Praise for 'heroes' working to avert Japan's nuclear catastrophe

[Turborama]

Source: CNN International

By Bryony Jones | March 16, 2011 2:33 p.m. EDT

As the rest of the world waits with bated breath to see if Japan can avert a nuclear catastrophe, a small band of experts is putting their lives at risk to prevent the disaster.

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But while most hurry in the opposite direction, about 180 plant workers are staying put -- despite the fact that doing so could result in serious illness or even death -- to battle the meltdown threat.

"The workers at this site are involved in a heroic endeavor," former U.S. Department of Energy Official Robert Alvarez told CNN.

"There is at least fragmentary evidence that in some places on this site there are life-threatening doses of radiation. I think they are doing enormously heroic work"

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/japan.nuclear.heroes/index.html

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More well deserved praise at the link.

[FLPanhandle]

1. I'd like to think I'd be that dedicated and brave

Not sure I'd be though

[lovuian]

2. theses are heroes God Bless them

you would do it if it meant saving your family and friends

[Frisbee]

11. I would assume many of them live close to the plant...

and don't even know the status of their families or friends. And I agree, they are absolutely heroes, as much so as any soldier who has put himself in harms way to save their comrades.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. They are sacrificing their lives for the rest of world.

[Aerows]

5. Exactly, and it pisses me off to see "heroes" in quotes

like they aren't willing to sacrifice themselves. What was the OP thinking?

[Turborama]

7. You'll have to take it up with CNN. In LBN we have to post titles exactly how they were published

4. When posting articles, always use the published title of the article as the title of the discussion thread. Additional information may be included in a thread title (in parentheses) if it helps to make the title more clear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x87249

By the way, there are several people in that article who called them heroes, so they are actually quoting them, and not using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_quotes">air or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes">scare quotes.

In fact, why do you think I posted this article in the first place? Because I didn't agree with the sentiment within it and wanted to mock them? :shrug:

Here's a clue. See my comment in the OP?

"More well deserved praise" = What, to you?

[Aerows]

13. Thank you for posting

I didn't mean to say you were the problem - I took exception to the headline.

In any case, thanks for giving us an update.

[Aerows]

4. They are heroes and I don't like you putting it in quotes

They are laying their lives on the line.

Would you be brave enough to be in their position?

[maddezmom]

6. the member is just following LBN rules

needs to be the exact title from the published article. :hi:

[Aerows]

12. It wasn't my intention to malign you

I just think it is awful to call them heroes in quotations.

Not mad at you - mad at the source.

[cascadiance]

8. They deserve "Profile of Courage" award nominations or the like...

That is about as heroic as one can get...

[colorado_ufo]

9. They are in the same league

as the 9/11 First Responders. There is no way to overestimate the importance of the work they are doing or the sacrifice they are making.

[fishwax]

10. courageous, heroic souls indeed -- k/r

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