The tragic similarity between many people in ebola areas and tea partiers and climate deniers.

[snagglepuss]

The tragic similiarity is that all these groups don't trust scientists. I have heard a number of health workers fighting the outbreak say that many people don't believe that ebola exists.

[uppityperson]

1. Very good comparison.

[cali]

5. it's a terrible, unfair and deeply colonialist comparison.

[uppityperson]

6. They don't trust scientists saying something exists. How is it "terrible, unfair, deeply

colonialist"? Serious question, not snark.

[Louisiana1976]

2. Very interesting. "I have heard a number of health workers fighting the outbreak say that many

people don't believe that ebola doesn't exist."

[snagglepuss]

3. An edit has been made.

[immoderate]

4. Yeah. I might agree with what that was intended to mean.

On edit. It was and I do.

--imm