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We had no problem quarantining astronauts returning from the moon and argue against quarantining health care workers returning from disease infested areas.

Times have changed. What was once accepted as a scientifically sound medical decision has now become a controversial political issue. It's disturbing.

We quarantined them until we figured out that there was no need to, then we stopped. We know how Ebola spreads and therefore we know we don't need a quarantine.

Way back when we used to do a lot of things that were based on superstition and not science. You would think we had gotten past all of that, but some politicians have found superstition and phobias to be very useful.

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Posted by Porky

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Posted on 10/30/14 at 7:55 am to mmcgrath

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Way back when we used to do a lot of things that were based on superstition and not science. You would think we had gotten past all of that, but some politicians have found superstition and phobias to be very useful.

Deadly contagious diseases are not superstition. Look up the Flu epidemic of 1918. It was spread to the U.S. by soldiers returning from WWI. It brought our economy and country to a standstill at the time and the only way it was stopped was through quarantine on a massive scale. It killed several of my ancestors, and by some estimates, as many as 50,000,000 people worldwide.

Infectious diseases are nothing to take lightly.

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