Hollywood actor, Sean Astin, who is best known for his role as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, could not believe the news that Nigeria is now Ebola Free. The radio host reacted with shock and doubt to the recent W.H.O declaration on Twitter, demanding proof, and saying the news reeked of manipulation.
After his followers, including some Nigerians, called him out, he educated himself and took back his words, saying it was "great news" and "amazingly wonderful". See the series of tweets below...
R U KIDDING ME??? POOF??? This REEKS of Manipulation. Is it me? “@BBCBreaking: Nigeria officially free of Ebola, 6 weeks with no new cases"
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014I thought diseases didn't recognize borders. But, if Nigeria truly contained & freed its Nation of Ebola, that's Amazingly Wonderful!!!
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014WHO announces Ebola free Nigeria. They're the experts & it's unbelievably great news!!! It just felt like really abrupt & extreme reporting
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014.@Dan_Gross: that's awesome that u were tracking the Nigerian progress so closely. Among the other Ebola reporting, I missed their success
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014I'm not afraid to learn. Thank you for your constructive guidance :-) :-) :-) “@Vixandmix: @SeanAstin sshh your ignorance is showing x”
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014This article describes the steps Nigeria took 2end the outbreak in that country. Sounds like they worked together. http://t.co/l6THYpDeAO
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014It's vital to celebrate success when a government works!!! I'm sure they continue 2be vigilant about new Ebola cases entering Nigeria.
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014@SeanAstin Good to see that most of the Ebola possibly-exposed are coming off of the watch list.
— Laura Lawson (@grammahobbit) October 20, 2014.@Vixandmix: check out how my thinking evolved over a handful of tweets.
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014I have a radio show where we thoughtfully explore stuff like this: Live Thurs. 12pm pst. It's a CIVIL discussion!!!http://t.co/1NceqyryJQ
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014Well said. //“@uwandulu: @beckya75 I can imagine. I advise don't tweet without getting a clear picture & care abt other ppl's feelings.”
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014.@uwandulu I was pretty tone deaf, but my overreaction was directed at Western Reporting not an African Government. #SpeedTweetingKills
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 2014.@uwandulu Upon reflection it was insensitive and I genuinely apology for that. No disrespect meant for Nigeria at all. OtherStuffInvolved2
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 20, 20142day I LEARNED that the World Health (WHO) organization classifies a Nation Ebola Free after 42 Days without a new case Lets B Like #Nigeria
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) October 21, 2014
Such arrogance to think Nigeria can't contain Ebola. He thought only America coul. Tongue sticking out... lol
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ReplyDeleteGood on him to apologize but he didn't need to.
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