It is embarrassing how stupid we have become. Proof? In reaction to the outbreak of swine flu, the Government has banned pork imports. Um, the virus is spread by humans!
The Minister of Agriculture apparently knows more about swine flu than the WHO, the US Disease Control Centre and Indonesia’s own Health Ministry - all make it very clear that swine flu is spread by humans. The good Minister announced today that he would allow pork into the country if it had been cooked at 70 degrees celsius for three minutes. Pardon? This sounds more like a recipe for breeding ecoli bacteria. I really wish someone would show the good Minister how to use Wikipedia. I hear they even have a bahasa Indonesia portal.
In an apparent attempt to prove that the biggest threat to Indonesia is stupid journalists, The Jakarta Post has posted a FAQ on its website. It starts off well by confirming what everyone outside the Ministry of Agriculture already knows, namely that swine flu is spread from human-to-human, but goes on to recommending that Indonesians steer clear of live pigs. This must be directed at the Post’s Muslim readership, surely.
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ahhhh, because one is never enough?
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