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cultureofresistance: Derrick Jensen:  The murder of the Gulf of Mexico by BP shouldn’t surprise us. It is precisely what industrial capitalism does. Years ago I wrote of the catastrophe in Bhopal: when you intentionally fabricate bulk industrial chemicals, many of which are toxic, it should not qualify as an accident when some of these chemicals kill people. Likewise, the spill in the Gulf should not be considered an accident. There are 10,000 oil spills per year. Oil has devastated the Amazon. It has devastated the Niger Delta. It has devastated the Gulf of Mexico. Likewise, after the catastrophe at Bhopal, it was discovered that there was no antidote for the poison. One advocate for the victims noted sensibly: “No one should be allowed to make poisons for which there is no antidote.” The same is true for the other destructive activities of this culture. And corporations will not voluntarily rein themselves in. Limited liability corporations exist in order to limit liability. Their function is to privatize profits and to externalize costs. And governments will not voluntarily rein in corporations. A primary function of governments is to provide subsidies and to provide muscle for that privatization of profits and that externalization of costs. Corporations and governments are murdering the planet. They will not stop on their own. It is incumbent upon us to stop them, to force accountability onto those sociopaths who are killing the planet. And failure is not an option. We must stop them.  (Press Action article & WMNF audio stream).

cultureofresistance:

Derrick Jensen:

 The murder of the Gulf of Mexico by BP shouldn’t surprise us. It is precisely what industrial capitalism does. Years ago I wrote of the catastrophe in Bhopal: when you intentionally fabricate bulk industrial chemicals, many of which are toxic, it should not qualify as an accident when some of these chemicals kill people. Likewise, the spill in the Gulf should not be considered an accident. There are 10,000 oil spills per year. Oil has devastated the Amazon. It has devastated the Niger Delta. It has devastated the Gulf of Mexico.

Likewise, after the catastrophe at Bhopal, it was discovered that there was no antidote for the poison. One advocate for the victims noted sensibly: “No one should be allowed to make poisons for which there is no antidote.” The same is true for the other destructive activities of this culture.

And corporations will not voluntarily rein themselves in. Limited liability corporations exist in order to limit liability. Their function is to privatize profits and to externalize costs.

And governments will not voluntarily rein in corporations. A primary function of governments is to provide subsidies and to provide muscle for that privatization of profits and that externalization of costs.

Corporations and governments are murdering the planet. They will not stop on their own. It is incumbent upon us to stop them, to force accountability onto those sociopaths who are killing the planet. And failure is not an option. We must stop them.

 (Press Action article & WMNF audio stream).

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leftliberty: Despite her defeat, Camila Vallejo’s influence keeps growing Camila Vallejo, the “student who can shut a city”, has lost the race to be re-elected as the president of the most important Chilean students’ organisation starting in 2012. She will, however, be the vice-president of the University of Chile’s students. Despite this defeat, her political impact and popularity seem to grow stronger every passing day. She was featured in Time magazine’s “person of the year” issue, and Guardian readers also voted her top of their own poll. The student movement in Chile robustly criticised neoliberalism and shook the country’s elitist democracy. Students were in the streets for more than six months, and showed that their own leaders can become political actors – Camila Vallejo being the most prominent of these. At 23 years old, Vallejo was elected as president of the University of Chile students’ federation in November 2010. At that time she was known only among university circles, but six months later she became a familiar face to most Chileans. She led the first massive students’ march in June 2011, and with other student leaders, contributed to change the debate about education in Chile. Read more

leftliberty:

Despite her defeat, Camila Vallejo’s influence keeps growing

Camila Vallejo, the “student who can shut a city”, has lost the race to be re-elected as the president of the most important Chilean students’ organisation starting in 2012. She will, however, be the vice-president of the University of Chile’s students. Despite this defeat, her political impact and popularity seem to grow stronger every passing day. She was featured in Time magazine’s “person of the year” issue, and Guardian readers also voted her top of their own poll.

The student movement in Chile robustly criticised neoliberalism and shook the country’s elitist democracy. Students were in the streets for more than six months, and showed that their own leaders can become political actors – Camila Vallejo being the most prominent of these.

At 23 years old, Vallejo was elected as president of the University of Chile students’ federation in November 2010. At that time she was known only among university circles, but six months later she became a familiar face to most Chileans. She led the first massive students’ march in June 2011, and with other student leaders, contributed to change the debate about education in Chile.

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If I don’t get through:

  • Group 2 carbonates.
  • Practise of moles calculations.
  • The study of Little Hans.
  • The rest of the psychodynamic approach.

You all have the right to slap me.

Added in late:

  • Hydrocarbons, functional groups, homologous series

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floralavenger: Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed? Barney Frank: No. Interviewer: Why not? Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people? Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it. Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion? via

floralavenger:

Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?

Barney Frank: No.

Interviewer: Why not?

Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?

Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it.

Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion?

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