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The Japanese stations are a great example of how nothing serious happens in a worst case scenario. The odd fizzing power station is the least of their problems.
Don't be so boringly factual.Doom, doom, doom
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In any event, how many people directly affected by the quake etc are likely to be reading this?
What about those indirectly affected?
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The Japanese stations are a great example of how nothing serious happens in a worst case scenario. The odd fizzing power station is the least of their problems.
Indeed. Interesting, but much noise over what is a relatively low-impact problem, despite it being fairly catastrophic in nuclear power plant terms. All of the experts appear to be saying "it's a problem but it's not that much of a disaster, can't see it getting much worse" (and more reactors isn't worse, just larger) yet the news is baying for fallout and meltdowns so it has something to shout about.
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CharlieMungus - Member
What about those indirectly affected?Depends where you draw the line - if stw forum members are, then so is the whole world, so I'd say we aren't.
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some forum members are more directly affected than others, some have friends there, some have work colleagues, some are part Japanese, some have family there. Not all STW members are the same.
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Well hopefully they are intelligent enough to see aracer's point and not have a titty-lip about it.
CM - are you affected?
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CM - are you affected?
Some would say
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Oh and do i see aracers point? well let me have a look
There's every need to take the piss
but the doom-mongering is a little tiring
Oh I see, the poor fella is tired because people are talking and I see that he thinks it is necessary to take the piss.
I see those points.
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The sense of doom is particularly tiring for the doomed. Have a heart.
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You're confusing "taking the piss out of the doomed" with "taking the piss out of the media scaremongering." Aracer is, I believe, doing the latter.
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Cougar gets it!
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You're confusing "taking the piss out of the doomed" with "taking the piss out of the media scaremongering."
No I'm not confusing or conflating them, to take the piss out of the 'doommongers' is to invalidate or trivialise the issues which they raise. These issues are part of the the overall threat to the 'doomed'. You are lucky not to be amongst that number, don't presume to know what proportion of their suffering is related to the dangers at the power station. Now, if you happen to know how people there feel about the issue and they have told you that the power station is trivial then fine. Still there is little need to be insensitive about it. You should also probably talk to more people who are affected by it. You clearly know little about disaster survival. But, try this, you suffer the biggest earthquake in however long, this is followed by a tsunami which destroys everything you own. Do yu really think you would have an optimistic view about the outcome at the nuclear power station?
Clearly what is missing out there, is a big sign saying, "Don't worry, I'm sure it will be fine"
and I think neither Cougar, you nor the OP get it.
and in this context linking a cartoon with the phrase "Let's rain doom on the filthy heads of our enemies" is just poor taste.
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You've completely lost me there Charlie - in what way do you think I don't get it?
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You've completely lost me there Charlie - in what way do you think I don't get it?
Because of statements like this
You've completely lost me there Charlie
Seems self-evidentPosted 1 year ago # -
Very good. Maybe a couple of quotation marks missing. And the answer is?
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Got you mixed up with aracer!! I meant the 'firestarter' rather than thread starterSorry old chap!
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No probs, I really was baffled.... even by STW standards
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Crikey, I need to start stocking up food ...
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But, try this, you suffer the biggest earthquake in however long, this is followed by a tsunami which destroys everything you own. Do yu really think you would have
an optimistic view about the outcome at the nuclear power stationany awareness of, or care for, what some blokes on an unrelated internet forum on the other side of the world in a different language say?Clearly what is missing out there, is a big sign saying, "
Don't worry, I'm sure it will be finetake offence at everything you can, whether it affects you or not"FTFY
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Oooh! that was painfully contrived.
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There really ought to be a ban on FTFY .......it might have been vaguely funny once, many years ago - not sure, can't quite remember, but some people really need to occasionally think of another putdown
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or at least a limit on the number of words you can change
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So, can I not be offended by something that doesn't affect me then? Not that I was.
You really don't come across as a nice person cynic-al.
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eurgh.. just done a little bit of sick in my mouth..
agreeing with cynic-al again..
I will probably have nightmares..
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There really ought to be a ban on FTFY
Oh I don't know. If you really want to get up someone's nose at the risk of appearing like a smarmy arsewipe, there really is no substitute.
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The thing is, if trivialising the media doommongering is an issue for those most directly affected, how much more of an issue is the media doommongering itself? Correct me if I'm wrong, but none of the people getting all worked up with worry over it on here have actually experienced a huge earthquake followed by a huge tsunami.
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If you really want to get up someone's nose at the risk of appearing like a smarmy arsewipe, there really is no substitute
Though LMGTFY comes quite close
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The thing is, if trivialising the media doommongering is an issue for those most directly affected, how much more of an issue is the media doommongering itself?
Well, it's not just those directly affected others are indirectly affected. Calling it doommongering is trivialising it. These things matter and are a concern to them.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but none of the people getting all worked up with worry over it on here have actually experienced a huge earthquake followed by a huge tsunami.Well, I can't speak for those getting worked up, but i don't think you actually need to experience those things to have some connection to the people who have and to be scared and worried for them.
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Calling it doommongering is trivialising it
Well what do you suggest I should call a manual digging implement?Posted 1 year ago # -
No, I suggest you hope to God or providence or luck that you continue to live your sheltered existence of being able to speculate on these things from a position of ignorance and you can call it what ever you like. You obviously get a kick out of demonstrating how aloof and cynical you can be, so i won't be feeding that.
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Well if I do ever end up in a natural disaster, I certainly won't be wondering what somebody on the other side of the world is posting on the internet, and I'd actually much rather the media didn't over sensationalise stuff from a position of ignorance, thus generating unnecessary worry.
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Well if I do ever end up in a natural disaster, I certainly won't be wondering what somebody on the other side of the world is posting on the internet,
And what if someone close to you ends up in a natural disaster and you read some idle twittering from some **** who has no idea what they are talking about?
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So you're far more of an expert than me on nuclear reactors? Or are you suggesting the media are (despite the fact they struggle to string a single sentence together about it without some error)?
My deepest sympathies if you have loved ones caught up in the earthquake/tsunami, but the techies having a bit of trouble sorting out their nuclear reactor is really the least of their/your worries, despite what the media might say. You'd actually be far better off if the media weren't over sensationalising it - which is really the whole point.
You do remember all those people in Japan who are suffering, a very small proportion of whose suffering is in any way related to a nuclear power station? Yet the big story is the nuclear plant
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