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Archive for October, 2019
Ships fitted with ‘Cheat Devices’ to Divert Poisonous Pollution into Sea
Oct 6th
Ships fitted with ‘cheat devices’ to divert poisonous pollution into sea
Wil Crisp The Independent
“Global shipping companies have spent billions rigging vessels with “cheat devices” that circumvent new environmental legislation by dumping pollution into the sea instead of the air, The Independent can reveal.
More than $12bn (£9.7bn) has been spent on the devices, known as open-loop scrubbers, which extract sulphur from the exhaust fumes of ships that run on heavy fuel oil.”
Is this the result of a mature capitalism? If so, then these kinds of actions reveal a severe mental illness.
Questions About Slavery from Tourists in US South
Oct 3rd
The awkward questions about slavery from tourists in US South
By Ritu Prasad BBC News, Charleston, South Carolina
- 2 October 2019
“Centuries of slavery followed by decades of institutional repression, according to Eaves, has reinforced old narratives that portray black Americans “as second class citizens”. An ignorance of the complete story is behind the persistence of nostalgia for the antebellum south – and for some, a rejection of anything that questions it.
‘They wouldn’t go to Auschwitz or Dachau and expect to hear a happy narrative and walk away cheerful, because they have an understanding that this was a place of death and exploitation and forced labor. A slave plantation was just that, even though, yes, this was someone’s home.’”
Prejudice against persons of color is a nasty, incredibly hurtful and unforgivable practice. It is handed down from generation to generation and just recently re-emerged from the previously hidden behaviour of ignorant and vicious malcontents. It needs to be resisted and condemned wherever it rears its ugly head.
Greta Thunberg’s defiance upsets the patriarchy
Oct 3rd
Greta Thunberg’s defiance upsets the patriarchy – and it’s wonderful
“She is a 16-year-old, and these are grown men. And they are terrified. Wonderful. Who knew you could shake the patriarchy simply by refusing to smile for it, dress for it or demur to it? A refusal to acquiesce to the male gaze has these dinosaurs squirming.
Greta, you teach us about more than one kind of climate. Thank you.”
- Suzanne Moore is a Guardian columnist