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Comment author: [deleted] 01 October 2014 09:47:06AM 8 points [-]

People should consider the Trolley problem. Except this time the fat person isn't one that is killed, but is sent off to live in the equivalent of a Leper Colony.

Comment author: ChristianKl 13 October 2014 09:28:52PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure turning whole countries into Leper Colonies is a good strategic choice given the amount of harm that Ebola causes.

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