Americans want travel bans - NBC Poll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, according to DCUM, then the majority of Americans are hysterical, paranoid, hypochondriacs. So, ignore them and just pay attention to the smug DCUM "don't worry, or you're crazy" folks.

To be fair, you ARE totally crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/majority-americans-want-flights-banned-ebola-countries-survey-n221751

What do we have to do to get our elected officials to listen to us?

I hope that those who agree will contact your representatives.

Take your concerns to the ballot box in November. Call those up for reelection, even the dog catcher, and tell them this is an important issue to you.

Bingo. Look up the candidates that truly support these bans and cross party lines if necessary

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I'm surprised it's only 58%. Based on the people I know & what I'm seeing on FB, I would have guessed the percentage would be much higher.

[Anonymous]

The only valid argument I've heard against it, is that officials in affected countries will stop reporting cases, fudge numbers, sweep under the rug, etc. and that the picture will become muddy and false. Some people in public health argue that you want to encourage the affected countries to full disclosure and case reporting.

But I'm wondering:
-cases are under reported anyway
-if we have our nationals in these countries helping, our country will get some kind of a live picture, that can't be censored
-Europe has to be a primary part in these restrictions, as most flights route through Europe, and anyways, if there are major outbreaks in Europe we are screwed, too
-handling travel of Americans to their relatives in affected countries; every day dozens of Americans return from visiting their relatives in West Africa, visa restrictions will not help here.
-more countries will have outbreaks - what should be the threshold of imposing travel restrictions (example: Spain)

More needs to be done than just tackling one aspect of it.
This is complicated, and will just get more complicated.
The temperature check is a good place to start, but it's just a start.
We are already behind the eight ball.

[Anonymous]

Travel bans are not the answer. The answer is to attack the problem at the source. Send resources to Africa to fight the epidemic and end it soon. There will be no need for travel bans when the epidemic is over. And travel bans will be worthless if the epidemic continues to grow.

[Anonymous]

Almost 8 out of 10 Americans believe angels are real -- "the American public" is a poor foundation of public policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Travel bans are not the answer. The answer is to attack the problem at the source. Send resources to Africa to fight the epidemic and end it soon. There will be no need for travel bans when the epidemic is over. And travel bans will be worthless if the epidemic continues to grow.

Do you know how much aid and resources poor into African countries on a yearly basis? Enough that everyone at the top can skim off enough to be millionaires, and then the people below can skim off enough to live a basic middle class life, and then the people below them can skim off some to live a low income life style, and the people below them skim off enough to escape grinding poverty and after it's made it's way through all that, whatever money is left over goes to improvements, the truly poor, etc. Seriously lending and direct aid to the African continent is a black hole. A better answer? Stop all aid tomorrow to the entire continent and block all flights off the continent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Travel bans are not the answer. The answer is to attack the problem at the source. Send resources to Africa to fight the epidemic and end it soon. There will be no need for travel bans when the epidemic is over. And travel bans will be worthless if the epidemic continues to grow.

Both. It's not an either/ or

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, according to DCUM, then the majority of Americans are hysterical, paranoid, hypochondriacs. So, ignore them and just pay attention to the smug DCUM "don't worry, or you're crazy" folks.

To be fair, you ARE totally crazy.

Whatever. Whoever disagrees with you is crazy. Seek help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an issue for informed medical opinion, not populist nonsense.

Most of you assholes would probably want a ban on nonessential travel to Africa even without Ebola.

Wrong.

[Anonymous]

Mer should not have a travel ban because we should be traveling to Africa to fight the disease so that it does not spread to the US. But you can't expect people to sign up for a one way trip to go to Liberia to follow get the disease.

[Anonymous]

I don't think that the people who answer these polls, people with landlines, who have nothing better to do than answer polling questions, have much in common with me. So they don't speak for me.

[Anonymous]

I don't answer polls, but I do have a landline. Didn't realize this is an issue for some idiots out there

As far as bans... Well, I believe foreign (non-English speaking) news agencies on this. They claim the situation in West Africa is deteriorating, while U.S. news seem to downplay the issue. But then again, the rest of the world has landlines, so they have to be ignorant or some sh*t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost 8 out of 10 Americans believe angels are real -- "the American public" is a poor foundation of public policy.

I swear, elit liberal would like nothing more than a cleansing to get rid of the 'stupid people' when its been proven ti e and again that progressive liberalism is what the problem is. See Bloomberg's 'we cant give the homeless day old bagels because they are not healthy' as an excellent example

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think that the people who answer these polls, people with landlines, who have nothing better to do than answer polling questions, have much in common with me. So they don't speak for me.

Do people with Obamaphones?