18-08-2014, 05:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 18-08-2014, 05:45 PM by Peter Lemkin.)
Magda Hassan Wrote:I just heard that a gang of armed men raided an ebola quarantine station in Liberia I think it was. Now all the patients have fled into the surrounding area...which is going to break the quarantine and spread the disease.
You heard correctly. Amazing how vulnerable uneducated people are. They don't need to be arrested and tried - for they will soon enough die. But now the disease has spread and to people who do NOT want to be located and isolated. Should they be identified, they can't be put in the justice system - instead they need to be hospitalized in an isolation ward - likely under guard. Where will one find guards willing to do that? This may be the event that starts somewhat uncontrollable spread....I hope not, as in this 'globalized' world, what effects one will shortly effect all. These stupid men allegedly broke in just to steal the mattresses and such....all of which are HIGHLY infected. Stupidity on an almost unbelievable scale! This petty act of theft endangered the entire World! Now, such isolation units will need armed guards [who will be fearful to even be there.]
It turns out that about 17 patients or suspected Ebola victims ran away out of fear during the attack and have remained away....meaning that not only the 'raiders' but also the missing quarantined patients are out 'there' somewhere spreading the virus to many - most to all unsuspecting of what awaits them and those they in turn contact. A very sad event. All too many Liberians, generally, are not prepared for, and their education and world views are not compatible with germ and virus theory or treatment. They have good reasons to not trust what 'outsiders' and their science say, but here not listening will cause a disaster to worsen. In some ways this is the horrible end game outcome of slavery and colonialism.....but in quite complex ways.
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"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
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