tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post6027270955806996671..comments2024-03-28T05:23:48.416-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Let The Games BeginAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-62728313161881404032017-05-19T19:14:28.344-07:002017-05-19T19:14:28.344-07:00> What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
A country with ...> What could POSSIBLY go wrong?<br />A country with a mean IQ of 76 (31st out of 43; there are a lot of ties, hence the small denominator) and a transparency ranking of 156 out of 176 (transparency is a surrogate for lack of corruption). What could go wrong indeed?<br /><br />> dumb luck<br />There certainly seems to be plenty of dumb to go around (both in the DRC and in the enlightened West). What we need is luck. Much luck. Let us fervently hope that Otto ("God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America")von Bismarck was right.Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-59081789270942876892017-05-18T13:07:59.871-07:002017-05-18T13:07:59.871-07:00But, but, they know how to deal with it this time,...But, but, they know how to deal with it this time, so there could not possibly be a chance of an epidemic spreading to Kinshasa, let alone beyond Africa! Right? Right?<br /><br />Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. RAH<br /><br />tweellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164718561825615886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-16286819889460637402017-05-18T10:23:54.964-07:002017-05-18T10:23:54.964-07:00Bear in mind, it's widely acknowledged that th...Bear in mind, it's widely acknowledged that the actual death toll in 2014-15 was probably closer to 40,000, if not more than that. And after the press blackout, the actual numbers disappeared into oblivion forever.<br /><br />First, assign people to track the disease who can't count...<br /><br />The keys this time will be <br />a) whether we bring people here for treatment, and<br />b) whether we put a travel ban and actual quarantine into effect, as we should have in 2014.<br />That, and any American cases, will be the make-or-break this time.<br />It's still remote and small enough, now, that TPTB could get a handle on this outbreak and contain it before it goes all pear-shaped.<br />The only thing pulling the other way, as I said, is the incompetence of WHO, and the corruption and stupidity of African official kleptocracy.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-9993205487243758412017-05-18T10:07:55.749-07:002017-05-18T10:07:55.749-07:00What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Last time seemed to...What could POSSIBLY go wrong?<br /><br />Last time seemed to be a combination of dumb luck and the disease running out of victims that kept it from going big-time (not that 11K deaths doesn't classify as big-time, but it coulda been worse). I wonder if we can count on that this time.<br /><br />As noted, if it hits a population center things could get sporty. And if we, in our infinite charitable stupidity, decide to DO something like bring sick people HERE for treatment... Still nurse Goggles-and-Shower-Cap is on the case I'm sure.<br /><br />Mark DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com