"Chile had an earthquake this past week that was 500 times greater than the earthquake in Haiti. But here's the big difference. In Chile, they have various -- very serious regulations when it comes to building codes. So a thousand people died, sadly, but a thousand people died with a 500 times greater earthquake. And in Haiti, where there are no building codes, no regulations -- a Republican’s paradise -- a quarter of a million people died."
Thanks to an uninformed Right Wing blogger for the text which I was able to cut and paste. He mis-characterized Haiti as a Socialist Government: "Haiti could better be characterized as an impoverished nation beset for decades by a corrupt socialist government."
Well yes, it IS corrupt. Members of the Family supported the establishment of the dictatorship there. It is Not Socialist, sorry bud. See what the CIA says, here, what Britannica says here.... but those are just facts. I know Conservatives really despise facts that don't support their premise. Oh, and Chile... yeah, it's a Democracy too.
Normally, I am not a huge Michael Moore fan, as he tends to ruin his premise by injecting too much editorializing... but in this case, I think he is dead on.
And the misinformed right wing blogger... I guess he missed the point that good building codes, properly enforced, saves lives, increases quality of life, and helps to sustain a modern economy. But again, those are more pesky facts.
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ReplyDeleteThe WSJ was crediting Milton Friedman and free-market economic reforms for the less-bad chilean earthquake results. I personally can't make heads or tails of that claim.
ReplyDeleteI guess the "logic" goes something like this: since Friedman was sent to Chile after the US-sponsored coup by dictator Augusto Pinochet, he had Pinochet impose "free market" reforms, like the removal of the social welfare state and throwing Socialists out of cargo planes over the ocean. This created the utopian paradise of freedumb that exists in Chile today, a nation complete with building codes and a few welfare benefits for the poor. Then, a Socialist President came a long a few years ago and tried to destroy all this so God(TM) punished Chile for electing her with an earthquake. But the Earthquake wasn't as bad because Milton Friedman saw that coming too, and had the invisible hand magically lift people up and out of their buildings while it happened. So Milton Friedman knew how to avoid the wrath of God(TM)...until he died, which lifted his magical veil of protection, and God(TM) imposed Barrack Obama on us for not being a Christian(TM) enough nation.
ReplyDeleteI knew it! That Invisible Hand, always floating around, doing stuff! I think it just moved my car keys....
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