Comments on: Water is life. Segovia, Spain. 2009 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2009/12/01/water-is-life-segovia-spain-2009/ A cautionary tale in development Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:27:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: razzbuffnik http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2009/12/01/water-is-life-segovia-spain-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6239 razzbuffnik Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:12:26 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/?p=1191#comment-6239 Grasswire I like the idea of an environmental protection "force". Bottled water (particularly in non-reusable plastic bottles) has always been proof to me that there are so many stupid, selfish and short sighted people in the world. It's also proof to me that our so-called democratic governments don't do very good job of protecting the majority (workers) from the minority (capitalists). Democracy is a sham that gives an illusion of freedom and control to the masses when in fact the information to make informed decisions is controlled by the super wealthy who own the media. That corrupt and venial arsehole running Italy at the moment is a prime example. Grasswire

I like the idea of an environmental protection “force”. Bottled water (particularly in non-reusable plastic bottles) has always been proof to me that there are so many stupid, selfish and short sighted people in the world. It’s also proof to me that our so-called democratic governments don’t do very good job of protecting the majority (workers) from the minority (capitalists).

Democracy is a sham that gives an illusion of freedom and control to the masses when in fact the information to make informed decisions is controlled by the super wealthy who own the media. That corrupt and venial arsehole running Italy at the moment is a prime example.

]]> By: grasswire http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2009/12/01/water-is-life-segovia-spain-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6221 grasswire Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:25:07 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/?p=1191#comment-6221 And then think where all that pollution produced cotton ends up - in junk clothing that lasts for one season before turning into rags... Grrr! I’m afraid pox will not be enough, am waiting for the moment when environment/society protection terrorism will take off and first CEO dies of lead “poisoning” on his way to work. Call me a rotten communist but we do need a change of perspective in which government’s function is to protect people from business, not the other way around. And yes, plastic bottles in Bosnian rivers are beyond words. Non-reusable plastic bottles should be prohibited by law along with all the sugary water derivates that are sold in them. At least in this part of the world. A certain story by Milorad Pavic crossed my mind seeing this pic, but is unfortunately not translated into English :( And then think where all that pollution produced cotton ends up – in junk clothing that lasts for one season before turning into rags… Grrr! I’m afraid pox will not be enough, am waiting for the moment when environment/society protection terrorism will take off and first CEO dies of lead “poisoning” on his way to work. Call me a rotten communist but we do need a change of perspective in which government’s function is to protect people from business, not the other way around.

And yes, plastic bottles in Bosnian rivers are beyond words. Non-reusable plastic bottles should be prohibited by law along with all the sugary water derivates that are sold in them. At least in this part of the world.

A certain story by Milorad Pavic crossed my mind seeing this pic, but is unfortunately not translated into English :(

]]> By: razzbuffnik http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2009/12/01/water-is-life-segovia-spain-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6205 razzbuffnik Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:41:23 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/?p=1191#comment-6205 Donald Just a little chiaroscuro to keep things real. Pat Poxing houses is a creative act! Donald

Just a little chiaroscuro to keep things real.

Pat

Poxing houses is a creative act!

]]> By: Pat Coakley http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2009/12/01/water-is-life-segovia-spain-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6204 Pat Coakley Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:12:42 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/?p=1191#comment-6204 If I have a tendency to melancholia, then you have one to poxing houses! If I have a tendency to melancholia, then you have one to poxing houses!

]]> By: Donald Diddams http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2009/12/01/water-is-life-segovia-spain-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6198 Donald Diddams Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:30:51 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/?p=1191#comment-6198 My, my! I have a friend who believes that corporate profits accrue largely because the corporations are not required to clean up after themselves... in other words, the profits represent the destruction and pollution of the environment. If you think about it, that's not too far off. I've always wondered what it is that an individual could possibly contribute that would be worth the millions (or billions) that these people earn. My conclusion (a corollary to the above) is that those outrageous earnings must come from the exploitation of human and natural resources. So we go from the sublime in your last post-- to this. My, my!
I have a friend who believes that corporate profits accrue largely because the corporations are not required to clean up after themselves… in other words, the profits represent the destruction and pollution of the environment. If you think about it, that’s not too far off.
I’ve always wondered what it is that an individual could possibly contribute that would be worth the millions (or billions) that these people earn. My conclusion (a corollary to the above) is that those outrageous earnings must come from the exploitation of human and natural resources.
So we go from the sublime in your last post– to this.

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