Morality is the template of a mans soulhe applies that same template in all situations, large and small.
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Its becoming painfully clear that the federal government, having been swallowed whole by the corporate-financial sector, and is incapable of even a shred of preparation for the impending economic/oil shocks. The myopic short-term-profit prime directive of the corporations is now being defended wholly and at all costs by both Democrats and Republicans alike to the exclusion of even the most basic protections for the bemused and hapless citizenry. "
Bob Cavnar:
" So, six months after the largest environmental catastrophe in the history of the United States, we are poised to go back into the deepwater, doing the same thing we were doing before the disaster on the Deepwater Horizon, with the same equipment, same rigs, and same systems. Once again, politics has trumped saving human lives and the environment, and here we are, doing too little, too soon. "
Good thing Oil's not ABIOTIC. And a Good thing we can't do anything but die w/o it.
Humans aren't god's greatest creation. We're the Fucking Asteroid.
How about some more Zanax America? Maybe soem Percosets? With some OxyContin thrown in for good measure.
See, Here's how it works. With the Epic Fail, 'your' gov't will form a ring around the affected area. TRIAGE it. Then Bring in the MSM to tell you that ALL of this is UNDER CONTROL.
While not allowing ANY independent analysis (See USSR/Chernobyl).
Then once the Crisis has 'bottomed out', shutting down ANY and ALL feeds to the Epic Fail Zone.
At the same time broadcasting that there's nothin gto see here. Everything is now fine. Move along.
" The well was officially killed and cemented on Sept. 19; under extreme political pressure from the upcoming fall elections, as well as from Gulf Coast politicians and businesses, the Secretary of Interior relented and lifted the government ban on deepwater drilling on Oct. 11, justifying the move by just adding yet another layer of new certifications, but no tangible improvements to safety. The new drilling rules requires no redesign of blowout preventers or control systems, merely mandate third party certifications that they are "... capable of cutting any drill pipe... ," knowing full well that no blowout preventer can actually do that."
The US DOES NOT Evacuate. Ever. You will die where you stand. That's the take away.
You are on your own unless you know a multi millionaire. Then you get a bonus!!!! YEAH.
The new drilling rules requires no redesign of blowout preventers or control systems, merely mandate third party certifications that they are "... capable of cutting any drill pipe... ," knowing full well that no blowout preventer can actually do that."
I suppose one chilling sequence drawn from recent history may suffice here: a dark, fetid New Orleans Superdome, chaotically packed with thousands of forgotten refugees; food and water supplies dwindling; Our well-rested Commander-in-Chief decides it might be a good time to fly to Washington to begin work with a task force that will coordinate the work of 14 federal agencies involved in the relief effort.; a two-year old sleeps in puddle of urine on concrete Superdome floor. (Re-live all the adventures of Brownie & Co. at thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline)
So are you still with us Brownie? Cause well need ya like crazy. And pretty soon! How many FEMA trailers I mean full FEMA strategic oil reserves -- ya got lined up down there? And are all the various sports stadiums set to accept the hordes of post-peak refugees? Good, good! And Dr. Chu are you standing by with your Nobel-Prize-brand, energy-miracle wand? Get ready to deploy. And you, Santa Clause, etc. "