Dixie - In Memoriam
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Almost two months ago, we had a catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. An oil rig owned by British Petroleum exploded, caught fire, and sank. The severed well head began gushing crude into the gulf, and has yet to be contained completely. The oil spill is the largest in US history, and still growing, threatening not only the sea life and natural habitats for thousands of animals, but also obliterating the fisheries and tourist industry all along the coast. Restaurants and hotels will literally have to close their doors for an entire season (maybe two or three) and they simply will not survive this.
Now, while Liberals will line up to do benefits for the victims of hurricanes and earthquakes, what have they decided is the best way to help the people along the gulf coast? Boycott BP! Join hands together on the beaches and protest any and all offshore drilling. This is the emotive knee-jerk reaction of nitwits who don't bother to think past their first inclinations, and just react to what they are feeling in their hearts. Oil drilling is responsible for this disaster, so oil drilling must cease! If a car had an accident traveling through one of those redwood trees in California, and subsequently caused a fire that destroyed thousands of acres of redwood forests, would they want to ban automobiles? It would make the same logical sense.
I have to wonder, have these moronic bleeding hearts given one ounce of thought to the number of JOBS tied to oil production along the gulf coast? Do they realize the economic impact of effectively rendering all those people unemployed, with nothing to replace their jobs? We're talking hundreds of thousands of workers who handle the oil, transport it, refine it, and support the companies who provide this vital energy source to America. And these are generally not low-pay menial labor jobs, some are, but most of the people working for the oil industry are knocking down a pretty nice income, and have become accustomed to a pretty sweet lifestyle. So, not only is the tourism industry worker and fisherman out of luck, so is the oil industry worker. Tell me... what else do you think they do on the gulf coast? You have tourism, fishing, and oil... THAT'S ALL!
Boycotting BP at a time when their stock is already tanking, and they are taking a huge public relations hit, will probably sink the company. Will liberals view that as some kind of moral victory? You put hundreds of thousands out of work, destroy their livelihood, and then celebrate your accomplishment! Meanwhile, will this stop oil drilling in the gulf? Certainly not! There will still be other countries drilling away in the Gulf of Mexico, the same catastrophe will still be possible, maybe not by a company under the regulation of the United States government, maybe not a multi-billion dollar corporation like BP, but some half-ass ragtag bunch from Mexico or Honduras, will still be drilling away in the Gulf. So what have the liberals ultimately accomplished in the end?
I read some opinions about this earlier today, and it amazed me how many liberal pinheads chimed in about the net worth of BP, as if that makes some kind of fucking difference! Yes, BP is worth over $800 billion, and that is a chunk of change... but they didn't get there by squeezing oil out of baby seals! They didn't rob banks or sell illegal hooch and drugs... they earned the money through the capitalist system legitimately, and most importantly, they paid a huge chunk of change in TAXES! So not only are we going to lose a valuable employer, we will also lose a large contributor of tax revenues for the states and the federal government. But THIS is the Liberal's answer to this problem! Does anyone else think this is absolutely INSANE? If anything, we should be buying ONLY BP products! Support them with our dollars in every way we can, and let them pay for the cleanup.
Now, while Liberals will line up to do benefits for the victims of hurricanes and earthquakes, what have they decided is the best way to help the people along the gulf coast? Boycott BP! Join hands together on the beaches and protest any and all offshore drilling. This is the emotive knee-jerk reaction of nitwits who don't bother to think past their first inclinations, and just react to what they are feeling in their hearts. Oil drilling is responsible for this disaster, so oil drilling must cease! If a car had an accident traveling through one of those redwood trees in California, and subsequently caused a fire that destroyed thousands of acres of redwood forests, would they want to ban automobiles? It would make the same logical sense.
I have to wonder, have these moronic bleeding hearts given one ounce of thought to the number of JOBS tied to oil production along the gulf coast? Do they realize the economic impact of effectively rendering all those people unemployed, with nothing to replace their jobs? We're talking hundreds of thousands of workers who handle the oil, transport it, refine it, and support the companies who provide this vital energy source to America. And these are generally not low-pay menial labor jobs, some are, but most of the people working for the oil industry are knocking down a pretty nice income, and have become accustomed to a pretty sweet lifestyle. So, not only is the tourism industry worker and fisherman out of luck, so is the oil industry worker. Tell me... what else do you think they do on the gulf coast? You have tourism, fishing, and oil... THAT'S ALL!
Boycotting BP at a time when their stock is already tanking, and they are taking a huge public relations hit, will probably sink the company. Will liberals view that as some kind of moral victory? You put hundreds of thousands out of work, destroy their livelihood, and then celebrate your accomplishment! Meanwhile, will this stop oil drilling in the gulf? Certainly not! There will still be other countries drilling away in the Gulf of Mexico, the same catastrophe will still be possible, maybe not by a company under the regulation of the United States government, maybe not a multi-billion dollar corporation like BP, but some half-ass ragtag bunch from Mexico or Honduras, will still be drilling away in the Gulf. So what have the liberals ultimately accomplished in the end?
I read some opinions about this earlier today, and it amazed me how many liberal pinheads chimed in about the net worth of BP, as if that makes some kind of fucking difference! Yes, BP is worth over $800 billion, and that is a chunk of change... but they didn't get there by squeezing oil out of baby seals! They didn't rob banks or sell illegal hooch and drugs... they earned the money through the capitalist system legitimately, and most importantly, they paid a huge chunk of change in TAXES! So not only are we going to lose a valuable employer, we will also lose a large contributor of tax revenues for the states and the federal government. But THIS is the Liberal's answer to this problem! Does anyone else think this is absolutely INSANE? If anything, we should be buying ONLY BP products! Support them with our dollars in every way we can, and let them pay for the cleanup.
