Yes, but if the media were hyping it, they'd know. The media here says next to nothing about it. Lou Dobbs covers it, but that's about it, and nobody watches Lou Dobbs anyway. They're even taking off the rerun at 11:00. So, you're wrong, it isn't media/government generated. Did you even know about all the chickens being killed in Asia? Catch ya later, Andy > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 11/4/2005 11:40:43 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Protect the patents! > > At 11:22 AM 11/4/2005, you wrote: > >The WHO and other health authorities you mean. Bush is only now waking up > >under duress. The media's really been quiet on this. I'll bet if you ask > >most people you know, they don't know anything about bird flu. > > If I ask most people I know about ANYTHING they wouldn't know ANYTHING > about it. I guess the answer to my own question is that if it doesn't have > an [extremely deleterious] effect on a person's life, they just don't pay > attention. I suppose people NEED to be fearful before they begin to give > one shit, let alone two. > > p > > ########## > Paul Stone > pas@xxxxxxxx > Kingsville, ON, Canada > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html