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U.N. Says Mind Your Language — ‘No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster’
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| 01/01/2024
| Simon Kent
Posted on 01/01/2024 7:02:52 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27
What is the cost, pray tell, to prepare for every possible calamity?
If such a thing is even possible.
Since we can't possibly foot the bill for *everything*, what should we do first?
Can the UN in their infinite wisdom answer that?
I can't help but notice natural disasters are relatively brief while long term misery is usually caused by governments in the first place.
The UN is no better.
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:25:57 AM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Socialism & Communism are the hazards we should all be preparing for.
To: ChicagoConservative27
This idea that you (society) can prepare for every possible natural catastrophe is a recipe for a bankrupt society.
I worked for a nuclear power plant from construction until my retirement 38 years later. This was the philosophy required by the NRC.
It made sense at the time because the regulatory environment in the beginning guaranteed the utilities a profit.
Later after the ‘Deregulation’ of utilities did away with that philosophy of guaranteed profits the NRC philosophy did not change and the NRC kept requiring new guards against natural disasters that had no chance of happening at our plant.
Our plant sits on the shores of Lake Erie at the top of a 60 foot cliff. After the Fukushima power plants were taken out by a tidal wave our plant had to spend many millions of dollars to do a study of the plans terrain and install flood protections against a tidal wave on Lake Erie.
The fact that Lake Erie has never had wave recorded over 25 foot. That leaves the plant with a 35 foot safety margins.
The economics are not justified to ensure against non-extant threats.
Shall we pay technocrats to dream of unrealistic terrors that we need to prepare to defeat?
That way is madness and universal poverty.
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:33:53 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
I don’t usually agree with the UN, but I see nothing objectionable in this.
If a massive storm hits the coast, and no one suffers injury, is it a disaster?
Storms happen, earthquakes happen, floods happen. But they only become disasters when people insist on living where they happen without taking proper precautions.
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:33:57 AM PST
by
jdege
To: Blennos
Keep in mind it’s the United Nations of Islam. OIC is the largest voting block.
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:35:03 AM PST
by
himno hero
(had'nff 8)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Volcanoes are man made events?
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:37:01 AM PST
by
McGruff
(Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:39:08 AM PST
by
Harpotoo
(Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
To: ronnie raygun
Move the UN out of the US.
To: ChicagoConservative27
The point of this is that it’s all our fault. It’s always our fault,
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:51:15 AM PST
by
maro
(MAGA!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
It would seem that someone doesn’t comprehend “events beyond their control”.
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:56:22 AM PST
by
skr
(Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
To: ChicagoConservative27
My son-in-law has a saying (former Airborne & Ranger)...”There’s no such thing as bad weather...just bad clothing choices”.
I’ve taken that to heart.
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:57:45 AM PST
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
01/01/2024 7:57:48 AM PST
by
bondjamesbond
(At some point, King Rupert has to take responsibility for getting himself out of his predicaments. )
To: ChicagoConservative27
This crap sounds like a bunch of college-age stoners sitting around the bong bloviating.
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posted on
01/01/2024 8:05:40 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: ChicagoConservative27
The UN also says that there’s no such thing as borders...terrorism...
To: Delta 21
Boy, is she ever full of crap
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posted on
01/01/2024 8:11:36 AM PST
by
goodnesswins
( We pretend to vote and they pretend to count the votes.)
To: ronnie raygun
No. The empty UN structure needs to be torn down as the atrocity that it is.
The *homeless* need to either be in reopened mental institutions, jail, or getting off their butts and working for a living.
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posted on
01/01/2024 8:12:07 AM PST
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
To: Delta 21
By her facial features and her name my guess is that she’s Japanese. I wonder if she considers what Japan has just experienced in the last few hours is a “natural disaster”.
To: Gil4
Rockefeller did us no favor.
To: plain talk
I agree with a portion of that. There are certainly people who don’t plan and prepare for things which do make disasters worse than they might be. Too true. Too many people depend on the government to bail them out. Entitlement mentality is destroying this country.
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posted on
01/01/2024 8:14:13 AM PST
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
To: bondjamesbond
The UN Headquarters on the Upper East Side of Manhattan could be turned into “migrant” housing for 50,000 unfortunates.
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