Newshounds points us to the comments section of a Fox News article. The article is about Somalia:
World Health Organization officials said Friday that famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease.
Officials say cases of acute watery diarrhea — an important indicator of the risk of cholera — are now at 4,272 in Somalia — an 11 percent rise on last week’s WHO reported figure of 3,839.
WHO public health adviser Dr. Michel Yao told reporters in Geneva on Friday that the number of cholera cases has also risen sharply this year, with officials confirming 18 cases in the 30 lab samples taken in recent days from people living in the capital, Mogadishu.Yao said the 60 percent infection rate confirms there is a “high risk” of the disease spreading quickly — “so we can say we have an epidemic.”
A normal human response to this news might be some concern, maybe some sadness, maybe even an impulse to help. But that’s not how Fox News’ audience rolls. Instead we get beauties like, “Finally some good news,” and “LETtheNIGGERSdie!!!!” My favorite is, “If I was born in Somalia, I’d eat my U.N. gruel until I was strong enough to crawl to a cliff and fall off.” Also strong is the comment that insists that “Africans are to [sic] stupid to run anything least of all a country.”
I also like how many people have clicked on the “like” button to show their silent approval of these comments. I guess Fox really knows their audience.
