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My problem with how the government deals with Ebola is how is wanted to be seen as smarter than the other nations and know everything. The truth is that humans know very little about living things, even the most simply types like viruses. African nations have banned travel from the infected areas, Australia also banned. But we have to look smarter and say we don't, because we know better.
The other argument of we need the travel going to help the infected nations is also bogus. We can ban all civilian travel and then still have special military and humanitarian travel approved. The idea of if we ban travel then some people would try sneak in unnoticed and make tracking even harder is also flawed. The number of people willingly break the law is the minority. Somehow they think laws are not going to be followed and that is OK.
As for the NJ/Maine nurse think she knows better and don't want to be quarantined, she could be right that she will not infect anyone. However, because we don't know everything about the disease, even the government does not know everything, it is prudent for the government to be cautious. The mentality of "I know better so I don't need to follow the law" only creates anarchy.
The other argument of we need the travel going to help the infected nations is also bogus. We can ban all civilian travel and then still have special military and humanitarian travel approved. The idea of if we ban travel then some people would try sneak in unnoticed and make tracking even harder is also flawed. The number of people willingly break the law is the minority. Somehow they think laws are not going to be followed and that is OK.
As for the NJ/Maine nurse think she knows better and don't want to be quarantined, she could be right that she will not infect anyone. However, because we don't know everything about the disease, even the government does not know everything, it is prudent for the government to be cautious. The mentality of "I know better so I don't need to follow the law" only creates anarchy.