How is this oil spill not a big deal?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Its already surpassed the amount of crude dumped into the ecosystem by the exxon valdez tanker years ago, and EVERYBODY knows about that. It was a generational catastrophe.

And now we've got this huge rig thats been dumping oil into the ocean for weeks, (over 4000 square miles covered), and the only people whom seem to care are the sensationalist news networks affecting its price on gas.

I didnt even see a thread around here about it.

A lot of you LIVE near the gulf coast, and this is going to begin to directly impact you in the near future (if it already hasnt). what are your thoughts?

[Trip]

This is destroying my hometown. I am from Buras, LA; which is just north of Venice, LA where the spill has started to come ashore. All that seafood that keeps that town alive can no longer be fished or shrimped. They still haven't fully recovered from Katrina, this is just going to make everything so much worse.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Trip

This is destroying my hometown. I am from Buras, LA; which is just north of Venice, LA where the spill has started to come ashore. All that seafood that keeps that town alive can no longer be fished or shrimped. They still haven't fully recovered from Katrina, this is just going to make everything so much worse.

I'm sorry, I thought it WAS plastered everywhere. At least, I see it plastered everywhere.

[shmike]

I'm not sure either.

It baffles me why this isn't plastered everywhere.

Where's Kanye telling us that Barack Obama doesn't care about coastal people?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

seriously, this could turn out to be barracks katrina, and nobody seems to give a fuck because they'd rather bitch about a 10% tan tax.

exxon valdez didnt even happen near the continental US, this is happening right on our doorstep.

[Sean]

That and a car bomb was set off in the middle of Times Square and it's barely making the news. I don't understand what's going on.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Sean

That and a car bomb was set off in the middle of Times Square and it's barely making the news. I don't understand what's going on.

Fox News overload.

Sensationalism overload.

Fear overload.

Terrorism overload.

Propaganda overload.

Tea Party Indignation overload.

I think we're all too tired to be up in arms about much anymore.

No one knows who to trust, who to listen to, or who will come to their aid, anymore.

The government seems powerless anymore. The cops are ineffective anymore. Laws are irrational, and their implementation often unconstitutional anymore. Cities, towns, and even states are going broke, infrastructure hopelessly broken. What seems like a recent spate of natural disasters has broken things down even more, leaving more and more people with no one to look to for help.

The reason no one is outraged anymore, is that it's become quite obvious that there's no one to become outraged AT anymore, when even government is unresponsive.

The government is no longer of the people. It belongs to corporations and banks. The people are already too burned out from being fleeced and terrorized to blink much anymore.

Another storm? Another bomb? Another disaster? Am I next?

I need to buckle down, look after my own.

Only anarchy can come from this.

I think a once great nation is in decline.

The irony is that the "terrorist's" role in over-terrorizing the populous is literally secondary in scope to that of media and government's roles.

They do more to destabilize things than the terrorists. They do it for one reason: Money. Fear sells shit, makes new laws, creates new government offices to enforce them. Fear is what they feed on.

Problem is, they've pushed the button too hard, and too often, and people are too broke, tired, and beaten to react with much vigor anymore.

Geez, another bomb? Another disaster? Is American Idol on? Pass the Cheezy Poofs...

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Fox News overload.

Sensationalism overload.

Fear overload.

Terrorism overload.

Propaganda overload.

Tea Party Indignation overload.

I think we're all too tired to be up in arms about much anymore.

No one knows who to trust, who to listen to, or who will come to their aid, anymore.

The government seems powerless anymore. The cops are ineffective anymore. Laws are irrational, and their implementation often unconstitutional anymore. Cities, towns, and even states are going broke, infrastructure hopelessly broken. What seems like a recent spate of natural disasters has broken things down even more, leaving more and more people with no one to look to for help.

The reason no one is outraged anymore, is that it's become quite obvious that there's no one to become outraged AT anymore, when even government is unresponsive.

The government is no longer of the people. It belongs to corporations and banks. The people are already too burned out from being fleeced and terrorized to blink much anymore.

Another storm? Another bomb? Another disaster? Am I next?

I need to buckle down, look after my own.

Only anarchy can come from this.

I think a once great nation is in decline.

The irony is that the "terrorist's" role in over-terrorizing the populous is literally secondary in scope to that of media and government's roles.

They do more to destabilize things than the terrorists. They do it for one reason: Money. Fear sells shit, makes new laws, creates new government offices to enforce them. Fear is what they feed on.

Problem is, they've pushed the button too hard, and too often, and people are too broke, tired, and beaten to react with much vigor anymore.

Geez, another bomb? Another disaster? Is American Idol on? Pass the Cheezy Poofs...

Sounds like a book I read...

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Avatard

The government is no longer of the people. It belongs to corporations and banks. The people are already too burned out from being fleeced and terrorized to blink much anymore.

.....

Geez, another bomb? Another disaster? Is American Idol on? Pass the Cheezy Poofs...

yes.

And, the oil/gas industry is THE big machine. It's the only industry that will throw money at a problem until it goes away, without really being affected. BP is the largest of those big machines. TransOcean is one of the largest contractors. It will all come down to lawsuits as to who is responsible.

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Fox News overload.

Sensationalism overload.

Fear overload.

Terrorism overload.

Propaganda overload.

Tea Party Indignation overload.

I think we're all too tired to be up in arms about much anymore.

No one knows who to trust, who to listen to, or who will come to their aid, anymore.

The government seems powerless anymore. The cops are ineffective anymore. Laws are irrational, and their implementation often unconstitutional anymore. Cities, towns, and even states are going broke, infrastructure hopelessly broken. What seems like a recent spate of natural disasters has broken things down even more, leaving more and more people with no one to look to for help.

The reason no one is outraged anymore, is that it's become quite obvious that there's no one to become outraged AT anymore, when even government is unresponsive.

The government is no longer of the people. It belongs to corporations and banks. The people are already too burned out from being fleeced and terrorized to blink much anymore.

Another storm? Another bomb? Another disaster? Am I next?

I need to buckle down, look after my own.

Only anarchy can come from this.

I think a once great nation is in decline.

The irony is that the "terrorist's" role in over-terrorizing the populous is literally secondary in scope to that of media and government's roles.

They do more to destabilize things than the terrorists. They do it for one reason: Money. Fear sells shit, makes new laws, creates new government offices to enforce them. Fear is what they feed on.

Problem is, they've pushed the button too hard, and too often, and people are too broke, tired, and beaten to react with much vigor anymore.

Geez, another bomb? Another disaster? Is American Idol on? Pass the Cheezy Poofs...

Fecking hell...it's Monday...I'm stuck in the office while it's sunny and a near perfect 70 something outside...AND I fully agree with a post by Avatard. Wow...

Having said that, though....the Gulf is FILLED with oil rigs...why would there NOT be emergency equipment on station in that area? I understand that none of it was SUPPPOSED to happen (they are called "accidents" for a reason" afterall...but...fires aren't supposed to happen either. Every city I've ever been in had a Fire Department with at least a station or two of equipment and trained personel on hand just in case.