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Well what about all the wildlife and rainforests that have been devastated by human population growth in Africa? The continent would be better off without so many people. After all, they're not doing anything to advance humanity technologically. They are just wrecking ecosystems and wasting resources.

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I wouldn't believe if someone told me they've seen "After all, they're not doing anything to advance humanity technologically" spouted out in plain-sight internet and it wasn't a parody, so I'll just assume you're using really dry (actually excellent) sarcasm. In any case, just to counter the argument that they're wrecking ecosystems, why do the US get to have wrecked their ecosystems in the name of White Man's progress many decades ago and Africans can't?

Have we double booked the Ebola thread with the support group for "Arseholes Anonymous"?

Anyone from Europe or America who likes to sit in sneering judgment over the wide variety of cultures in Africa either has no education in their own history or hasn't the strength of character to face up to it.

I'm unsure what's more terrifying going forward, Ebola or the fact that at least three users on this Hacker News story--as opposed to a mainstream newspaper's website comment section where bigotry and ignorant patriotism is the order of the day--have seen no issue in declaring their views unanomymously. Much like death tolls go, how many more wanted to have made similar comments but still had a minimum sense to restrain themselves?

Lemmesee. Catch Ebola... or have to read three interweb comments seriously lacking in sensitivity? Tough choice.

Good luck, Ebola-Chan.

that is a very dangerous train of thought. The worst leaders of the past rationalized some of their actions against humanity with reasons like that. Also what you basically say is that all the good work done by people like Bill Gates helping is nonsense. Bold claim.

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