[Former Proud Canadian]

This article illustrates why the current ebola outbreak will have to burn itself out and cannot really be contained.

Deeply held ignorant beliefs, superstition, and backwardness will win out over science and reason every time. These people cannot be helped.

It is virtually impossible to save people from themselves if they don't want to be saved.

[defconw]

I agree and I don't know why these do gooders keep trying. When will they get it? Third worlders don't want our help. Let them live the way they want to. I'm done worrying about it.

[certrtwngnut]

“It is virtually impossible to save people from themselves if they don’t want to be saved”.
This sounds like the philosophy of our current regime and unfortunately a good number of us have bought the philosophy.

[cloudmountain]

This article illustrates why the current ebola outbreak will have to burn itself out and cannot really be contained.
Deeply held ignorant beliefs, superstition, and backwardness will win out over science and reason every time. These people cannot be helped.
It is virtually impossible to save people from themselves if they don't want to be saved.

Boy, did you ever nail it. Nothing more to add.

[lilypad]

They still eat monkeys and bats. It’s nearly impossible to teach them

[Pearls Before Swine]

These people cannot be helped.

But according to our leaders and our State Dept, they can be given "diversity visas."

[cuban leaf]

It is virtually impossible to save people from themselves if they don't want to be saved.

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This. It's the old “trying to teach a pig to read” conundrum.

[greeneyes]

The Eyam solution - total quarantine - no one in and no one out.