Ok, so we all know the devastating Ebola virus that has hit
Sierra Leone. Of course one cannot help but applaud the efforts of people from
both off and on the continent that has come in to assist and help stop this
virus. However, in the Americas, someone seems to have taken a very different
stance. Business mogul Donald Trump seems to think that as this is an 'African
virus', it should stay there and people who have gone to Africa should be kept
from coming back to the US so that they won’t infect the poor US population. He
even suggested that a wall be built to keep people out!!!
However
as the UK's Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/05/ebola-worrying-disease and
other sources have said, more people have died of TB (300 000) and Malaria (600
000) than the Ebola Virus (800). It is a shame that panic will cause people to say things like these, and as one tweeter asked Mr Trump, if one of these people he wants kept
Sierra Leone. Of course one cannot help but applaud the efforts of people from
both off and on the continent that has come in to assist and help stop this
virus. However, in the Americas, someone seems to have taken a very different
stance. Business mogul Donald Trump seems to think that as this is an 'African
virus', it should stay there and people who have gone to Africa should be kept
from coming back to the US so that they won’t infect the poor US population. He
even suggested that a wall be built to keep people out!!!
However
as the UK's Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/05/ebola-worrying-disease and
other sources have said, more people have died of TB (300 000) and Malaria (600
000) than the Ebola Virus (800). It is a shame that panic will cause people to say things like these, and as one tweeter asked Mr Trump, if one of these people he wants kept
out of the country were one of his kids, would he still maintain the same
stance? You decide! Ignorance is never an excuse for stupidity.
Please remain happy and spread happiness around. Xoxo.stance? You decide! Ignorance is never an excuse for stupidity.
1 comment:
It was indeed a stupid comment. We must all remember that Donald is a germophobe. He does not shake hands out of fear of germs. He needs to answer the question though, if a soldier gets Ebola fighting, should the U.S govt leave them behind? Ignorance is bliss- Newyorker
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