Drew UK
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I don't see any probs here -
The WHO and affliate organisations are solely trying to protect and inform as many people as possible (and as it is there duty, I believe they have acted accordingly).
How would we perceive the WHO if it played down the scenario - and through chance the H5N1 would mutate into a more virulent strain? With consequent lethality as the spanish flu, note 1918 world population 1.8Billion cf to todays world population is now 6.7billion (4x) as many testubes to incubate and develop in and infect.
I have no issue with being presented with the facts, and to err on the side of caution must surely be the most sensible decision.
If there wrong, well we survived and if there right, well at least we were told - a placebo with a nocebo coating.
I believe in being presented with as much factual data as possible and to make it available to all, after which you have the right to evaluate and take your chances. You win or you loose.
On a different but somewhat related note - people are now returning to the stock markets - as witnessed by the recent rally, believing the recession to be over and hoping that they can pick up cheap assets and believing that the big slide will be promptly returned by a huge bounce, to whip of big profits in the process.
As people are incapable of making decisions independently, based on sentiments (greed) rather than facts they will herd up the rally further.
And, indeed there is opportunity here to make your pounce and surf the people - but the timing is essential.
The facts -
Unemployment is still rising, businesses are still failing, Debt as a proportion of GDP is massive (80% as predicted in UK2012/13), Toxic assets still remain on the balance sheet, World trade is slowing............
Conclusion -
People have the right to take a chance, people should also have the right to be adequately and cautionally advised.
The WHO and affliate organisations are solely trying to protect and inform as many people as possible (and as it is there duty, I believe they have acted accordingly).
How would we perceive the WHO if it played down the scenario - and through chance the H5N1 would mutate into a more virulent strain? With consequent lethality as the spanish flu, note 1918 world population 1.8Billion cf to todays world population is now 6.7billion (4x) as many testubes to incubate and develop in and infect.
I have no issue with being presented with the facts, and to err on the side of caution must surely be the most sensible decision.
If there wrong, well we survived and if there right, well at least we were told - a placebo with a nocebo coating.
I believe in being presented with as much factual data as possible and to make it available to all, after which you have the right to evaluate and take your chances. You win or you loose.
On a different but somewhat related note - people are now returning to the stock markets - as witnessed by the recent rally, believing the recession to be over and hoping that they can pick up cheap assets and believing that the big slide will be promptly returned by a huge bounce, to whip of big profits in the process.
As people are incapable of making decisions independently, based on sentiments (greed) rather than facts they will herd up the rally further.
And, indeed there is opportunity here to make your pounce and surf the people - but the timing is essential.
The facts -
Unemployment is still rising, businesses are still failing, Debt as a proportion of GDP is massive (80% as predicted in UK2012/13), Toxic assets still remain on the balance sheet, World trade is slowing............
Conclusion -
People have the right to take a chance, people should also have the right to be adequately and cautionally advised.
We must learn to discern. We are flooded daily by a propaganda machine,. the likes of which no people in history have had to deal with. Corporate pawns posing as reporters., delivering the gospel., (according to their' masters). Your' safety,. your' survival is not their' concern. They are in the business of sales. You exist to consume.