Continued Japanese Disaster Thread | 287 comments (286 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

Government Reaction (none / 0)

I really think, given the events of the past few days, that we should have more serious regulation of organic farming, to prevent the type of social meltdowns now happening in Japan.

If Monsanto was building reactors, you can bet they would be immune to even meteor strikes. Not to mention they would already have the tomato sauce genetically basted in.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sun Mar 13th, 2011 at 07:35:18 PM EST

Re: Government Reaction (none / 1)

I really think if all that comes out of this incident is 160 confirmed cases of radiation exposure, compared with all the chemical contamination from wrecked car batteries or with entire towns of tens of thousands of people being washed out to sea, the nuclear accident will actually be the least of this earthquake's long-term impacts.

You almost sound like you're itching for an actual reactor core explosion.

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 13th, 2011 at 07:44:17 PM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (none / 0)

Please don't project into my comments.

Please don't assume we have reached the end of "all that comes out of this incident."

Please don't make a disconnect from the reason we assume we can build nuclear plant to the reason there's chemical contamination from wrecked car batteries.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sun Mar 13th, 2011 at 08:12:54 PM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (none / 0)

Please don't post errant nonsense such as

I really think, given the events of the past few days, that we should have more serious regulation of organic farming, to prevent the type of social meltdowns now happening in Japan.
If Monsanto was building reactors, you can bet they would be immune to even meteor strikes. Not to mention they would already have the tomato sauce genetically basted in.

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 13th, 2011 at 09:27:45 PM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (none / 1)

Sarcasm is still legal, no?

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Mon Mar 14th, 2011 at 03:57:23 AM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (none / 0)

Take this

You almost sound like you're itching for an actual reactor core explosion.

as sarkasm, then.

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 14th, 2011 at 05:16:28 AM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (4.00 / 2)

Could this stop already?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Mar 14th, 2011 at 05:35:50 AM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (none / 0)

It could.

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 14th, 2011 at 05:36:49 AM EST
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Re: Government Reaction (4.00 / 2)

I've seen some things in the past few days that I wish I could assume were sarcasm ~ Japan "had it coming" because of Pearl Harbor (US), or because of its materialism (Japan).

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Mon Mar 14th, 2011 at 10:18:11 AM EST
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