In 5 hours, I will be done with my undergrad.

In 175 hours, I will be leaving for India.

Whoa.

My theory on the "Swine Flu"

The Swine Flu is talked about too much and has been created to look like it's a crazy pandemic from which all people will die.

Here's the thing: Fear can unite people. Right now we are in an economic recession that the general population cannot do much about. The government is also struggling to find a way to fix the problems permanently (that's a whole other topic). People in America are wary of the government and Obama's talk of a promising future.

But alas! Enter a sickness that spreads JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER SICKNESS. Someone somewhere decided that it would be a good idea to focus all of our attention on this flu, rather than on the other problems in the country. Notice that Obama and the CDC have made some statements on the flu, trying to regenerate hope in the country.

But again, fear unites people. We are scared of the swine flu and are looking for someone to fix it. Who will/can fix it? Why, the United States government of course! (FALSE)

My solution? Stop talking about it. Stop generating more fear than needbe. Wash your hands as you should anyway and don't worry about it. We don't need one more thing to be paranoid about.