[Conserv]

Can’t believe how passive our populace is, and so easily manipulated into a state of frozen fear by the media. This site is actually one of the worst.
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Of all the websites I go to, Free Republic is by far the most panicked.

The Fox Business website is a close second.

[1Old Pro]

Can’t believe how passive our populace is, and so easily manipulated into a state of frozen fear by the media. This site is actually one of the worst. __________________- Of all the websites I go to, Free Republic is by far the most panicked. The Fox Business website is a close second.

I feel sorry for people who don't listen to the news or pay much attention, they are unnecessarily risking their lives by living normally.

[Leep]

“The Fox Business website is a close second.”

CNN has almost continuous virus coverage.

[subterfuge]

Oh please. FReepers are not panicked other than a couple of Soros’ paid trolls. Maybe you’re one of those.

[fr_freak]

Of all the websites I go to, Free Republic is by far the most panicked.

I haven't seen anything here on FR that indicates panic. Sure, there are an awful lot of posts about the Wuhan corona virus, but heck, on this site, if Britany Spears skinned her knee there would at least ten threads, one after the other, on the subject. There are a lot of news junkies here.

Additionally, this virus IS news, if for no other reason than that two countries have ordered massive quarantines and this thing is having a substantial global financial impact. Tracking virus-related events is not unreasonable, especially since we probably have a significant number of Freepers who fall into the high-risk category.