You can’t gain or keep rational perspective simply by saying, “Get a hold of yourself.” Or: “Don’t panic.” Nor do reassurances from the federal government provide me any aid or comfort. The federal government? You can’t be serious. If the United States dodges this latest bullet known as the Ebola outbreak, it will be no thanks to the things most of us will credit: Luck — which is nothing more than random chance; supernatural powers — the same powers which presumably gave rise to the disasters in the first place; the government — which, while necessary to restrain violent criminals, otherwise creates more problems and disasters than even outbreaks of diseases ever could; nor compassion — which, while nice in a crisis, does nothing to cure the illness or alleviate the painful events requiring compassion in the first place. So what do you think the reason will be that we survive this latest crisis, assuming we do?...
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:43:22 +0000
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