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>just suggesting a sensible mosquito abatement strategy Sensibly suggesting it with the foreboding headline "Zika Is Coming"? And, this, in the context of the

>just suggesting a sensible mosquito abatement strategy Sensibly suggesting it with the foreboding headline "Zika Is Coming"? And, this, in the context of the fear that is already being ginned up about the virus. I don't know that it's a conspiracy, but it's pretty predictable by now: "This New Virus Will Kill Us All" headlines. Story after story, then the fizzle when fears prove to be overstated. So, just as suddenly, the headlines completely disappear. Ebola headlines stopped literally overnight from just about every media outlet. But, within a few months another mortal fear arises. You can set your watch to it.

lern_too_spel 11y ago
This guy isn't saying that Zika will kill us all. The headline you're complaining about simply states that Zika is coming. Are you claiming that Zika isn't coming? Ebola didn't disappear on its own. It was sound containment policy that kept it from gaining a foothold in developed countries. Exactly the kind of sound policy that the author is advocating. Your line of thinking is what makes measles come back.
- unclebucknasty 11y ago
  I am not claiming that Zika is or is not coming. I am suggesting that the headline is loaded and that if you live in one of those dark orange areas on the map with the legend "The Most Vulnerable" it's probably scaring the shit out of you in a way that's disproportionate to the current threat. >Ebola didn't disappear on its own But it would have equally disappeared without the minor panic incited by the media. You remember that part too, don't you? >Your line of thinking is what makes measles come back Oh, the drama. I don't think my weariness of the fear mongering is going to bring back the Black Death. No, my ,"line of thinking" says let public health officials do their jobs without this incessant advertising-selling drumbeat regarding our collective impending doom. But it's OK. Give me your address and I will bring my 8 unvaccinated kids and their unvaccinated goldfish to your house to hang out for a bit. Apologies in advance for your exploding head.
  - lern_too_spel 11y ago
    I don't remember any panic except from Fox News talking heads who assumed the executive branch would bungle containment. The author and the article are not in any way comparable to those fear mongers.
    - unclebucknasty 11y ago
      Ironically, there were literally headlines about "Ebola panic" itself. Thankfully, Google is there when our memories falter.

lern_too_spel 11y ago

This guy isn't saying that Zika will kill us all. The headline you're complaining about simply states that Zika is coming. Are you claiming that Zika isn't coming? Ebola didn't disappear on its own. It was sound containment policy that kept it from gaining a foothold in developed countries. Exactly the kind of sound policy that the author is advocating. Your line of thinking is what makes measles come back.

unclebucknasty 11y ago
I am not claiming that Zika is or is not coming. I am suggesting that the headline is loaded and that if you live in one of those dark orange areas on the map with the legend "The Most Vulnerable" it's probably scaring the shit out of you in a way that's disproportionate to the current threat. >Ebola didn't disappear on its own But it would have equally disappeared without the minor panic incited by the media. You remember that part too, don't you? >Your line of thinking is what makes measles come back Oh, the drama. I don't think my weariness of the fear mongering is going to bring back the Black Death. No, my ,"line of thinking" says let public health officials do their jobs without this incessant advertising-selling drumbeat regarding our collective impending doom. But it's OK. Give me your address and I will bring my 8 unvaccinated kids and their unvaccinated goldfish to your house to hang out for a bit. Apologies in advance for your exploding head.
- lern_too_spel 11y ago
  I don't remember any panic except from Fox News talking heads who assumed the executive branch would bungle containment. The author and the article are not in any way comparable to those fear mongers.
  - unclebucknasty 11y ago
    Ironically, there were literally headlines about "Ebola panic" itself. Thankfully, Google is there when our memories falter.