But, hey, BP provides jobs!

my heart is broken.

How many people are actually staying? Surely it is common sense at this point to move away from the area - are people waiting for the government to tell them it is not safe, or is that they need financial assistance to move?

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That was a very impressive speech by someone who obviously does not speak publicly (constant mic pops from the P sounds and such). And it begins to answer some questions as to why you never see home footage and the "little people" reporting on things, because if the government is going so far as to block big media it should be a small thing to block the little guys from ever gaining popularity.

As for the people not leaving, money might be an issue...but it might be of question of what's going to be left for them when they do and where is it safe to go? If it's already hitting their homes, how far do they have to go to escape it...because the fumes and acid rain coming from it can hit in land. Is leaving the state heading inland enough? Are they in trouble already because they haven't left yet? Will it kill them from the exposure they've had so far?

Plus the whole subject of, if they leave...does that mean they still have a case against BP? Or did they leave for another reason? Because officially at this point in time, no one has released a statement saying what this shit in the water/land/air can do to a person or advised them to do anything.

So if you're potentially terminally sick already and you potentially won't have a case to be made for financial reimbursement and treatment of yourself, kids, and anything you may have lost because of this....why shouldn't you make it your mission in life to fuck BP and those who made it all fall the way it did?

As awful as this is, and as much as I applaud the speaker for standing up and talking straight, I have to say that I'm a bit surprised at her surprise of the profit-mongering corner-cutting, lying and corporatistic actions going on. If you've followed current events for the past few decades, you should be surprised - it's been getting more and more blatant. And not just in the US. You should only be surprised if you've been turning a blind eye so far because your life hasn't been impacted (too much) yet.

So congratulations on waking up. Good morning, and good luck.

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Says it's a private video, making it impossible to view. Sad that, as it did seem like something worth watching.

hmm.... appears blocked now.

>> ^ghark:

How many people are actually staying? Surely it is common sense at this point to move away from the area - are people waiting for the government to tell them it is not safe, or is that they need financial assistance to move?


Same reason so many people didn't leave New Orleans after Katrina... not everyone can just pack up and leave.

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Holy... Why did this get removed? After she mentioned how the video disappeared from that news organization's website, that's pretty chilling.

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>> ^ghark:
How many people are actually staying? Surely it is common sense at this point to move away from the area - are people waiting for the government to tell them it is not safe, or is that they need financial assistance to move?

Same reason so many people didn't leave New Orleans after Katrina... not everyone can just pack up and leave.


Also because the government is apparently seriously downplaying just how awful things are, even to the people getting sick.

wow, removed... I guess she got threatened with a lawsuit

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