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He was responding to the calls for ending flights to and from Liberia.
In the minds of the left, safety and logic always takes a backseat to being politically correct.
Author: Slavery Gives US 'Responsibility' to Not Ban Flights from Liberia
Author Slavery Gives US Responsibility to Not Ban Flights from Liberia
In the minds of the left, safety and logic always takes a backseat to being politically correct.
Author: Slavery Gives US 'Responsibility' to Not Ban Flights from Liberia
David Quammen, an author of multiple books on science and diseases, including “Ebola,” and "Spillover," argued against a ban on flights to Liberia by stating the US has a “responsibility” to the nation “given the fact that this is a country that was founded in the 1820s, 1830s because of American slavery” on Thursday’s “AC360” on CNN.
Quammen first argued that such a ban would not be feasible because “it’s impossible to track them [people flying from Liberia],” and “you can't isolate neighborhoods, you can’t isolate nations. It doesn't work.”
He then said, “people talk about ‘well, we should not allow any flights in from Liberia.’ I mean, we in America, how dare we turn our backs on Liberia given the fact that this is a country that was founded in the 1820s, 1830s because of American slavery? We have a responsibility to stay connected with them, and help them see this through.”
Author Slavery Gives US Responsibility to Not Ban Flights from Liberia