I think this point escapes the average American, but then it is easier to put the blame all on the huge British oil company rather than the smaller American companies and staff that were directly operating at the time. I can understand that from the average citizen, but it's also the stand from the US president and senators, I guess politicians like to deflect shit with elections up this year.
What do you know about the subcontractors who helped build the rig? Can you actually
name these companies? Do you have any idea what you're talking about at all?
Some reading material for you:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-bp-oil-plumes,0,2578252.story
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsme...ped_unusual_chemicals_into_well_b.php?ref=fpi
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0720/bp-contaminate-gulf-scientists-trial/
http://www.examiner.com/x-55379-Tam...xit-coverup-will-we-ever-know-the-truth-video
It's BP's rig. It's BP's problem. It was not the local Americans who decided to run and build the rig, but rather the head engineers and management of BP. The corporation is still headquartered in St. James Square and is primarily a British company. So therefore, while it isn't the fault of the British people per se, BP is primarily their company.
I know it must hurt to see your shareholders and pensioners take a hit because of this, and you might feel like you have some stupid duty to defend their dumbasses, but the fact of the matter is they are shareholders and therefore take the risk of investing in said company. They do not deserve a bailout because they share the firm's risk, and they certainly don't deserve to be defended in any sort of way if you have felt financial loss because of this disaster. Millions of business along the Gulf Coast have taken a hit because of BP's negligence, so those who hold the stock should suffer. That's the purpose of a free market.
It's always the "Average Americans" fault for
every single little thing that happens in this world. Well not this time, no sir.
And in reality, you, along with your stupid British pensioners, are just as average and imbecilic as your average American. So as Paul used to say, sell that shit to the tourists.
Thats bullshit, it has nothing to do with the fact that BP's a British company
Don't tell JJ. He's an average Brit. He doesn't understand this stuff.
Who is saying anything about bowing down?
They should and probably will face litigation for the Gulf of Mexico problems.
We are talking about their connection to the Lockerbie bomber being released, and it seems that the accusations of them playing a part in that are only being made because of everything that has gone on with the oil leak.
HORSE SHIT.
You can check back in this
very same thread and notice these allegations have been around long before the BP retardation spill in the gulf. I've commented on them, exposed American TV pundits for the hypocrites they are, and acknowledged that this was probably a BP operation... all in 2009.
So no, you're wrong. Read up on this situation.
Why are you guys being so defensive about it? Is it because its British?
That's the only reason.
What JJ and Red fail to understand is that the same outrage regarding the BP retardation leak was seen in the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, which decimated the Alaskan coastline. They were a very hated company at the time despite being American.
What it boils down to is that Red and JuveJay don't know anything about history.
Wouldn't exactly be the first or last people here to give a domestic view on events, all I am really doing is adding another side to the argument. Andy's view is that of an American, and that also has bias, but it doesn't mean that either side can incorrectly interpret facts. Those are that yes, BP has a huge responsibility, needs to take the bad with the good, but I find the attitude of several senators and American companies involved as extremely shabby, like not meeting their moral and financial responsibilities. When this is over I hope BP remember that.
I don't think this post makes any sense.
The "moral and financial responsibility" Congress have is in actually trying to press charges against BP, or upholding laws that penalize BP for gallons of crude spilled into open US waters. They also have a duty in protecting the US economy from disasters, which includes a major GDP hit to the Gulf Coast.
This is simply BP propaganda. And the funny thing is, some Senators supposedly have ties with BP interests as it is, so your post is funny.
And the other funny thing is that I don't even really care about the Gulf coast or Southern states, but you lot make me defend them. Why? because you're full of BS.
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Red says the US shouldn't question the release of a terrorist who killed several American people. Is that really the moral thing to do... release a murderer who killed 179 US citizens?
