Soooo I guess my life hasn't been all that interesting lately or i'd be utilizing this blog more! But really, I totally forgot about it till Megan sent me a link to hers, so at least i'm blogging now! First of all, I really hate that my url is "funeraldirector87" Man, I wish i'd known funeral services wasn't the long term plan for me or i'd have chosen another, more appropriate name. But alas..
Right now the biggest thing on my mind is the H1N1 "pandemic". The media has got people absolutely fucking paranoid that this is the thing that is going to kill us all. Most people don't even know what is so different about the virus, but they're bloody terrified. This fear, I feel, Is completely 100% unfounded. This virus is not new, there have been outbreaks before that everyone was convinced was gonna wipe us out, yet here we all are! H1N1 Strains actually caused about half of the human flu infections in 2006. But you didn't hear about it then, so nobody was scared. What were we afraid of that year? SARS? Terrorists? We live in a culture of fear. Media is twisting the facts about this virus, and to me, that is a very risky idea. People are no longer looking into things for themselves; forming their own opinions, taking responsibility for their own health. Did you know that during that average flu season we lose about 300 people a day due to complications, but the H1N1 virus only kills an average of only 80 a day. Bet the news didn't tell you that! The average person should be more concerned with the regular flu bug killing them! So if you are reading this, PLEASE I urge you...do your homework. Don't believe everything you hear. Be informed. Know your options. Don't live in fear. Don't be a brainless follower.
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The government just wants to keep us as scared as possible. It's better that way. If we're scared then we'll impulse buy thus supporting the economy. I'll by the lipstick because it'll make me feel better about my problems. Or I'll buy 100 calorie thinsations but after eating the whole box you don't really feel any better.
I feel like people actually want to be scared about it. And of course most people won't educate themselves on it to get anymore informed about it. And as far as I can tell most people are afraid of what they don't know.
So way to go govn't I bet some people are locking themselves in the house over this shit!
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