Grace and Ebola

[boris1gary]

https://newmatilda.com/2014/10/10/one-women-photo-has-grace-and-one-them-just-named-grace

One Of The Women In This Photo Has Grace, And One Of Them Is Just Named Grace

Columnist for The Australian Grace Collier worries some of us are going to get Ebola and die. Chris Graham doesn't want to get his hopes up.

If you’re a leftie, then the tweet I’m about to share with you is going to do your head in. It’s one of those opinions that, if you value humanity, compassion, courage, selfless sacrfice blah blah blah, is almost impossible to understand.

Late yesterday, uber-conservative columnist for The Australian, Grace Collier, decided to share her thoughts on Ebola with the world.

“Why do Australians go overseas, expose themselves to a hideous disease, then come back and risk infecting the rest of us? #Ebola”.

[horizon1907]

Grace Collier, why are we exposed to You ????? 

[boris1gary]

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@horizon1907 wrote:

Grace Collier, why are we exposed to You ????? 

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yes that was one of my favourite replies

[tommy.irene]

[iapetus_rocks]

 “Why do Australians go overseas, expose themselves to a hideous disease, then come back and risk infecting the rest of us?

Why does our government not understand the simple mechanics and effectiveness of the principles of Quarantine, and not restrict the travel to this country of those from countries where Ebola is rife?

Oh, but "sales would plummet" . . .  meanwhile, back at the ranch . . .

[goldenjet16]

Yeah right.... Let the U.S do it! As they always do when It comes to aid in any catastrophic event in any foreign country. We're always the first in to help. But hey!!! lets not bring that up, because our fight against radicalism is so much more fashionable to hammer on, let's sweep 9-11 under the carpet too. Then there's our president Bush who everyone loves to hate..... Me.. I'm neither here or there with him, BUT he gave more aid to Africa than any other president. I guess the world wants the U.S to be perfect in all their decisions.

Didn't mean to get carried away with my opinion...... Well maybe I did. 😉

Iapetus, not directed at you, just following your post.

[iapetus_rocks]

I'm all for sending aid. Our Aussie govt is only sending money right now, and what is needed is skilled people. and maybe some money as well.

I was only considering the logic of using a tried and trusted method . . . that of quarantine, to prevent the unrestricted travel overseas of those known to have come from an affected area.

It's the logical approach, but it will cost a lot in lost business opportunities for some. And the lure of filthy lucre is arguably a worse affliction than any communicable disease.

[goldenjet16]

Oh!!! I would even take it a step further if it could be done, stop the incoming from West Africa into other country's, other than aid workers until there's a handle on this. Period!

Edit... I guess that was your opinion too! 😉

[iapetus_rocks]

We can send skilled people in to help and we can control and monitor their leaving when their work is done. I think we should do that.

But i think it is an obvious safeguard to maintain a quarantine for all those coming into this country from an area known to be infected with Ebola.

Australia is not new to the idea of quarantine. It's an old method of control of the spread of infective disease, but it's an effective method.

Meanwhile, spare no effort in manpower or money to give assistance to help stamp out the incidence of this disease in the countries where it occurs.

There is an ideal solution and then there is another one which is dictated by those who would rather weigh the risks to the general population and compare that to their personal financial risk if travel for business purposes were restricted.

Guess which party is going to make the more forceful and ultimately successful case?

[goldenjet16]

Agreed 100%. We have to do what ever it takes to control this virus.