
If the right fear ebola then the left should be pointing out how they are in support of healthcare for all that helps prevent the spread of ebola, while the right doesn’t seem to care or want to do what is necessary. Sure seems like a winning strategy to me. It ought to be could for at least few points in the polls. Maybe just enough to keep a good hold on the Senate and make gains in the house. The republicans are certainly willing to play on the fears of many people to win elections, the democrats should too. Especially when it is for a good cause, like keeping people alive.
mea_mark October 12th, 2014 at 16:29
If the right fear ebola then the left should be pointing out how they are in support of healthcare for all that helps prevent the spread of ebola, while the right doesn’t seem to care or want to do what is necessary. Sure seems like a winning strategy to me. It ought to be good for at least few points in the polls. Maybe just enough to keep a good hold on the Senate and make gains in the house. The republicans are certainly willing to play on the fears of many people to win elections, the democrats should too. Especially when it is for a good cause, like keeping people alive.
Red Eye Robot October 12th, 2014 at 16:53
I’m betting Ebola started in Africa with one death that nobody was terribly alarmed about either.
edmeyer_able October 12th, 2014 at 16:57
And once again you would lose.
StoneyCurtisll October 12th, 2014 at 16:53
This is an easy one…
For the typical Tea-bagger..
Ebola, or as they now like to call it “Obola” is a “nego virus” from “the county”, (Sarah Palin) of Africa..
To the uneducated right wingers this a a problem that belongs in Africa, and not here in UhMerica.
Red Eye Robot October 12th, 2014 at 16:53
I’m betting Ebola started in Africa with one death that nobody was terribly alarmed about either.
edmeyer_able October 12th, 2014 at 16:57
And once again you would lose.
StoneyCurtisll October 12th, 2014 at 16:58
Africa..
Where all homo sapiens come from..
Ebola is the name of a river in Africa near where the deadly virus was fist discovered.
StoneyCurtisll October 12th, 2014 at 16:53
This is an easy one…
For the typical Tea-bagger..
Ebola, or as they now like to call it “Obola” is a “nego virus” from “the county”, (Sarah Palin) of Africa..
To the uneducated right wingers this a a problem that belongs in Africa, and not here in UhMerica.
tracey marie October 12th, 2014 at 17:44
who will Texas blame for this, an airport in texas, texas hospitals, texas doctors, texas rules, texas hates regulations…so I wonder what they will whine
searambler October 12th, 2014 at 18:30
They’ll blame Obama. Because Benghazi.
tracey marie October 12th, 2014 at 17:44
who will Texas blame for this, an airport in texas, texas hospitals, texas doctors, texas rules, texas hates regulations…so I wonder what they will whine
searambler October 12th, 2014 at 18:30
They’ll blame Obama. Because Benghazi.
searambler October 12th, 2014 at 18:29
I’m more afraid of Republican ideology than I am of any disease. Republican ideology is much more damaging to humanity.
searambler October 12th, 2014 at 18:29
I’m more afraid of Republican ideology than I am of any disease. Republican ideology is much more damaging to humanity.
William October 12th, 2014 at 19:05
You were expecting what?
William October 12th, 2014 at 19:05
You were expecting what?
majii October 12th, 2014 at 19:21
Well, when you fear your own shadow and permit anyone with a crazy conspiracy theory to scare the living sh*t out of you and persuade you to do and believe crazy things, It’s easy to understand why some Americans are more afraid of contracting Ebola than others. Never mind that their chances of becoming infected are small, leave it to rw radio entertainers and others to convince them that their lives are in mortal danger every minute of every day, not only from alleged surprise attacks from ISIS while they’re sleeping in their beds but from contracting the Ebola virus if they shake the hands of others (Thanks, Donald Trump!)
majii October 12th, 2014 at 19:21
Well, when you fear your own shadow and permit anyone with a crazy conspiracy theory to scare the living sh*t out of you and persuade you to do and believe crazy things, It’s easy to understand why some Americans are more afraid of contracting Ebola than others. Never mind that their chances of becoming infected are small, leave it to rw radio entertainers and others to convince them that their lives are in mortal danger every minute of every day, not only from alleged surprise attacks from ISIS while they’re sleeping in their beds but from contracting the Ebola virus if they shake the hands of others (Thanks, Donald Trump!)