Just so rich folks can eat in peace
Dilip Dsouza as usual is very much observant about the real issues behind this whole bird flu mess. Only some chickens have died because of the disease. And a few people may be ill. And what happens? The Manmohan government pours crores and crores of rupees into fighting it. Only because rich countries with rich people have also done it. And so rich people can eat tandoori chicken and chicken burgers in peace.
In India, how many die due to malaria every year? How many die suffering TB? How many children die from diarhoea? I am sure the number would be a thousand times multiple of total humans dead by bird flu.
But the government does nothing.
And when bird flu comes, suddenly money is flowing. Why? So the rich can each chicken? So that people like Venkateshwara Hatcheries can keep making more money? What do the poor get from it I ask. Do the poor ever eat chicken? No. The poor drink water. Crores die due to water born diseases every year.
Are rich people not ill due to bad water? No. Why not? They have bisleri, they have zero b, they have aqua guard. At costs very cheap for them they can save themselves. But bird flu is different. Bird flu can kill you even if chicken is from Raslanbhai's poultry or from Venky's frozen. Bird flu can kill you even if chicken is eaten in taj mahal, or in a dhaba. So the rich are scared.
So to make the rich feel safe, the government pours money for fighting bird flu. Where was this money I ask when the poor wanted you to fight water born diseases?
In India, how many die due to malaria every year? How many die suffering TB? How many children die from diarhoea? I am sure the number would be a thousand times multiple of total humans dead by bird flu.
But the government does nothing.
And when bird flu comes, suddenly money is flowing. Why? So the rich can each chicken? So that people like Venkateshwara Hatcheries can keep making more money? What do the poor get from it I ask. Do the poor ever eat chicken? No. The poor drink water. Crores die due to water born diseases every year.
Are rich people not ill due to bad water? No. Why not? They have bisleri, they have zero b, they have aqua guard. At costs very cheap for them they can save themselves. But bird flu is different. Bird flu can kill you even if chicken is from Raslanbhai's poultry or from Venky's frozen. Bird flu can kill you even if chicken is eaten in taj mahal, or in a dhaba. So the rich are scared.
So to make the rich feel safe, the government pours money for fighting bird flu. Where was this money I ask when the poor wanted you to fight water born diseases?
posted by Sudhir Bhatavdekar at
3:19 AM
2 Comments:
only rich people eat chicken ? eggs are served twice a week in midday meals served to children in many states. for the people who can't afford mutton, chicken is a cheap source of protein.. are you really surebird flu affects only those who eat chicken? the people who work in the farms and the surrounding countryside are the first to get affected. and also the livestock in those areas.. if you have anything against meat-eaters, please say so less circuitously.
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kuffir, at 10:12 AM
Let's see now :
The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed 50-100 million people.That's more casualties than WWI.
Our population density is far, far higher today than it was in 1918. The effect of a pandemic on this scale would be devastating, and much more to to the poor people of India.
Influenza is transmitted far more easily than most other diseases. We need to take quick action to quell any such outbreak.
Get your facts and priorities straight, instead of ranting on and on about "the rich", Comrade.
[RIT]Ash
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Anonymous, at 7:12 PM
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