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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEbola vs. gun violence in America.
From the wisdom of our oldest daughter's Facebook page: More children died in the school shooting yesterday than Americans of any age have died from Ebola.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)So are flu viruses. Ebola infections are not.
Whether it's rational or not, people fear the unknown more than they do the familiar.
phylny
(8,390 posts)But the irony of it is still not lost on me.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)are decided by the swing voter who simply isn't paying attention, don't you?
That's why the term "October surprise" came to be. It's meant to grab the attention (and presumably the fear) of people who decide at the last minute who to vote against.
phylny
(8,390 posts)Not my first rodeo
backwoodsbob
(6,001 posts)more children died in swimming pools.
More children died of poisoning.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)hedgehog
(36,286 posts)The sad part is that I'm not sure.
I was thinking, I'm more likely to get shot at the mall than to encounter Ebola!
phylny
(8,390 posts)raccoon
(31,127 posts)die from crazy shooters. Not to mention accidents when adults don't secure guns.