March 29, 2007: Sewage Tsunami in Gaza

[DanaC]

Ah...dirt farming. Thus is the fate of unrestrained enterprise. Idiots.

Idiots? Nah, people struggling to make enough money to feed their families in a country whose economy and infrastructure has all but collapsed.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Dypok

Ah...dirt farming. Thus is the fate of unrestrained enterprise. Idiots.

Originally Posted by DanaC

Idiots? Nah, people struggling to make enough money to feed their families in a country whose economy and infrastructure has all but collapsed.

Maybe, as Forrest Gump's Mama said, "Stupid is as stupid does."
IE if your actions cause sewage flood that destroys your village (the same one where your struggling, hungry family lives) then you are an idiot.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Maybe we could send 'em some condoms.

Ouch! I doubt these people do have access to free birth control, but I've known enough women desperate to conceive to realise the urge is pretty powerful. Certainly stronger than the urge to eat/ smoke/ drink ourselves to death, which we defend in the West.

Originally Posted by Flint

Maybe, as Forrest Gump's Mama said, "Stupid is as stupid does."
IE if your actions cause sewage flood that destroys your village (the same one where your struggling, hungry family lives) then you are an idiot.

You do what you can short term. It's called survival. Like whenever carbon emissions are defended on this site with the argument "If we adhere to these guidelines thousands of Americans will be out of work"

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Flint

IE if your actions cause sewage flood that destroys your village (the same one where your struggling, hungry family lives) then you are an idiot.

"Tragedy of the Commons". Nobody thinks their little bit of dirt will be the one that breaks through. Nobody thinks their little bit of litter is significant. Nobody thinks their motor oil will be noticed in the sewer line.