Good Bomb, Bad Bomb

[unhappycamper]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Good-Bomb-Bad-Bomb-by-William-Boardman-130420-508.html



Texas Fertilizer Plant Bomb Kills More Than Boston, But It's One of Ours

Good Bomb, Bad Bomb
By William Boardman
General News 4/20/2013 at 19:37:24

Boston's bombings have brought out all kinds of conspiracy theory and bigoted reactions, even though nobody knows anything with much certainty yet. The West Fertilizer Company explosion on April 17 resulted from an actual, American conspiracy of a very familiar sort, a conspiracy of deliberate corporate denial or deceit -- for an example, think about tobacco companies -- combined with government inaction.

When an explosion in Texas kills an as yet uncertain number of people, leveling almost half the town, that's just as sad as the Boston event for those directly involved, but it doesn't make as compelling television. And it doesn't make compelling politics.

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Almost ten times as many people run in the Boston Marathon as live in West, Texas. The Boston event draws about half a million spectators to a city of 625,000, numbers that dwarf the Texas town that is home to little more than one one-hundredth of one per cent of the total Texas population of more than 26 million.

The explosion in West, Texas, was so powerful it blew out windows two miles away. People heard it for miles, and some felt it as much as a hundred miles away. It destroyed perhaps more than a third of the town, including a school (empty) and a retirement home (133 residents). Railroad tracks were destroyed some distance from the blast, which pushed the closer rail across the ties against the farther rail.

[graham4anything]

1. Who elected Gov. Bush and Gov. Perry. But one can't compare the two events

if the Texas was a natural explosion (an accident) it cannot compare with a deliberate act of terror inflicted on innocent people

Both can be crimes if wrongdoing is found in the Texas incident.

But this is a state issue, and well, the people appear to have for decades now voted in Republicans and not democratic candidates (since Ann Richards term as governor).

And a great many through racism did so since LBJ was a Senator in that state and Texas was democratic.

Votes have consequences. Regulations in a dereg state and nation are in conflict.

and who were the two most pro-environment office holders or seekers in recent history-
Jimmy Carter and Al Gore. How did Texas do in 1980 and 2000? and in local races and state races?

But comparing the two that aren't related.
Unless one is saying the Texas explosion was an act of terror. But I don't see anyone saying that and I am not.

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. IMO - Bush2 wasn't elected

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[cantbeserious]

2. We Can't Bite The Hands Of Our Internal Enemies, The Corporations - That Might Lead To Change

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[Buzz Clik]

3. Of all the ridiculous, misinformed articles on this tragedy, this one is the absolute worst.

Filled with misstatements and innuendo, it is an embarrassment to be posted here. Rather than start a big stink and drag unhappycamper into it (I like unhappycamper), I'll start another thread in GD.

I'll add the link later.

[wtmusic]

5. +1

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Good point -

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and don't forget the tens of thousands that die from the tobacco companies.

I have no idea what the stats are in the states,

but our own stats Canada claims 36,000 die every year from tobacco related deaths.

But then again, that doesn't make much for "entertaining" news coverage, now does it.

"Each day, 100 Canadians die of a smoking-related illness"

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/legislation/label-etiquette/mortal-eng.php

But the government is quite happy to bump up the price by over 400% for taxes.

Something wrong with us hoomans.

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