Thread: The H1N1 Finger Pointing Game

I don't think anyone is to blame for the outbreak of the illness. But the uncalled for hysteria? I blame the media - 'cause we now have too many news outlets competing for our attention - and I blame the WHO and to some extent the government. I blame the government for not calming things down. In the wake of Katrina, they wanted to appear on top of things (people seem to think the government is capable of miracles for some reason).

Jordan

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Chee, although I tend to agree with what your saying, unfortunately it just isn't true.... Most likely you are like me, and inherited a strong immune system form at least one of your parents... People like us like to believe that we are living "Right" and that 's why we rarely get sick, when everyone around us is dropping off like flies during flu and cold season every year... But trust me it has more to do with family trees then anything else...

i absolutely respect your opinion (as usual ) and will say that i do believe good genes do have something to do with it. but i simply can't stress enough how important it is to give your body the best chance it can have to fight a disease or virus or any illness before you come in contact with it. the only way we can do this is to monitor what we put into our body, not overwhelm it with crap food and toxins among other things.

again gssixgun, i do see your point and don't really disagree totally, but at the same time i can't except that genes are the most important factor for so many people that are constantly abusing their bodies.

thats not to say that i have never gotten sick or will never get sick, but i will never be someone who believes that i am supposed to get a cold every year, and that i have no control over whether i get the flu or not. people where i live are lazy and take too many drugs that they don't need (and i agree that there are many drugs out there that people do need), instead of eating right and exercising.which contrary to popular beliefs now-a-days is very easy to do.

Originally Posted by VeeDubb65

Has anybody noticed that not a single person in any first world country has died of this

You do realise that the USA is second world (as in "America"="New World")?
Europe developed first!


(That's my theory anyways.)

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Personally I blame everything on the media, and we just keep feeding that freaking monster don't we....

Good point. Many I'm sure would call me ill informed, but I stopped watching the television news and reading the newspaper years ago. At this point we don't even have a TV that gets any reception in our house and we pulled the plug on cable TV as well. It's beautiful. Truly.

Chris L

I voted the end is neigh but I think the media is to blame.. it got blown out of proportion pretty quickly..

Originally Posted by JMS

You don't really expect anybody to take this thread seriously do you X?

Everyone else seems to take it seriously enough.

Originally Posted by VeeDubb65

Might not be Obama. Could be the queen of England for all I know. However, it seems clear that this whole thing has been ridiculously blown out of proportion, well above and beyond any reasonable level.

The only reason to do that is to wag the dog.


edit - Just for the record, I'm not taking this thread any more seriously than the title implies. "Finger Pointing Game." But, if we're going to play the finger pointing game, that's my play. Blame it on those in power because this seems to me to be nothing more than a ridiculous attempt to distract us all from things like the economy, or the fact that Kim Jong Psycho from Pyongyang is dieing, and rapidly transitioning all power and authority to the military.

There was a choice that it doesn't matter!

Originally Posted by xman

Everyone else seems to take it seriously enough.

Based on the poll results it looks like the majority of posters are having you on. They are humoring you, minus the superfluous "U".

Originally Posted by JMS

Based on the poll results it looks like the majority of posters are having you on. They are humoring you, minus the superfluous "U".

When I need your opinion I'll ask for it, okay?

Originally Posted by xman

When I need your opinion I'll ask for it, okay?

Touchy touchy...Sheesh