Is swine flu panic caused primarily by people who are not egocentric?

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After all, if you are egocentric, then you would probably believe that nothing bad will happen to you.

If this is the case, then we can use the levels of panic vs threat in each country to compare egocentrism levels across countries.

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Rather than egocentricity, isn't it really measuring skepticism? I would expect rubing is a skeptic.

I noticed on the only 'tabloid' news site I ever look at that swine flu stories are now 'below the masthead'. They've decided for the time being at least that the story is running out of legs.

While I would consider myself a skeptic too it did at least prompt me to go and get my flu shot.

i saw a news story the other night about a graduation ceremony at northeastern was prohibiting congratulatory handshakes b/c of fear of swine flu. This speaks to the cowardliness learned men and women. They are the most sniveling cowardly and pathetic people on this planet. The students at the ceremony should have all held hands and mocked the professors/administrator. What buffoons!

caused by a bunch of beauracrat ninnies with nothing better to do looking to justify their existence as well as news people scavenging for the next story

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