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Some of you may be interested in this.
http://www.infowars.com/mexican-government-decrees-special-powers-in-flu-crisis/
Here is a map that updates on locations of outbreaks.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.650649,-116.139221&spn=2.062781,3.99353&z=8
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This is quite scary. If it were to become a global pandemic, there is the potential for economic collapse, panic, possible civil war, and anarchy. This scenario is very unlikely to happen as long as health workers stay on top of the problem. SARS killed a few thousand, if I remember correctly, and disappeared. Hopefully this flu will follow suit and vanish as well.
Scott
High!
Ah, Infowars... one of those far-right conspirationist paranoia mongers! The same people who notoriously come up with chemtrails, the so-called moon hoax ("we never went to the moon!"), NSA mind control, and, of course, Holocaust denial!
Best to ignore such trash!
See you in Khyberspace!
Yadgar
That's right. Believe what you want. That is your right. Just ignore it. The government is your friend and the danger will go away. There is no plan for martial law. Ever do the research yourself? I have cuz I didn't trust him either. But I wanted to know. Now I do.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE53O2WD20090425
Info wars just re reported it.
The government may not be your bestest buddy, but they're not necessarily your enemy either. Would you rather they just hope "the danger will go away", or would you like them to try and help deal with the situation?
I think they should stop making bio weapons in the first place.
My original post was two things. A link from info wars of a REUTERS article and a map of reported cases from the WHO or CDC or something like that. So if you have a problem with this call them. They are the ones reporting it. I just passed it along.
Oh dear another pandemic generated by the 24/7 news organisations!!! The end of the world is nigh!!!
With the exception of Mexico few if any deaths have occurred elsewhere. Most other cases are mild and those people are getting better. I'll hold off panicking for now.
If you want to read some scary stuff try this.
1918 Pandemic
Good link. I myself am not panicking. But I am watching it. Maybe it will turn out to be nothing. I sure hope so.
Avoid the rush. Panic and kill yourself early. Only 242 dying days until Christmas. Act now and you'll receive a complimentary urn. Shifty operators are standing by. But wait, there's more! Dose up with colloidal silver and turn blue. It's the new black.
Really, nobody had a problem with the story. It's Alex Jones that's contraversial.
But it came from Reuters. LoL
Yeah, it was just a wire story that every blogger on the planet passes along. You could have linked it from any number of other sources, or even reuters itself. The analogy that comes to mind is this:
If you asked for water at a restaurant, and the waiter brought it in a monkey skull, I guarantee you the water itself would not be the main topic of conversation at the table.
What would the news media ever do unless they could not help whip-up the public into a frenzy. Anyone rememember the so-called "Swine-Flu" scare of 30 somthing years ago? Heavens.......PANIC! Doomed to die. Help! President Ford, (the one who used to trip and fall down all the time) was shown on Television getting his Swine Flu shot which was offered FREE to all of the Americans to protect us from this expected massive out-break. (Of course a hero loves to be seen, especially with an election coming up.) So, like a herd of sheep the people went by the millions........and of course "for free" is always just so irresistable. For thousands of years people have always loved the idea of getting something for nothing thinking this time it must be for true, at least I guess. I have always known that to get something one must actually work for it as the "for free thing" is in reality a mere grain of sand on an entire beach. Yes........someone WILL get something for nothing, but they are that single grain of sand.
Meanwhile, if indeed it be true,(going by memory here), only one man someplace in the Midwest(?) was reported to have been actually infected by the Swine Flu. The media didn't know who he was.) Of course, in 1918 there were no antibiotics as there were for this more recent alledged outbreak to come to the rescue of secondary infection. (I was scoffed at because I refused to take this shot.) Good! Glad I didn't fall for it.
But then, just what happened to the poor hyped-up American citizens who received their shots by the millions? Lots of bad things medical things and deaths because of the Flu Shot itself! NOT THE SWINE FLU........IT NEVER EVEN CAME-THROUGH!
Sometimes (and this is only myself), it almost seems as if we are watching a magician on the screen, and in doing such naturally keeping our eyes on the hand we seem to be sure the trick is being held in, while meanwhile the other hand holds something going on to divert the minds which is of very much more importance and concern, and our minds should be on THIS hand for here is the most severe problem of which we are not aware.
Has anyone noticed a great improvement in the economy lately? Experts "say" it is going to take a while to recover. But then, experts are always saying something as that is what an expert is suppose to do. But when all is said and finished the outcome cannot be seen as it hasn't played itself out entirely. Nice thoughts are nice and to think positive is indeed most noble. Most probably even as the Titanic began to side under there may have been some on board still thinking positively. To face a reality or even think of what an outcome may be if looking dire is very painful and the truth can hurt the most of all. Sweet thoughts afterall are always so much more healthy. And then too is so important to find the child within and be good to yourself.
Try to not be side-tracked by the hand you watch. Listen with care. Always be careful what you ask for. We are only human and can only do so much. But to be duped can be as easy as stepping into quicksand. Time will give us the truth in the end.
Justin~
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a full pandemic, it could kill millions worldwide. This is not a hoax. Unfortunately, it is showing up in the SF Bay Area, where I live. I am genuinely worried now. My immune system is damaged by allergies. I could possibly die if I got this disease. Even when a vaccine becomes available, I can't get it, due to a lethal anaphylactic egg allergy. I am in a very high risk group. This is not a joke, it is serious.
Scott
Maybe it will put your mind a bit at ease to know that the real risk of death here is due to an over-reaction by a runaway immune system. Victims of the Spanish Flu were young, healthy adults--with strong immune systems that over-reacted.
We're not trying to make light of the situation. So called "gallows humor" is, in fact, a coping mechanism. Everybody copes in different ways.
HTH.
Justin,
I have to agree, anyone remember Y2K? I didn't stock up on a damn thing!
And I've never got a flu shot. Does anyone personally know somebody that actually caught this?
Paul