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scotty79today at 4:45 PM2 repliesview on HN

You think an outbreak, in for example Belgium, would be 24/7 news in Demorcatic Republic of Congo?


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rjswtoday at 4:56 PM

The DRC is a former Belgian colony, so yes.

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idiotsecanttoday at 5:05 PM

This is such a weirdly tilted and aggressive response, complete with Facebook style demand to prove some strawman nobody ever claimed.

Yes, outbreaks of extremely contagious and deadly disease often are major news stories in other countries, and yes western nations often ignore outbreaks in global south nations.

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