You know,

[PCIntern]

when CNN tells you that there "may, may be a meltdown" occurring even though "it is not confirmed", you can safely bet that the cataclysm is right around the corner. Now, as a personal veteran of the Three Mile Island disaster, I feel like this is deja vu all over again...

"small leak of radiation": Yeah - so small that my then-gf's parents developed horrible cancers within three years when, in fact, there was none in the family for four whole long-lived generations, and that others on their block, downwind from Middletown, also got sick...real sick. And the gardens too, started growing 'interesting' plants...Just a coinkydink, i'm sure...

"we have this under control because there's a containment made of concrete!" If there is a real meltdown, it may as well be made of cobwebs...

"nothing to worry about but we're going to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people and give them iodine tablets for their thyroids" How about some Immodium for their fear diarrhea which may eventually turn to radiation-induced diarrhea...

whole frigging thing makes me sick...who'd have believed that building nuclear plants in an earthquake zone could possibly be a bad idea?

[KT2000]

1. The Ring of Fire

has been documented for a long time. Why put nuclear reactors anywhere within that area. Insane.

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[fascisthunter]

3. what good would it be to lie?

That's what I'm trying to figure.... to quell fears? But why exactly would it matter whether we were afraid or not.

Now, if it is be an apologist for nuclear energy in general, they will lose the fight.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Because some folks honestly believe the pap

now there might be a way to do nuclear... but that is still way in the future and requires research to see if this is correct. That would be FUSION reactions, not fission. They seem NOT to produce waste... but so far they are mostly theoretical. If the technology can be done.. and they are as "noble" as the theory says they should... well then... and we have one of those running already, it is called the sun.

[fascisthunter]

10. I agree with you...

maybe someday, but right now it's too much of a gamble. This is no reason to gamble...

[jwirr]

8. It is not fear that is the problem but if the truth is as bad as we think

the real problem would be panic in a country that already has enough problems with the results of the earthquake and the tsunami.

[fascisthunter]

9. Yeah, I thought that too, but dishonesty is never a good thing

I think dishonesty hurts more than helps.

[jwirr]

12. In the end it will just cause more cynical thinking. But I doubt that the

leaders care at the moment. I to would prefer truth. Truth allows me to control my own life - lies by government are just some more paternalism.

[fascisthunter]

14. well said...

[B2G]

5. Wild speculation doesn't help here

anymore than it helped during the BP oil leak. If I remember correctly, quite afew folks were predicting that the entire ocean would be filled with oil and rendered dead.

Some things just aren't helpful.

[PCIntern]

11. Can't hurt...

if they hadn't capped it, there'd be even more horrible devastation then there is now, and there surely is a lot now that 'they're' not talking about...it all magically got better...nothing to see here.

All we were saying was that if it weren't capped, and it was dicey for a good long while, there'd be BIG trouble, instead of just destroying half t he Gulf. It's not wild speculation, it's reasonable to think of the possibility of what happens if...

If this frigging thing DOES blow, then we'll deal with the ramifications, but unitl then, it's not beyond the pale to suggest that it might...they ARE working night and day to stop it, I'm sure, but even they know that if they don't then all Hell will break loose.

[tekisui]

13. If I remember many were also believing and defending BP lies.

Many also believe the government's lies. It turned out to be much worse than they wee admitting. It was only through rigorous searching for the truth that the lies were exposed.

We are used to being lied to. It is up to us to ask what is really happening.

[PCIntern]

15. right, and to always question the 'official version'... n/t

[roamer65]

6. They lied during the TMI incident and they're lying now.

[Vincardog]

7. There are those even on this web site who Say 'There has NEVER been a death from Nukes in the US"