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9/19/2014 11:47:45 AM
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Ebola Team Killed in Africa

[quote]Eight members of a team trying to raise awareness about Ebola have been killed by villagers using machetes and clubs in Guinea, officials say. Some of the bodies - of health workers, local officials and journalists - were found in a septic tank in a village school near the city of Nzerekore. Correspondents say many villagers are suspicious of official attempts to combat the disease. More than 2,600 people have now died from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It is the world's worst outbreak of Ebola, with officials warning that more than 20,000 people could ultimately be infected. Neighbouring Sierra Leone has begun a controversial three-day curfew to try to stop the spread of the disease.[/quote] ಠ_ಠ

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  • Ok then, time for Plan B.

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  • The only cure is a nuke.

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  • Good. -blam!-'em.

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  • Edited by Evilcam: 9/19/2014 3:19:23 PM
    This isn't the first some something like that has happened. WHO has had problems with their health initiatives in pretty much all parts of the world at some point. The locals hear about a problem, don't really know much about it, but are used to their governments lying to them and actively trying to make every issue into some political crusade to justify their governments power. They see people who are claiming to be there to deal with the problem, are suspicious because every other "official" they've encountered was probably corrupt and looking to get something out of them...and mis-apply the notion to anyone working in any official capacity. That is not a justification for their actions in this case. Killing people because you suspect that they are up to no good is uncivilized and totally socially untenable. I'm just saying this is not localized to Africa, nor is it specific to this specific outbreak. Haitians suspected relief workers were up to no good after the earthquake in 2010, and tried to impede their progress and even shot at them. Hell, locals shooting at fire department personal when trying to put out fires is actually surprisingly common even in the United States. So don''t look at this as proof that Africa is barbaric. As Mike noted, Africa is not even a cohesive organization nor social structure. It's just a continent. This is a sad case of misidenfication and stupidity on the assailant's part. I don't think there is any need for racial or ethnic connotation here. It's just a sad story about people trying to help an afflicted region being murdered by morons..

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    • >trying to help Africans >killed by Africans Lol getgud

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      • I think the worst part of all of this is that, apparently, ebola still has no known cure. If a cure existed, this problem probably could've been solved in like a week, at the longest.

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        • Sub-Saharan Africa literally never left the Stone Age. Should we really expect anything less?

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        • Edited by U124926: 9/19/2014 3:18:49 PM
          "Ebola Team" sounds like the worst super-hero squad in history. It's like "Malaria Man".

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          • Y is Ebola team killing? Did somebody else get the sniper rifle first.

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            • Maybe we should not be sending troops and medics. This can, and likely will, spiral out of control. The only way for it to hit the West, and do a good job on us is if we have a lot of people come down with it. Sending troops, who will likely be in close proximity to infected people seems like a good way to increase the number of Westerners that will return with it. At this point, it may be in the world's interest to not fly into Africa, break all railway lines going into it, and cut it off. Let this burn out naturally. Given how the people are reacting, and how the supposedly simple precautions the CDC says halts the spread are not being followed... We may not be able to do anything but make the situation worse.

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              • Yea I read this article, and someone linked an average IQ for the region. Accoridng to that article most west africans have an IQ of 95 or less.

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                • [quote]Correspondents say many villagers are suspicious of official attempts to combat the disease.[/quote] If they won't accept help, let them die. Let's help those that want it and let Darwinism take care of the rest.

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                  • Edited by Porsche 914: 9/19/2014 8:33:33 PM
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                    • According to Hollywood, eventually, when villiages are deemed unsavable the Air Force starts to drop Fuel-Air bombs to limit the contagion. When is that going to happen?

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                    • As a community we should ban together to offer support for the Bungie Foundation. We could send relief to the Ebola suffering countries to potentially save lives. Come on Flood, let's let DeeJ and Bungie know that we could help.

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                      • Wow... Let em rot. Murdering people who are there to help your shit hole of a country is pretty low.

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                      • You people know that Africa isn't a country, right? It's a continent, with countries and cities of various incomes. It's nowhere near a unified state. Also we have anti-government types who flock to rural, less developed areas here in America as well (one of them shot two cops last week, and is now on the FBI's most wanted list). I don't think that they would take too kindly to government quarantines either.

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                      • Edited by okonma5: 9/19/2014 4:41:16 PM
                        Don't blame them, they are illiterate due to their corrupt governments Notice a trend with the countries affected

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                        • [quote]Hey! We want to help you! So- *Gets stabbed*[/quote]

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                        • You honestly can't blame them Have you seen the documentaries? The Africans are quarantined in their own villages and the only way out is with the Ebola ambulances which no one wants to take So they're basically festering inside they're villages with mass fear and hysteria And they're not that fond of the people keeping them there So it's not hard to imagine that the Africans would kill some of those who they think are a part of them Still Very sad

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                        • Is this a coincidence, or do people in third world countries lack brains as well as infrastructure?

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                          • eh..they knew the risks

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                            • Let's just kill the Americans that solves everything! Africa logic

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                              • Let's kill people who are trying to help us! Makes sense, right?

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                              • Let's stop aid in Africa maybe?

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