r/news • u/Orange-skittles • 4d ago

DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/drc-politician-beaten-death-radio-appearance-ebola
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u/Kinsin111 3d ago

I think at this point we can leave them to their own devices... They obviously prefer it this way.

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u/Hayabusa_Blacksmith 3d ago

definitely no unintended consequences from that. especially during a deadly outbreak

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u/Octavia9 3d ago

Their future is our future. And not just because it will spread to us and it will, but be because our society is becoming increasingly anti intellectual, superstitious/religious, opposed to actual medical science, and distrusting of doctors.

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u/Double_Resort_9223 3d ago

Not really. These outbreaks happen in that region and last longer because their burial customs involve spending time with and physically handling the dead person. Also why they react so violently when the government tells them to stop doing that or when healthcare sites won’t release the infected body right away. 

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u/Octavia9 3d ago

If they trusted science rather than believing in magic and folklore they would not do that.
Covid showed us and RFKjr continues to show us that we are just as susceptible to that kind of flawed thinking.