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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:54 PM Original message |
I'm confused. IE: Swine Flu |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Pandemic sells advertising/ratings |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Nail on head. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Get's torture off the front page? |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. The novelty of the word swine, primarily. Nobody cares about the boring old "normal" flu |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because this particular strain is new and there are a lot of unknowns. |
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luvspeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. FEAR SELLS! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because so many people are just dying to get on the zomgtheworldisending bandwagon. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. Young and healthy are dying. Plus the NWO told them too. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I would bet that the young who are dying are NOT healthy! |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Look up cyokine storms...its the reason that the young and HEALTHY die in greater numbers with |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Also, this CDC graph shows how the spanish flu affected the young in disproportionate rates |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kills how many though? |
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luvspeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. 12 of them would be unable to attend because they were dead. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yep, nothing quite so funny as 12 dead wedding guests :D |
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luvspeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. They might still attend... |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. At the moment this flu has a 7% mortality rate and is resistant to the flu vaccine |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Well do you remember hearing about the Spanish Influenza of 1918 |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Actually more like 40-100 Million, and it was shown to not come from Pigs. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Probably because they were bored with legal action against |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. One word - |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. Well the media does what it does. But it's not just ordinary swine flu, it's new & different combo |
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