Few things will bring out “the stoopid” in massive quantities as quickly and broadly as sprinklng a
“news report” with weasel words like “radioactive”,
“reactor”, “disaster” etc. etc.
Fukushima is a danger to people who live within perhaps
50-100 miles. It’s a cause for concern for the rest of
Japan. For the rest of the world and for the US specifically it poses at most a statistical increase in
the chances of someone developing cancer that they may
not otherwise develop. Americans in general and “YOU” specifically...as in Free Repulic reader....can do far more to affect your lifespan and your risk of dying prematurely by eating right, exercising and limiting the amount of miles you travel in private vehicles than ANYTHING coming from Fukushima can do to harm you.
“For the rest of the world and for the US specifically it poses at most a statistical increase in the chances of someone developing cancer that they may not otherwise develop.”
Yes, you are correct. Back in the 60’s I worked for an agency where we were frequently measuring radiation from the results of our experiments. We had to do a background radiation check before each measurement. It was during the time of testing in Nevada, both above ground and underground detonations of nuclear devices.
The background radiation readings were elevated after each test, but no where near what we have seen here in this country following the Fukushima ‘disaster’.
So, what is really the most terrifying...it is the leftists who grab onto these things, and seek to ‘rally’ an American response of cataclasmic reaction. It is pure fear mongering.
Now, that all being said, we need to do some things to protest ourselves, as you have so carefully suggested in your post. It is through diet. It is through supplementation. It is through being free from fear.
Fukushima, or your daily lives and diets...which will get you first? Not Fukushima.