tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post5632892750588234893..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Ebola: And It Goes Like ThisJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-59211105800440021832014-11-06T07:03:53.381-06:002014-11-06T07:03:53.381-06:00RE: "We are the species that makes other spec...RE: "We are the species that makes other species extinct."<br /><br />Yes, but we're also the species that makes parts of our own species extinct. And that's evolution.<br /><br />Forgive me for my doom-filled, knee-jerk emotional response to the idea of ISIS and my feeling that it's time for us to evolve once again and leave the trashier side of our species behind.Richard Ennishttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005698004787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91068165715981949412014-10-29T18:18:10.046-05:002014-10-29T18:18:10.046-05:00Brilliant piece Jim. And just to add to facts; th...Brilliant piece Jim. And just to add to facts; there have been 9 cases of Ebola treated in the US since August 1st...9 cases. Out of those 9 cases one person has died presumably because there was a delay in treating him. And out of the 9 cases only 2 have been acquired in the US (treating the patient who died) and both of them have been cured.<br /><br />SheeshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86453561643789310442014-10-24T11:24:06.495-05:002014-10-24T11:24:06.495-05:00From FDR's first inaugural address: "So, ...From FDR's first inaugural address: "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." I don't know if I see another FDR on our horizon, but we sure as hell need one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6502284387593104382014-10-23T09:52:36.681-05:002014-10-23T09:52:36.681-05:00Not cowards. Something else. What is the word I&...Not cowards. Something else. What is the word I'm looking for? What do you call someone who stokes fear and terror to terrorize people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56296768507999826712014-10-23T08:05:50.168-05:002014-10-23T08:05:50.168-05:00I was a uni student when I first read Preston'...I was a uni student when I first read Preston's ‘The Hot Zone’ whilst browsing at a local bookshop – it caused me to miss my bus at least a couple of times I was that captivated. (Yes, I eventually bought my own copy.Money was an issue back then. Hmm, some things haven't changed too much either!) I very vividly recall reading the paragraphs cited here on “Monet” and what the Marburg virus apparently did to him - and nurse Mayinga and others. Hellishly powerful and memorable stuff. Quite a meme if not a virus.<br />So with that in mind, I'll note this is well worth reading :<br /><br />http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2014/10/21/the-hot-zone-and-the-mythos-of-ebola/<br /><br />As is the article by Preston linked in there - hope these help. (& that this isn't a double post. Tried before didn't go though?)<br /><br />PS. @ Syrbal/Labrys : No worries my pleasure.StevoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506855815096149912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22390959435002106522014-10-23T04:07:43.633-05:002014-10-23T04:07:43.633-05:00"Land of the free, and the home of the brave...."Land of the free, and the home of the brave." Nope. Not for a long time now.<br /><br />You know, Jim, every time I read one of your posts I wonder how you could possibly top it, and then along comes the next one, and damn if you haven't. Amazing! Thank you, sir, for your eloquence (forget about the typos--your meaning's always clear), and for your unfailing attempts to get at and speak the truth.<br /><br />Pete MoultonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79522692469242585792014-10-22T13:01:10.055-05:002014-10-22T13:01:10.055-05:00I was thinking about starting a blog. Then I found...I was thinking about starting a blog. Then I found stonekettle.com. Ain't no point no more. You can't beat the best. <br /><br />Ahhhh. I might give it a try anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-85729700129326019332014-10-22T10:30:19.354-05:002014-10-22T10:30:19.354-05:00What really torques me is the sudden emergence of ...What really torques me is the sudden emergence of hundreds of armchair epidemiologists, people who can neither spell nor pronounce the word, all calling for a travel ban. Yes, I know it is because of the GOP/TP/Fox/hate radio propaganda machine spreading lies. I know the volume of lies is due to the upcoming election, trying to undermine people's faith in a strong federal government. That does not excuse any of it; in fact, it just makes it seditious as well as ignorant. These marching morons, leaders and followers alike, were calling for the abolition of the FDA, slashing federal science and medical research money, in many cases are against vaccines! Now they are angry that science doesn't provide an instant magical cure like they see on teevee. Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65668851232506685012014-10-22T00:24:19.004-05:002014-10-22T00:24:19.004-05:00Did it for me, too!Did it for me, too!Sabreen60https://www.blogger.com/profile/09301118183860033504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58198475617170837662014-10-21T17:04:53.269-05:002014-10-21T17:04:53.269-05:00Thank you...this was my first response, too.Thank you...this was my first response, too.Syrbal/Labryshttp://www.herlanderwalking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68945656313390197862014-10-21T14:44:46.609-05:002014-10-21T14:44:46.609-05:00It would do the nation good right now to replace t...It would do the nation good right now to replace the salute to the flag with Frank Herbert's Bene Gesserit "Litany Against Fear" for a while, because, yes....all the fear-flogging is leaving serious marks.Syrbal/Labryshttp://www.herlanderwalking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21680784882675865042014-10-21T14:00:32.184-05:002014-10-21T14:00:32.184-05:00Fear itself, 1952 edition. On Senator McCarran: &q...Fear itself, 1952 edition. On Senator McCarran: "There is always an Other, and the Other is always somehow contagious."—Charles P. Pierce, <a href="http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/On_Contagion" rel="nofollow">In Which We Watch Rationality Fail Again</a>Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18641552059855810292014-10-21T13:56:35.261-05:002014-10-21T13:56:35.261-05:00Now you've done it ! Gone and created another ...Now you've done it ! Gone and created another group: Viruses Without Borders.