The pitiful truth..what's going on in the Gulf today.

[yellerpup]

This was forwarded to me by a friend whose sister is volunteering on the Gulf coast:

Dolphins whales, seabirds fish are all floating dead on the surface of the
water...boats helicopters are scooping them away dead and dying... Whales
are being exploded by the military cause they cant be carried. dead bodys as
far as the eye can see air smelling of benzene...we've seen birds fall from
the sky. workers falling sick we think some workers have died. my friends
are hard oilmen it was ok to at the start but now we cry. dead sea life is
as big as genocide you wont imagine it .

No news coverage? Volunteers have been told that they cannot talk to people
about this on their cell phones or any other way-the above was hurriedly
texted. She feels threatened and spied upon. FYI.

[nashville_brook]

1. do you know where this person is located on the gulf?

i'm just wondering. i guess it's prolly LA area.

[yellerpup]

2. Sorry, everything I know about her is in the text message.

But, you're prolly right.

[Bragi]

3. Here's another pitiful truth

Turns out the oil industry can destroy a huge and important ocean ecosystem right on the shores of America, and Americans will pretty accept this, while hoping it won't harm their job prospects.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/us/22poll.html?scp=3&sq=oil%20spill%20public%20opinion&st=cse


I'm sure big oil is learning this lesson well.

[yellerpup]

4. Pitiful and disgusting.

How I wish you were off base in this observation.

[Bragi]

6. Me too

I used to think that the problem in selling the public on taking action on climate change was that they couldn't accept the idea of making sacrifices now to prevent an environmental catastrophe somewhere in the seemingly distant future.

Well, I regret to say that the BP blowout has shown that there really isn't any apparent level of oil-induced, immediate environmental destruction that will cause the public to rise up.

Conclusion: we truly are fucked.

The only good news is that there is every reason to think that this lovely planet will eventually heal itself once we're gone, and maybe the next dominant lifeform here will be smarter.

[yellerpup]

9. The next dominant species on this planet doesn't have to be smarter

just more ethical and empathetic.

Edited to correct subject line

[hatrack]

18. And here I am doing my pathetic little "bit" by taking the bus to work each day I can . . .

And how other many people were on the bus this morning? Two - three counting the driver - for a 30-minute commute.

Collectively, we haven't changed a Goddamned thing about our behavior, and we won't, until we have to.

Then, of course, it'll be too late.

[yellerpup]

21. One at a time is what it takes and taking the bus to work is smart.

People have to want to change before change can happen. This tragedy in the Gulf should mark a turning point. I've been arranging my life for decades so that I can walk to perform almost all my errands and drive less than 10 miles per week. The extra walking keeps me in shape and produces no pollution. There are many ways to better your own life while using fewer resources. I feel your frustration. :hug:

[Jane Austin]

5. Sure would like to have some

Cell phone photos of some of that.

Otherwise . . . .

[yellerpup]

7. This is a copy of a text from one sister to another.

The writer undoubtedly assumes that her sister believes her. Otherwise... she might have taken a picture.

[Nostradammit]

24. Otherwise you won't believe that millions of gallons of crude are killing marine life?

Is that what you're saying?

[yellerpup]

31. Good question.

Thanks for framing it so well.

[Jane Austin]

34. No, it's not.

But I'm interested to know about exploding whales and helicopters swooping in to disappear dead fish and mammals.

I haven't heard of this anywhere else, and I'm curious to know if it's true.

[damntexdem]

8. This is to be expected, and it will get much worse.

This is a mega-catastrophe that will not just 'go away' -- it will be with us for decades. The only question is whether we'll survive to be with it.

[yellerpup]

10. Mega-catastrophe.

I agree that it's not comparable to any other man-made environmental disaster. As my dear yellow-dog grandpa used to say, "They done pissed in the whiskey now."

[Catherina]

11. I cried watching CNN last night

Grown men were crying over the devastation. We need transparency on this catastrophe. I want to know these things.

I want to know how toxic the water is instead of being told to come on down and shop because the water's fine when we know it isn't because the sea life is scrambling to get away from it.

Don't hide the truth from us.

[yellerpup]

12. I know how you feel.

I had to quit watching after a reporter in a small boat picked a baby crab out of the water and the crab was so frightened that the only thing it wanted to do was jump in the water and run away. Reminds me of little kids who hide under the bed when their house catches on fire. No, I can't bear to watch animals die on TV. Snuff films are vile no matter what species dies.

[Catherina]

13. Did you see this video?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x478138

I watched it this morning and last night's tears came flooding back.

