TYT: Oil Spill - Documents Show $ More Important Than Lives, Environment

[ihavenobias]

Run time: 06:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNjqmXHjYmc   Posted on YouTube: April 28, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheYoungTurks Views on YouTube: 4294   Posted on DU: April 28, 2010 By DU Member: ihavenobias Views on DU: 1167

 
Summary: Cenk explains how profits were put over lives (human and otherwise) resulting in a disastrous oil spill. Inside documents show this quite clearly, and you can http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/26/big-oil-fought-off-new-sa_n_552575.html|read more here>.

PS---The Guardian wrote an awesome article about TYT that includes which Senator refuses to be interviewed by Cenk again and more!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/apr/26/cenk-uygur-young-turks|Guardian Article (Which Senator Blacklisted TYT?) >.

[Capitalocracy]

1. It's the same thing they do in the financial industry.

Maximize profits and milk it until it explodes. Sustainability and the effects on society and the workers are all set aside.

What I wonder is, even in terms of maximizing profits, is this the best strategy or are these corporate shills all sold on deregulation even to their own detriment?

Either way, it's a crime against humanity. People who consciously and deliberately put people's lives in danger and cause their deaths in order to save money or, at least in their opinion, maximize profits, should be in jail. But they just keep getting paid. Unbelievable.

[izquierdista]

2. Capitalism loves a big boom

Unfortunately, that boom is the leading edge of a shockwave about to capsize your ass.

[protocol rv]

9. Keep the politics out

Socialist countries such as the Soviet Union have created the worst environmental disasters on record. I would not open that door to make a political add for left wing ideas, because you'll run into a buzz saw. :-)

[izquierdista]

10. BZZZZZZZZZ

Communist countries that have forgotten their original charter to improve workers' lives i.e., China and the Soviet Union, have created huge environmental problems. Socialists in Scandinavia and Western Europe have been at the forefront of getting environmental laws enacted.

It is important to consider politics, for capitalism sees nothing wrong with a private gain if the environmental expense can be socialized.

[DWinNJ]

3. Spill Baby Spill

Spill here spill now


Just as the Bush administration kept touting how there were no terrorist incidents since 9/11, luck obscured the gambles that were taken by allowing energy companies to operate with voluntary safety measurers

[pleah]

4. K&R!

[The Damned]

5. Isn't money ALWAYS more important?

Sad but true!

[ejbr]

6. k & r n/t

[suzanner]

7. Same thing with local real estate practice the past 10+ yrs

(in response to #1) All seems to focus on quickest profit, make a fortune, and get out before you get the 'Old Maid'. The puzzling part is that no one goes to jail. Unless they're a Dem.

[20score]

8. "Our representatives representing us?" Man, you've jumped the shark on this one, Cenk.

K&R

[HappyCynic]

11. K & R

[libodem]

12. Very well put

What Cenk said!

[Rhiannon12866]

13. "...we seem not to understand that coal pays the bills."

No matter whom or what these practices hurt... :banghead: