I am very sick - already - of all the ridiculous diaries and other writings I have seen on the InterTubes telling me that - somehow - I am to BLAME for the Gulf being polluted by British Petroleum (BP).
This is utter horseshit and it should stop.
There are several reasons YOU, personally, if you are one of these geniuses who insists that we and not BP is to blame, should shut up and realize exactly how wrong you are to make this stupid argument.
- BP is a capitalist organization that exists to make as much money as possible. Everyday. Being capitalist means they are going to do that which maximizes profits, including lying, cheating, cutting corners, lying about cutting corners and as we have seen in the aftermath, BP is spending as much time and effort controlling the news as it is spending trying to clean up THEIR mess.
- The FACTS are that BP had a failed/broken devise/system 30 days or so prior to the April 20th disaster. That screwed up thing was a necessary part of drilling that super-deep well. BP did not fix it and forged ahead. They violated safety protocols right there.
- It is a fact that BP violated safety regulations and protocols when they removed some very heavy safety fluid from the drilling pipe, fluid which was supposed to prevent exactly what happened. The removal of that fluid caused the pressure blast that sank the Deepwater Horizon and killed 11 people. Right here BP has earned Criminal Negligence and Manslaughter charges.
- BP cut all these corners yet DID NOT HAVE A PLAN B. The went without a safety net. This just adds to Criminal Negligence and manslaughter charges.
- BP has obstructed the gathering of essential information as they have tried to let the oil "dissipate' so they won't be fined out of existence, which I think they should be. They have created an environmental catastrophe of still unmeasured impact and instead of doing MORE to help curtail it, they are mostly interested in their PR and not experiencing consequences of the law. For example, slinkerwink's current diary: BP turns away expert oil spill volunteers
- I, nor you, nor most anybody reading this has ANYTHING to do with BP cutting all these corners and hanging ALL of our asses over the line. Nobody told BP to operate without a back-up plan. Nobody here has told BP to lie and to cheat and to obfuscate and obstruct.
- The MAIN problem with the "We are all complicit" game is that it lets BP OFF THE HOOK. It says they aren't nearly as responsible for this major-league screw-up as they truly are. BP is SOLELY responsible. They should take the fall.
Please stop with this ridiculous "We are all complicit" bullshit. It's lame, it's sad and it makes you look like you are too clever by half.
Stick a sock in it.
Update [2010-6-16 12:3:1 by xxdr zombiexx]: Apparently some of the word game folks equate "not complicit with BP" as cheering on oil addiction. I am unsure how this leap gets made, but this update is to squash that meme. I am not thrilled about this country's probably needless addiction to oil, but BP IS solely to blame for all the actions they took which created the problem at hand. Your driving to work - in the end - is not what caused BP to short-cut essential safety regulations in their cross-eyes pursuit of obscene profits. Bring on the wind and solar and the electrical storage revolutions we need to ditch oil for good, but don't tell me I caused BP to fuck-up the Earth.