The EBOLA thread

[Masato]

Hey all

Don't have much time for a lengthy researched thread, but I'd like to kick off the topic.

When the mainstream media goes on a completely disproportionate campaign, it usually means there is a great deal of corruption/deception going on.

Not only is this 'threat' completely insignificant to things like the flu, getting killed by cops, or getting cancer from known supermarket products still available... but there are also people making a LOT of money off it, and politicians using it to tighten border control and increase more security measures.

Not to mention to fact that Africa has been used as a human laboratory for new diseases, vaccines and pharmaceuticals.

The whole hype just kind of makes me sick (drum-cymbal ba-doom pshh!)

[Daglord]

^ comparing ebola to obesity, tobacco & alcohol is apples to oranges imo.

[Masato]

school me brutha!

What exactly do you mean? What is your view on it?

I am just getting into taking a better look at the issue, this was just a knee-jerk reaction.

I just thought the illustration was good in terms of GETTING SICK. If people are frightened of getting sick etc our fears seem to be ill-placed.

IS THERE A VACCINE for it (yet)? that would be an important step imo to examine

[Masato]

This dude is a joker but he makes a pretty coherent vid.

Near the end he fucking BLASTS open an obvious scam from CNN, (9:27)

powerful catch:

[Masato]

Here is an ABC 'special' on Ebola.

I'm only 15 seconds in and I can pretty much get the whole idea.

Mainstream news is so over the top when one has been away from it for lengthy periods of time. Its so extreme and over-done its almost absurd:

[Daglord]

I'm in no position to school anyone re: ebola. just that comparing death by deadly, communicable virus to death by various lifestyle choices seems silly to me. it is a completely different threat imo.

I cant decide if there is fear mongering going on (I'm sure there is, but to what extent?) or that we are being told that there isn't anything to worry about (when in fact there is) to quell panic. either way, imo, we are not being told the whole truth about the matter. intentionally or due to ignorance? not sure. err on the side of caution imo. fear/panic are never useful responses for something like this, but neither are denial/dismissal.

in my personal experience, it doesn't help that the majority of those who are pushing the ebola hoax theory are the same people who push things like SH hoax. not saying it's intentional disinfo, just that they are mostly made up of AJ/infowars followers who usually prove over time to be clueless about such matters.

& If the people rumored to be sick do in fact have it, I can't help but think that it is transmitted much easier than they are leading us to believe.

haven't watched vids^ yet. will try & get to them shortly.

[Masato]

^ excellent post.

Way to keep an open mind!

I sometimes find myself at a point where any unanimous mainstream news hype = bullshit. But of course this is extreme in itself and an unbiased examination is always best.

As with most issues, we will likely not ever know the truth, how much is real how much is propaganda and how much is opportunism.

I know this though, they will have to do much better before I allow myself or my family to take any sort of vacccine.

[Masato]

Heathrow Airport to screen passengers:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/o ... ow-airport

[Masato]

I also have the Canadian H1N1 scare fresh in my mind.

I know for sure that was a gigantic fraud... I remember the vaccine developers laughing about how they 'knew' that the testing would coume out OK because they already had all the shipments ready to be sent out.

Seriously: a reporter asked the DAY BEFORE they shipped out the medicine across canada how they weren't worried that the tests would come back with any concerns. They just laughed and said it would pass the tests.

The government spent a FUCKLOAD of money on marketing, and set up vaccination stations everywhere, it was huge.

Something low % of Canadians lined up and got the shot, then we never heard a peep about it.

[Daglord]

Heathrow Airport to screen passengers:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/o ... ow-airport

these fever tests are laughably ineffective imo. I see the point, but with a 20+ day incubation period, infected people slipping through the cracks can easily happen.

it is a start though & at least something. I have no answers, but would fully support a travel ban for at least the next month or so to help containment.

there even seems to be a divide among the alt news sources over this.