In article <llof84tpgs56b0h8m0sf9fm4qi2k3vbnig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Robert Bolton <robertboltondrop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:57:51 GMT, Gary <g.majors@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
> >"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote:
> >>
> >> Jan Flora <snowshoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >The outrage about the SCOTUS decision is coastal Alaska knows no
limits.
> >> >Don't dare scoff at it or try to make light of it. Loads of folks
lost
> >> >their livelihoods, way of life and source of food.
> >>
> >> Playing with the Devil...
> >
> >Now Floyd makes another good point here. and let me play the devil's
> >advocate here for a minute...
> >
> >All Alaskans look forward to and grab the PFD each year. It's the
bargain
> >with the Devil....your profits vs the risk of any kind of environmental
> >disaster.
> >
> >No matter what kind of safeguards you make, given enough time,
accidents
> >will happen like the Exxon Valdez tragedy. Blame Exxon for using a
> >single-hulled tanker but give enough time and a double-hulled tanker
will
> >crash and leak too,
> >
> Using your inference, the owner of a gas station shouldn't get upset
> if a drunk driver runs into his car because the owner receives money
> by selling gasoline.
>
> >Jan is so passionate about the tragedy that affected so many lives (and
> >rightly so but...)
> >Did any of you donate your annual PFD to the people directly affected
by the
> >Exxon Valdez situation back then? Did you, Jan? They lost their
livelyhood
> >but you still got your annual oil money.
> >
> >Probably not. You all complain about it, yet most of you kept that
money
> >each year, didn't you? I probably would have kept mine too, btw.
> >
> I don't understand why you think what I do with my money in some way
> affects how I'm allowed to feel about Exxon screwing up. There were
> no provisions in any contracts that gave Exxon permission to have an
> oil spill in return for the state sending me some money.
>
> >It's easy to be a back-seat driver but remember.... before you
criticize
> >others, do right your own self first.
> >
> Jesus said that, and look what happened to him. I can't complain
> about Exxon's behavior unless I donated some of my money to those
> people destroyed by Exxon? Bulloney. Exxon never did the right
> thing, which is why they are being criticized today. They spilled
> some oil, threw some money at it, then walked away with the cleanup
> incomplete, leaving those affected to find a new way to make a living.
>
> Robert
Well said, Robert.
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