USA <> World

[Mike Poidinger]

aurelia at u.washington.edu (A. M. Lotto) wrote:

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>Hmm.  Are you saying that peoples awareness and fear of ebola can benefit 
>researchers of all infectious diseases?  I'm not sure our government 

Your government, not mine.

>actually does things based on public demand.  I think they mostly do 
>things on lobbyist demand. 

Your government, not mine.

> While I respect that fact that I have the 
>opportunity to live in the most free and opportunity-filled country on 
>the planet

Oh, sorry, didn't realize you lived in Australia.  I thought you were posting
from the most repressive Western country, the USA.

> I do not respect those in our government who make choices that 
>effect all of us just because money talks to them.  My point is that the 
>public will be placated but will anything really get done?

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Well, One thing I always liked about b.v was its impartiality and world view.
So many groups on the net suffer from USA=Whole world syndrome.  Now,
unfortunately, it has arrived.

If you must use b.v to air personal opinions on the state of the world, please
try and remember that USA is not the only country out there.

Mike

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