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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-11 10:25 AM
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The Earth's Destiny and Our Fates are Being Determined by Approximately 500 Wealthy Men
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12586

Consider the unending BP Gulf oil spill and Japan's nuclear radiation catastrophes, global warming on the rise, thousands of species that are either extinct or threatened with extinction, glaciers melting, deforestation, overpopulation, lifeless oceans "designated dead zones," and you'll arrive at the conclusion that the earth is in fact-dying.

It's mind-blowing when you actually think about it: The fate of our planet, our destiny, is being determined by a small group of wealthy corporatists and politicians, who control, and profit from, dirty energy and military-war decisions. The consequences of their decisions have already brought about an unfathomable hell of economic and ecological ruin. (Read Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine) If they are allowed to have their way over the opposition of millions of people, globally speaking, the future could very easily resemble the 1973 sci-fi film "Soylent Green".

I don't think food rations will be made from dead people, but otherwise, this is not paranoia talk.

Seafood from both the Gulf and Japan is a health risk. Seawater tested near Japan's coast show radiation surged to 7.5 million times above the regulatory limit. The affected zone is banned for fishing. Near the Gulf of Mexico, fishermen complain about oil found in the shrimp, clams and fish.

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BeFree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-11 10:34 AM
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1. 7.5 million is not much
For a cockroach. For humans its like 7.4 million too much.

The way things are... one really rich man in China has more influence over what our government does than any 10,000 common Americans.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-11 10:55 AM
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2. Another good post by Donnachaidh. nt
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The2ndWheel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-11 11:04 AM
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3. E pluribus unum
It doesn't work in just the good way.
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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-11 11:06 AM
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4. If we took those 500 out of the equation...
and let the earth heal a little bit.

Can we send them all off to a little (highly radiated-barren) island somewhere and let them enjoy the struggle of the little people?
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