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Originally Posted by Outlaw 1963
This is wild as hell. I knew about ticks spreading that one disease called Lyme disease. Some folks died from it, too. But I didn't know fleas and lice spread shit LOL. It seems like it would be a hygiene problem. I say that because lice are attracted to people who don't wash up. Do y'all remember that bed bug scare a few years back? I'm in Ohio and it was on the news at the time that there was a bed bug problem in some areas.
So basically the insects that feed off of the animals, give it to the animals, which in turn infect people. Then it would make sense to me to eliminate the main cause of it. The start of it.
I hate those other countries that don't like us. We have folks in this country who are unemployed, who don't have healthcare and can't afford to go seek medical treatment, but yet we send healthcare workers to other third world countries who don't like us, to take care of their people for free. That right there is some bullshit. Let them fend for themselves. They don't like us anyway.
I don't get the flu shot because the last time I did, I got sick as hell. I know that's what it's supposed to do, but it's not worth it to me. I'll just take vitamin c.
I feel you on IUHoosier and Cheerful's knowledge. I can talk about this all day.
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1. It's not really a hygiene problem--do you know what spread the bubonic plague back in the day? Yup, fleas. People come in contact with fleas often due to pets. Bedbugs are still a problem in many major cities b/c they're so dang hard to get rid of. Lice actually are attracted to clean heads, vice dirty ones.
2. Do you know how many insect species live in this world? Around one million. And those are the only ones that have been discovered. Some estimate there may be as many as 30 million different species. Insects also play a crucial role in life as we know it, so getting rid of them isn't going to happen.
3. You "hate those other countries that don't like us"...have you ever been overseas (and Mexico/Canada doesn't count)? Most countries don't hate us. Even those that have unfriendly governments usually have American-friendly citizens. Putting that aside, Liberia and the USA are on good terms--we actually founded that country (their capital is named Monrovia after James Monroe). We went through a 5 year period from 1997-2003 where relations were a little rocky due to the election of Charles Taylor, but since he resigned in 2003, things have been pretty peachy. We actually deployed marines there to help stabilize the country during the Bush administration. Similar things can be said about Sierra Leone, and most of the other affected countries. They don't not like us.
Truth be told, even in the most hardcore, hardline anti-American governed countries, most of the citizens don't hate us.