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phylny

(8,386 posts) Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:14 PM Oct 2014

Ebola 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.

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Ebola vs. gun violence in America. (Original Post) phylny Oct 2014 OP

Guns are familiar to many Americans customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #1

Sure they do. phylny Oct 2014 #2

You do know that an awful lot of elections customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #7

I do know, thanks. phylny Oct 2014 #10

more children died in car accidents backwoodsbob Oct 2014 #3

Gun deaths are not always ACCIDENTS. Hoyt Oct 2014 #8

Kind of beside the point. Dead is dead. NT Adrahil Oct 2014 #9

There was another school shooting this week? hedgehog Oct 2014 #4

... napkinz Oct 2014 #5

Thank you for pointing me in that direction! n/t phylny Oct 2014 #6

Thank you. People are getting hysterical about ebola, but it seems not to matter how many people raccoon Oct 2014 #11

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

1. Guns are familiar to many Americans

Reply to phylny (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:20 PM

Oct 2014

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

(8,386 posts)

2. Sure they do.

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:27 PM

Oct 2014

But the irony of it is still not lost on me.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

7. You do know that an awful lot of elections

Reply to phylny (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:53 PM

Oct 2014

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.