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  • From: "Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Mad Cow Disease
  • Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 12:48:47 -0600

On 12/9/06, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

Perfection, like security, is a human fantasy.

That's certainly true.

Mad cow disease has a
fear-inducing reaction, so politicians, researchers and meat
producers will all position to amplify or diminish the issue. Like
life itself, fear and comfort find balance.

I don't think the fear has run rampant quite yet. Last time I was at
the supermarket, people were still buying beef. The fear and hype may
be a media-only phenomenon.

Cancers of breast and
prostate kill many but lots of fear-equals-attention has not stopped them.

No, but people with insurance go for screening in fairly large numbers.




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