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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:12 PM Original message |
Why Are People Opposed to the Swine Flu Story Being Reported? |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. People think too much information is bad |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. It's more complicated than that, dontcha think? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. This outbreak is by no means over. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I realize that, but the death rate and spread rate haven't been as |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I think it will take another week or so... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. The initial death rates from 1918 were also low |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. It was overblown in Mexico, instead of 152 deaths it was only 7 |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Wrong, CONFIRMED, as in LAB CONFIRMED 7 deaths |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Some news stations were running wild with the 152 number |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Ok teaching moment |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. What I do know is 7 is confirmed in Mexico |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. All of them will not be confirmed |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-30-09 07:05 AM Response to Reply #41 |
82. If I understood correctly, they have full ability to test on the spot in place now. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I worked in the field of emergencies for ten years |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. That's fine |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Well the WHO raising the level to 5 is not a news item |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. LOL I've heard that ALL morning |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. So they held the news-conference all morning? WHO KNEW |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I didn't say news conference |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
78. there's are good reasons for quoting the confirmed numbers, the "experienced" panic-mongers seem to |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because they want to stop the coming apocalypse and prevent the rapture. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. fear + denial? |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. What I'm opposed to is the freaking hysteria created by the MSM. It is patently absurd. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I can't speak to that, I don't have teh cables. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. And I have the cables |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Yeah. No TV here either. n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I rarely watch tv news, finally did last night and I agree |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. I'm opposed to the obsessive questions about getting swine flu from pork. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #47 |
61. About as stupid as the moms in my "playgroup" avoiding all parks full of nannies. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. That's not just stupid, it's racist. Of course, only brown people get swine flu, right? |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
69. I had someone at work ask me that.... |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Lol! You should have! nt |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
60. Same here, and it's creating racist hysteria where I live. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Personally, I think racists are creating the racist hysteria. /nt |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think people are mostly getting tired of the overkill reporting. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I get that, |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Those other stories had real implications, too. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So you rather not have DHS give a presser every day? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. The fact that 36,000 people die every year from "normal" flu |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. There's a difference between hype and responsible reporting |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I forget about the teevee media. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. Count the number of threads mentioning "swine flu" on the front page. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. The story has many locales and is still unfolding, |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. This is situation normal at DU. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. simple. difference between reporting confirmed fact v. speculation - |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. Information is good... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. What you are not for the CIA threw piggies off plane with flu cooked |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. This place is never dull, that's for sure... |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
76. Damn, missed that one. Were bacon bits thrown off AF1 when it did it's photo op over NYC? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. Because this is DU and anything that distracts from the political discourse |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. Many of the same people who freak out at any criticism of Obama. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Or bad news about the economy, or any other bad news story |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. I guess we're supposed to be Shiny Happy People all the time. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Of course, .. we are citizen |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. What I find impractical is the many threads, each one with, in effect, an update... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. OFFICIAL swine flu info and updates PAGE....... |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Perfect!! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. That said some should be treated as ONE individual thread |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. I think any hard data, updates on the flu's progression, etc, should be on the one thread... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. WHO Raises alert level, and the implications, after lunch |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. That is one that would be worthwhile being a separate thread AND posted in the Official one... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
65. Thanks, this is a great idea. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. We used to have things called public service announcements |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
39. It's not the information is bad |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
55. Probably unconscious fear. Especially for people who don't prepare for disasters. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's also a bit ironic. I'd like to know if any of the same DUers who believe conspiracy theories |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. You're referring to the infamous "100 Dead Scientists/Microbiologist" list? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Speaking for myself... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
57. Likely a host of variables at work within the public mind, not least of which disdain for conspiracy |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
77. "reporting on crucial matters of significance is conspiratorially done just to irk them personally." |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-30-09 06:58 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. ... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
59. We're at level 5 now... |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
64. because it hurts travel and entertainment and pork futures among other things |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
66. I think it's a good thing |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. And you'd be wrong on one of your recommendations |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. It's still a good idea to get a flu shot |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. The idea is good, but they don't have a flu shot for THIS STRAIN |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
71. "the boy who cried wolf" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. IT IS A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
74. Here's a good read. Also, there's a video of John Stewart |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
79. I'm always in favor of more rather than less information |
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sandrakae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
80. The need for real information has been ruined by Tom Ridge and those Stupid Red Alerts. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-30-09 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
83. Because it smells of wag the pig |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-30-09 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
84. The reason is that progressives are so jaded |
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