Panic

[DainBramaged]

Panic is a sudden fear which dominates or replaces thinking and often affects groups of people or animals. Panics typically occur in disaster situations, or violent situations (such as robbery, home invasion, a shooting rampage, etc.) which may endanger the overall health of the affected group. The word panic derives from the Greek πανικός, "pertaining to Pan", the god of woods and fields who was the source of mysterious sounds that caused contagious, groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots. Panic is also known as an acute case of anxiety.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic


Why are so many trying to spread panic on DU?

[roamer65]

1. Sorry, I just have to post this one.

"Don't panic..remain calm."



My dry sense of humor coming out again.

[DainBramaged]

6. A great one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ntbfVQvHt8

[BlooInBloo]

"The sky is falling" squawking is a way for people to feel important.

[bbinacan]

2. What panic? n/t

[pacalo]

3. I haven't seen enough "panic" on DU to warrant this OP.

People have different life situations &, therefore, opinions as you do, perhaps? Just skip over the threads that are troubling to you & look for ones that are in lock-step with your thinking, so that you might feel more secure.

:)

[DainBramaged]

8. Lock-step this with your Nazi inference.

:spank:

[pacalo]

23. Ouch!

[Subdivisions]

4. Looks to me like CNN is doing a fine job of that...DU, not so much. n/t

[Avalux]

5. No panic. Dissemination of information.

The flu 'situation' is evolving very fast and is quite fascinating to follow. Thus far, there is no reason to panic. The virus appears to be mild.

[depakid]

7. There are always conspiracy theorists- just as there are denialists

Just different poles of emotional reactions.

[Subdivisions]

9. Did you know that the current financial crisis was panned as tinfoil hat

fodder right here on DU just one year ago?

[DainBramaged]

10. So, do we have a year to debate the swine flu before it becomes pandemic?

:boring:

[Subdivisions]

11. According to WHO (and parroted by CNN), it may have already gone pandemic. n/t

[DainBramaged]

14. So, I should move to Iceland?

Why are you spreading panic?

[Subdivisions]

16. WTF are you talking about/ I'm not spreading anything of the sort. YOU ARE. n/t

[DainBramaged]

18. Really, I see it differently, hence the OP.

A little bothered huh?

[Subdivisions]

19. Not bothered at all. You, however, seem to be in full-blown panic mode. LOL. n/t

[DainBramaged]

20. You should be panicked about you own panic over panic

and since you didn't get the humor in my posts, I think we need to end our discussion of your panic over panic.

[Subdivisions]

21. LMAO! I'll make you a deal...

. You shut up about it and, in turn, I'll shut up about it.

Belay that...

I'll shut up about it despite your obvious panic.

[DainBramaged]

26. You can't panic and tell me to shut up

you have to say, nospeak to allay the panic.

:hi:

[depakid]

27. Not by people who'd actually looked at the facts and analysis

Therein lies the difference.

[Subdivisions]

33. IIRC, you were in the camp being panned as tinfoilers. Yet, here we are. On the

other hand, I'm not in way saying that this flu outbreak is any part of some conspiracy nor is it time for panic. At least not yet.

[depakid]

40. Maybe so, but a lot of other sober, credible and educated folks saw the pattern, too

Not that most of us could have predicted the magnitude of the event- which is pretty much the same case here, just in another discipline: epidemiology as opposed to macroeconomics.

[eShirl]

12. the only panic I see is people panicing about people panicing.

[Subdivisions]

13. Sorta like the OP. n/t

[mmonk]

15. .

[TomorrowNeverKnows]

17. Panic?

I haven't really seen much of that here...

[Subdivisions]

28. Seems the only person to see DU panicking over flu is the very person

who seems to be in denial of his own panic over the situation. LOL.

Ok, I said earlier I'd shut up about it.

[DainBramaged]

30. Wait, you must be paniced to still be discussing panic.

:scared: :rofl:

[Subdivisions]

34. Hardly. Not even considering my proximity to the Texas cases. No

reason to panic. At least not yet. When/if we begin to see the deaths vs. confirmed cases ratio (as in Mexico) give cause to worry, I'll reconsider my level of concern. So far, a couple cases here in Texas with no deaths. For now, I'm still planning my weekender in San Antonio in three weeks.

[DainBramaged]

35. But but but, you are supposed to be in panic mode......

:fistbump:

Have fun. But don't panic.

[Subdivisions]

37. That's why I mentioned CNN earlier. Not to endorse their coverage/sensationalism, but

to point out their obvious glee at the prospect of both a pandemic and the ensuing panic, which, as far as I can tell, they are attempting to incite. It's quite a spectacle.

[DainBramaged]

39. They are in a 'panic' over ratings, M$NoBodyCares is killing them

[hwmnbn]

22. ah... ah...ahhhh... ah CHOO!!!

sniffle.. sniffle

:evilgrin:

[Subdivisions]

24. Bwaaahahahahahahahaaa! n/t

[cwydro]

25. Remember the big swine flu scare in the 70's?

I do and nothing came of it.

[DainBramaged]

29. I do too, which is why I refuse to become panicked

or pancaked, or whatever.

[cwydro]

32. Lol!

And I work in an airport!!!

Oh woe is me!

[DainBramaged]

38. Almost 20 years ago (I've repeated this story before)

when I worked for a Japanese company (yes, me, Mr. UAW, I did) the flu was hitting our office really hard, and the Japanese Managers were in a Panic (there's that word again). they ORDERED everyone in the office to wear sterile masks, they installed toilet seat cover dispensers in the bathrooms, and threatened to fire anyone who called in sick once those measures were instituted. When a labor board complaint was filed over the firing threat, the Manager who threatened everyone's jobs was 'recalled' to japan.

Silly times call for common sense. Not panic.

[Subdivisions]

36. Pancaked?

[depakid]

31. And so therefore, all potential pandemics are nonsense

so citizens and public health officals shouldn't be concerned or make the appropriate preparations.

:eyes:

[DainBramaged]

41. 19 confirmed cases and some on DU are in an uproar

so sad their lives are so devoid of real purpose.