<br />Just think of the possibilities for soliciting contribution, eh ?bearsensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000858896207125033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-45870477272667560342014-10-21T13:45:34.443-05:002014-10-21T13:45:34.443-05:00And in that state they become so easy to manipulat...And in that state they become so easy to manipulate. Think about the fundamentals of advertising and market manipulation.<br /><br />AuerbobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16170026881305717402014-10-21T10:50:05.079-05:002014-10-21T10:50:05.079-05:00You said it sister! And -- from my own "neck...You said it sister! And -- from my own "neck of the woods" -- two elementary students who visited Rwanda, a country with ZERO Ebola cases and 2,700 miles from the closest country with Ebola, are being kept out of school until the three week "incubation period" has passed. US citizen children, no less. I suspect the school nurse who got this started is a Fox News devotee.<br /><br />http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20141021_Maple_Shade_parents_struggle_with_Ebola_fears.html howdidIgetherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056673632591015789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27478191971768943532014-10-21T09:51:11.747-05:002014-10-21T09:51:11.747-05:00"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fe..."I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."<br /><br />-Page 19, Frank Herbert, 'Dune', New English Library, 1965.<br /><br />I think an awful lot of people and places need to learn that litany and keep it in mind and muse upon it and I hope if they do that it helps them.StevoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506855815096149912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48590416564436161322014-10-21T09:37:49.033-05:002014-10-21T09:37:49.033-05:00The people who volunteer to go to Africa and fight...The people who volunteer to go to Africa and fight ebola saving lives and comforting the dying - people like these :<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/20/volunteered-fight-ebola-sierra-leone-msf?CMP=fb_gu <br /><br />Those would be heroes. StevoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506855815096149912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67954875154920059582014-10-21T09:27:58.065-05:002014-10-21T09:27:58.065-05:00Seen this?
My wife’s ER has an ‘ebola cart’ with ...<a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/its-an-object-of-gallows-humor-for-the-staff" rel="nofollow">Seen this?</a><br /><br /><i>My wife’s ER has an ‘ebola cart’ with some lightweight protective gear and written instructions for putting on a PPE, but the instructions are a loose bundle of papers and the pictures don’t match the gear in the cart and has inaccuracies that put them at serious risk. It’s an object of gallows humor for the staff. That’s the totality of their training or preparedness so far.</i><br /><br />Finest medical system money can buy. And it did, didn't it?Meanie-meanie, tickle a personhttp://www.fakeassurl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43013364755025491912014-10-21T09:17:26.450-05:002014-10-21T09:17:26.450-05:00Oh yes we wiiiiilllll!!
Today Rwanda began Ebola ...<a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rwanda-ebola" rel="nofollow">Oh yes we wiiiiilllll!!</a><br /><br /><i>Today Rwanda began Ebola screening all visitors to the country who have been to the US in the previous 22 days. There's no evidence to suggest the move was in retaliation. Just karma.</i><br /><br />*Snort* My guess? Rwanda's afraid of catching the Scaredies...Meanie-meanie, tickle a personhttp://www.fakeassurl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-34311879501330356022014-10-20T23:48:42.200-05:002014-10-20T23:48:42.200-05:00This, too, is my take. A disgusting media driven ...This, too, is my take. A disgusting media driven outrage-du-jour to keep people turning on the teevee. Brainwashing. The seriousness of it gets lost in the hype, and intelligent folks can't be heard in the uproar. I am particularly glad with your focus on the In God We Trust crowd, who can't seem to figure out how they can't have it both ways. Thanks for a calm forum and insightful dialog.grandmoogushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672079855901180793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4606674711371830202014-10-20T23:11:41.757-05:002014-10-20T23:11:41.757-05:00"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We..."We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep into our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men." --Edward R. Murrow, 1954Don Hilliardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24517632626905615472014-10-20T22:56:27.665-05:002014-10-20T22:56:27.665-05:00nice!nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72190847152721807812014-10-20T22:52:19.575-05:002014-10-20T22:52:19.575-05:00clearly he doesn't know about shopkat pendants...clearly he doesn't know about shopkat pendants. because even if you didn't rant we'd still have those ;) and zils. and bowls, pens, earrings, and tables. as long as no one asks you to do it!! their way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50570837111741846022014-10-20T22:12:51.442-05:002014-10-20T22:12:51.442-05:00Jim, may I respectfully suggest "criterion&qu...Jim, may I respectfully suggest "criterion" of religion instead of "criteria"?<br /><br />Article is, as usual, brilliant. You really do need to be on TV, where you might be seen by the drooling masses who don't or can't read. Or who only watch Fox "News", which is worse than either of the other handicaps.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40789517385353731672014-10-20T20:33:22.865-05:002014-10-20T20:33:22.865-05:00Fear is the most simple way for politicians (and r...Fear is the most simple way for politicians (and religions, for that matter) to control masses of ignorant people. God forbid people should focus on education, clean water, health care, etc. This is the historical pattern of corrupt power - sadly, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855050087948759720noreply@blogger.com