How About No
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The water crisis in Flint, Michigan
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You assume stupidity. I think it was malicious intent.
Valkyr Junkie
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Penny wise and pound foolish.
Afro Samurai
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How hasn't the Flint Water Crisis been getting much attention? That place is becoming inhabitable.
NoblesseOblige
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I suspect Flint being 53% black has something to do with it. If this were a white majority city then it'd be in the news 24/7. Or maybe not, because it probably wouldn't have escalated to this point for a white community to begin with.
Because it would annihilate both arguments around less government and regulations, and man-made "climate" change.
Piss is safer to drink than Flint's tap water! Obama's appointee from the EPA said the water was safe, but it wasn't. Funny how he still has his job. Governor Synder knew about this since 2013, only now he acknowledges it because it's harming him politically! Our elected officials has FAILED US! I can say this because I live in Michigan!
Frozenprince
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So.
The Michigan municipal govt FB page posted this today:
The Michigan municipal govt FB page posted this today:
Snyder released emails to and from only himself today. Michigan Freedom of Information Act laws don't apply to him or his staff and he has declined to release his staff's.
Completely neglecting that the person who made the decision was an Emergency Manager appointed by the governor. Also, way to throw the former-State Treasurer, a democrat appointed by Snyder, under the bus.
Detroit Free Press said:
Completely neglecting that the person who made the decision was an Emergency Manager appointed by the governor. Also, way to throw the former-State Treasurer, a democrat appointed by Snyder, under the bus.
Good luck getting kids to not drink water in swimming pools or baths, and of course, there's no need to worry about lead-contaminated vapors or droplets getting into your digestive system or respiratory tract!
Dreams-Visions
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Here's a better representation.
My grandfather lives in Flint (not there presently) and I'm about 90% sure I've seen the guy in this picture.
He won't be going back to Flint until this situation is resolved.
Travesty what has gone on there and honestly? It's par for the course for this Governor. But the people elected him knowing he would hurt urban cities further and show the contempt and indifference towards them. The results here are as expected.
rokkerkory
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fucking disgusting... governor should get fired.
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Might have been posted, but a Muslim organization has donated 30,000 bottles of water to Flint.
Tesseract
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holy fuck, that's just heartbreaking
As a Swede who takes clean tap water for granted, it's pretty horrible what's gone down over there, hope they get their shit together.
Even eliminating minor amounts of contamination takes a long time and lots of money to solve in the US. Since Michigan let this situation turn into a catstrophe it's a huge problem.
I don't understand the logic behind a picture like this.. Like WTF. Just make sure your kid doesn't swallow any water or sit in the bath for too long! Everything's A-OK!
Imperfected
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Seems like this is Michigan government's not-so-subtle way of telling people to leave Michigan. Not that most of the people who financially can probably haven't already. How long until this starts to look like a refugee crisis?
Pamplemousse
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Seriously, why is Snyder still allowed to be in office? His administration is a complete failure.
Cosmo Clock 21
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President of Kettering University sent out a memo today to alumni and parents of students. It's targeted specifically towards the goings on at the school, but there's also a bunch of sourced statements in case you wanted to learn more about what the current situation there is. Unless you choose to believe in lies by omission of course.
http://media.clickondetroit.com/doc...aterUpdateParentsandAlumni_1864731_ver1.0.pdf
http://media.clickondetroit.com/doc...aterUpdateParentsandAlumni_1864731_ver1.0.pdf
stufte
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I would hate to live in Cause for Concern. Is that in Tennessee?
Earthstrike
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Only issue I have with this is when they report the number of affected children and adults in a way that makes it seem small. They don't mention that part of the reason the number is small, might be due to people being aware they shouldn't drink the leadwater. Nobody asserts that pointing a loaded gun and shooting yourself in the head won't kill you because the number of people doing this is small. The number is small because people don't do it because they know it will kill them.
AuthenticM
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Seriously
davepoobond
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i watched the interview with Michael Moore on MSNBC the other day and he was saying that all of the kids are poisoned, there's only about as many kids as are poisoned there.
basically a whole generation of people from that city is going to have health issues for the rest of their life, and there's no way any of them can pay for any of the care
basically a whole generation of people from that city is going to have health issues for the rest of their life, and there's no way any of them can pay for any of the care
Man, that is something that I expect to read about a town in a third world country after some crisis, but in the USA
Well fortunately Snyder wants to cut Obamacare and other health benefits.
What do you base your "suspicions" on? Sounds an awful like race baiting to me.
The Technomancer
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what the fuck is this
I was seriously shocked to learn about this while browsing some old Daily Show clips. If I seriously was a resident of Flint I would be rioting or protesting nearly every day because they would be putting my life on the line and demand I pay for it. They deserve far more than scrutiny and lawsuits. Jail time is required.
This is making me a bit teary. I can't believe the level of heartlessness in this picture after everything that has already happened.
So.
The Michigan municipal govt FB page posted this today:
This is making me a bit teary. I can't believe the level of heartlessness in this picture after everything that has already happened.
Frozenprince
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I mean, the reason it's not being covered is because the city has a black majority and because it's one of the poorest cities in the country.
Poor + black majority + Michigan = most people don't care enough to make it a news story.
Welcome to america.
LiquidSword
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If I was living in Flint and saw this I would probably freak out and smash my computer. Can't believe they posted this. They must know that they are misinforming people right? Also I saw a story a couple days ago where some Michigan state official said he listened to a "conservative radio show" and decided the situation in Flint is a hoax. I couldn't believe it.
Don't know if it was posted on GAF. So here it is. Would this constitute its own thread that there are now Flint truthers who work in the government of Michigan?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/01/20/why-some-michigan-politicians-say-the-flint-water-crisis-is-a-hoax/
spindashing
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2016, ladies and gentlemen.
Ziltoidia 9
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I haven't been following this stuff very closely...but damn, that picture. As someone that works in city government doing media, I would quit before I put something like that out.
Edit: and looking at a blown up copy of the image, the person that made that did a shitty job with the two bubbles in the middle.
Edit: and looking at a blown up copy of the image, the person that made that did a shitty job with the two bubbles in the middle.
LuciusAxelrod
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How do you define "much attention?" There are three stories on cnn.com's front page about it right now. There's at least three on msnbc.com (though only one on foxnews.com). I can't listen to NPR without hearing about it.
It just seems to be everywhere I look.
Omegasquash
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Jesus Christ.
Anyone who has ever given a kid a bath will testify that you can't guarantee they won't drink the wafer.
well the water been like this for a year and it just now getting attention.
Dandy Crocodile
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Yeah but it's taken a year and a half to get there. This has been going on for a year and a half.
Omegasquash
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I don't think that the people putting that image out actually give one single shit about the welfare of the children, let alone the citizens. And the cynic in my says that there are some sick fucks that actually want the poor and underprivileged kept that way.
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