When Cetacea posted his video of a dolphin swimming around in the toxic water, all confused and just spinning round and round, I couldn't watch more than the first few seconds. This is such an earth-changing catastrophe that it sears straight to your soul.

[yellerpup]

14. No, I know it would stay with me forever if I watched it.

I have an amazing, though quirky memory. Such an image would never leave me. If I could implant it in Dick Cheney's mind I would so that he would have a guilt-inducing mind picture that he could never forget. But, I suppose he would need a donor conscience and something besides a mechanical heart to 'get it." Soul searing is a good description.

[Catherina]

15. That's not the dolphin, that video is angry citizens taking action

It's called "Oil Spill Unified Command Post Stormed by Humans with Demands" and is very good. What they said about their dolphins hurt but there were no images.

Thanks yellerpup. I like meeting new people who care so much about this.

[yellerpup]

16. Thanks for the clarification.

I'll look at the video. I've enjoyed meeting you through this issue as well. :hi:

[Catherina]

17. It might still make you mad or sad

It made me mad, sad and also invigorated because people are speaking up and fighting back.

See you on the boards. I may hang out more in here because frankly, this is my most pressing issue right now.

:hi:

[yellerpup]

19. You are a woman who knows how to prioritize, Catherina.

See you in the forums! (sad AND mad, alright. now I want to bite somebody!)

[earthboundmisfit]

20. Kick

:cry:

[yellerpup]

22. Yeah.

:hug:

[nashville_brook]

23. kicking for visibility.

[OdomsoDom]

25. The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster was prophesied in 1903

The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster was prophesied in 1903 by Gustav Meyrink, a European author, banker and occultist. In his 1903 short story - Petroleum, Petroleum - he actually says it is a prophecy. And he actually mentions the Gulf of Mexico as the location of the disaster. And he says the goal of the oil spill is to destroy the human habitat and human life itself. Petroleum, Petroleum - itself is about an evil chemist who intentionally causes an oil disaster by blowing up oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. This destroys the lives of the people living along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spills into the Gulf for years as the rest of the world bickers about what to do, covering all oceans. This causes seawater to no longer evaporate and it stops raining. This should destroy the rest of humanity. Exactly the intention of the evil chemist, who created the oil spill. Websites and radio shows dedicated to conspiracies and the New World Order are using this 1903 short story to say the Gulf of Mexico oil rig Deepwater Horizon was blown up on purpose and the oil will be allowed to leak into the water for years to come, allowing the New Wold Order to use the disaster to create their one world order.

Hereby a link to the English Translation of Gustav Meyrink's Short Story Petroleum Petroleum (1903) in which he foresaw the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. According to some conspiracy websites and radio shows this proves that the oil leak was created on purpose to depopulate the Gulf region.

http://gustavmeyrinkpetroleumpetroleum.blogspot.com/

[yellerpup]

27. I recently read of a Hopi prophesy that says

in the last stages of the world the oceans will turn black. I don't want to believe that this disaster was created on purpose, but if it was the person needs to stand up and say why. Now, where is that pesky Dick Cheney?

[zeaper]

26. Do you really believe this crap?

This is the line that told me it is more BS than truth:
“Whales are being exploded by the military cause they cant be carried.”

Come on people get a clue!! You don’t think the media would find out about this.

[yellerpup]

28. The media may know about it

and not be reporting it. Animals of all sizes are dying in the Gulf as a result of this massive f*%#-up. Do you really believe otherwise?

[zeaper]

29. Yeah sure

I was born at night but it was not last night.

The media is over playing this anyway, if they thought the military were blasting whales we would hear about it.

[yellerpup]

30. Go ahead and speak your mind.

What part is the media over playing? Do you have doubts that a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is killing the animals that live there? A baby whale weighing 30 tons washed up on the beach on the east coast last week and the cause of death has not been determined. Blasting dead whales so they will sink seems pragmatic to me, otherwise somewhere along the coast one of these huge corpses will wash up and the locals will have to deal with hundreds of tons of rotting meat from just one whale alone. They can't even keep up with the dead fish washing ashore. So, besides sarcasm, do you have anything to say on the topic?

[zeaper]

32. This disaster is bad enough without making up stuff

By posting information that is wrong it degrades the truth. There are animals dying, but add just one piece of misinformation to a post and a lot of people will dismiss the entire post as BS.

[yellerpup]

33. I don't disagree with any of those statements.

Lies, especially manipulative lies, really rouse my anger. That's why I hate Republicans so much! :rofl: I don't have any reason to believe that my friend is trying to deceive me, but this could be the time she decides to try. If you don't buy it, you don't buy it, and no harm done. Welcome to DU.