So…ok we can’t talk about this environmental disaster because it will bring light to the government’s complete neglect of these people
…because it will cause people to see that the government can’t be trusted to do their job protecting citizens who have elected them to take care of us in these exact circumstances.
Sounds like an abused family protecting the abuser.
Can I mention that the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, who is in our lives without shame over things that don’t matter, wanting to ban natural gas in our homes and restaurants, has claimed no jurisdiction over this and is on his way to a long tax payer funded trip to Africa with celebrities to tell Africans what to do to protect their environment?
Well I did. I said it.
We can and should talk about it, and the government’s inadequate response. But we don’t need to be saying things like “American Chernobyl”, or “Bhopal”, or “Vinyl Chloride is the most toxic chemical on earth”. None of those are remotely true and it unnecessarily scares the crap out of people who don’t understand chemicals and the relative risk.
Not designating this as an “emergency”, requiring Federal assistance was beyond stupid and shows an utter lack of understanding. Either that, or a complete disdain for the people of Ohio.
There are things the government needs to do to aid and complete cleanup and to restore confidence. But, people are going to be just fine.