Exxon Montana Oil Spill Lies

dangerouslytalented Says:

Jul 10, 2011 - That is why we have elections. Not all officials can be bribed, you know, but taking the government away completely means that they can get away with things that are much, much worse.

dangerouslytalented Says:

Jul 10, 2011 - HERE'S a hint for you: The EXACT same people who are bribing politicians and giving massive campaign donations to get whatever they want ARE FUNDING THE LIBERTARIANS. THEY WANT TO GET GOVERNMENT GONE SO THEY CAN DO WHAT THE FUCK THEY WANT.;

dangerouslytalented Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - With no government intervention,a business is completely at the mercy of its larger competitors.And what is normally happening these days? The companies are not normally getting regulated away, but they are being squeezed out by undercutting, price gouging, exclusive contracts, "shipping errors", bottlenecks in distribution, speculation, boardroom manipulation, all stuff that a lack of government will do NOTHING to stop.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - ---I think you should get first an education then think you can understand the story yourself, this isn't your magic bible.First of all, you blaming the government like a brainless machine is extremely contradictory since it is the job of the government in any realistic capitalist society to encourage competition IF the government is clean from big business.Obviously certain elements within the legislation are supporting big oil, and those people are not mostly progressives.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - ---Ah you hear what you want to hear, the job of the govt of an outspoken capitalist country is to enourage and defend competition in socially acceptable areas, the core of industrial free market capitalism.Since the U.S society is quite unique with it's far-reaching extremism I guess competition in military, justice, police etc is acceptable. But if your neighbour was paying off the govt to keep you from compete, it is the primary fault of your neighbour for taking that action.

dangerouslytalented Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - Would you seriously want to go to a hospital or a bank or advertise at a television station that did not have the ability to comply with any regulations?

underbjorn Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - ---Get this, socially acceptable is relative to a given society and its' political climate, I understand that in America everything is up for sale and the rich will live like kings while the poor toil and starve, that's how it goes when money prevails over egalitarianism..In my country, roads are for everybody. Companies can serve roads if they want, on the mission of the representatives of the public, and then keep what the representatives deem fit in taxpayer payment.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - ---You do realize people aren't exactly allknowing brilliant super-calculators?Your ismplistic model is common for free market drones, you avoid the part that true ideologically coherent market liberalism demands the customer has full knowledge of the value and utility for a product to compare with another and see which one is economically best for him to buy,.There is no such thing, if people knew how Walmart's products were created, they'd vomit.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - ---You do realize that even without any kind of regulation, oil drilling, hospitals and banks demand major capital input.You wouldn't get anywhere unless you were ALREADY rich regardless of regulation..In a functioning represntative government, which the U.S thanks to subventions to those that does NOT need it and cuts to those that DO need it, is not, regulation applies proportionally to all and thus inequalities between same-merchandise competitioners is levelled out.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - ---"I just don't understand how you reach the conclusion that things are worse without Government."Now I am aware in the U.S, "Government" means so much more than in the rest of the world, but imagine a society without the government.What would it look like to you? Fucking rainbow utopia with the BP oil spill magically drained up by God?

dangerouslytalented Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - It is MUCH easier to fool the general public than it is to fool a regulator. That is how scams work. Take any ponzi scheme, all they have to do is make up a lie that convinces enough people, or a magical cure that convinces enough people. You are relying on everyday people being experts on everything, on knowing enough about medicine to know when a doctor knows what he is talking about, enough about cars, finance, construction, EVERYTHING.

dangerouslytalented Says:

Jul 11, 2011 - Madoff had a GREAT reputation right up to the point where everything collapsed. Benny Hinn has a GREAT reputation amongst his followers, as a great healer, although he heals ABSOLUTELY NOBODY.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 12, 2011 - ---So you are meaning that economically effective and profitable drilling will be with bamboo sticks in the year 2011? Then you shouldn't bitch about being knocked out by competition. Uneducated plantation owner. go read your Bible and other stories from the bamboo era, welcome to the 21st century..You want society to go back 2000 years just to abolish government? I mean, you are so reactionary it is sickening, I've never heard somebody like you.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 12, 2011 - ---Well since you have no academic education it is clear you wouldn't know that the philisopical backing for a free market is that the customer has full knowledge of which product is economically most reasonable to buy.But since you are an ignorant idiot as many of you cowboys tend to be, you have no clue.When a free market business srews up, it can mean upheaval on the market whilst directors walk away with hundreds of millions and a burden for society.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 12, 2011 - ---The free market needs rational individuals with a clear picture of what is the best for themselves and then buy it. You have ofc never heard of the term homo economicus or in English "economic man", but in academics it is fairly wellknown..Well it's easy to look at the 1929 bourse crash which happened with absolutely zero regulations, people could borrow and lend exactly how much they wanted and thus speculation disconnected prices with their real value.

underbjorn Says:

Jul 12, 2011 - ---You always go from a point of profitability when you discuss the free market since every competitioner strifes after maximal profits and acc to the free market philosphy that is only possibloe with rational efficiency.Damn you are uneducated. Oil drilling demands major capital input because it costs to construct oil rigs, buy oil fields, buy drilling towers. But sure, put up a bamboo shop and let's see how you compete with Exxon.Same with banks, start capital in liquidity.

Tuuliska Says:

Jul 25, 2011 - A big oil company lying about environmental risks? *gasp* I would NEVER have seen that coming!

kakboi6688846993 Says:

Aug 25, 2011 - i live here in billings montana n im not "red" neither is the rest of my family we take part in voting but u want us to suffer? well u seem like a perfectly reasonable human being p.s. u should study montana politics b4 makin comments like this about it

MidnightFlower13 Says:

Aug 27, 2011 - I think our only hope is to vote based on who you can tell is telling the truth and who has honest to good true intentions, rather than who is a member of your political party.

gonzo8407 Says:

Sep 1, 2011 - Suck balls

StephanieLisaTara Says:

Sep 23, 2011 - HAIKUThere's only one meWhat's mine—is yours—it's all freePlease honor this gift.—Planet Earth

goddamnedbush Says:

Nov 9, 2011 - COE murderer

alexandersname Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - here they come

Dinah4life Says:

Mar 8, 2012 - So what? Do you how catastrophic it would be for Exxon Mobil stock to drop much less crash? In my opinion negative stories/news about oil companies and other corps that are vital to our economic stability should be censored and not talked about to the general public. PERIOD.

idkrandomnumbers Says:

Apr 16, 2012 - we shouldent destroy so much wildlife because of the category of stupid people in those lands. thinkof something else that hurts them the same and the land less.