Drudge, Ebola, and the Tipping Point
Posted by Zenphamy 10 years, 6 months ago to Government
Should we fear Ebola arriving in the US. You damn right we should, simply because our government is telling us not to worry.
As the article says: "The government keeps issuing assurances: there is no threat. Its problem is obvious: people know that officials lie. The more likely that bad news will create panic, the more certain the public is that the officials are lying, spinning, or otherwise deceiving. “When the going gets tough, the flacks get spinning.”
We can be sure of two things. First, Ebola victims will fly into the USA. Second, this will be officially dismissed as no threat. Case by case, we will be assured: “No problem!”"
At the same time, news reports from a couple of weeks ago of a strange new respiratory illness spreading throughout the US and of a number of children that are being stricken with paralysis from an unknown cause have disappeared from the news. I sometimes wonder if they lie just hoping that it won't be too bad or it's just automatic for them to do so.
As the article says: "The government keeps issuing assurances: there is no threat. Its problem is obvious: people know that officials lie. The more likely that bad news will create panic, the more certain the public is that the officials are lying, spinning, or otherwise deceiving. “When the going gets tough, the flacks get spinning.”
We can be sure of two things. First, Ebola victims will fly into the USA. Second, this will be officially dismissed as no threat. Case by case, we will be assured: “No problem!”"
At the same time, news reports from a couple of weeks ago of a strange new respiratory illness spreading throughout the US and of a number of children that are being stricken with paralysis from an unknown cause have disappeared from the news. I sometimes wonder if they lie just hoping that it won't be too bad or it's just automatic for them to do so.
