smitty wrote:I did read that but I can't find it. Do you have a link, Bucky?

This study of authoritarianism began shortly after World War II, as political scientists and psychologists in the US and Europe tried to figure out how the Nazis had managed to win such wide public support for such an extreme and hateful ideology.

drsmooth wrote:Seems quite likely the deplorable Flint story will be a principal theme in the general election campaign

td11 wrote:

smitty wrote:I did read that but I can't find it. Do you have a link, Bucky?

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/tr ... itarianism

TenuredVulture wrote:

drsmooth wrote:Seems quite likely the deplorable Flint story will be a principal theme in the general election campaign

It's turning out that Flint's situation was simply an exceptionally egregious example of unsafe drinking water. Water companies have been gaming the testing regime for some time, and lots of people are probably drinking lots of bad stuff with their water. As this becomes a bigger story, I can't see how anyone on the R side can square their deregulation rhetoric with what I assume will be lots of people wanting stronger regulations and enforcement. It's one thing if it's an isolated issue affecting mostly poor black people, but when it turns out that no one is immune from this kind of thing, the political dynamic changes pretty dramatically.

Also, probably it's a good time to load up on stock in companies that make private home water filtration systems.

TenuredVulture wrote:
Also, probably it's a good time to load up on stock in companies that make private home water filtration systems.

Bucky wrote:WHEN FOX TRIES TO TAKE DOWN BERNIE AND IT BLOWS UP IN THEIR FACE

TomatoPie wrote:Hate Ted Cruz? He's doing a solid to all Americans. The Most Important Thing is stopping Drumpf. Even if Cruz steamrolls from here (unlikely), he'll be in the same boat as Donald - getting to Cleveland without a delegate majority.

Once you get to a brokered convention, you know the party regulars will want Marco/Kasich, not Drumpf the Fascist nor Cruz the Naricissist.

Doll Is Mine wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:

drsmooth wrote:Seems quite likely the deplorable Flint story will be a principal theme in the general election campaign

It's turning out that Flint's situation was simply an exceptionally egregious example of unsafe drinking water. Water companies have been gaming the testing regime for some time, and lots of people are probably drinking lots of bad stuff with their water. As this becomes a bigger story, I can't see how anyone on the R side can square their deregulation rhetoric with what I assume will be lots of people wanting stronger regulations and enforcement. It's one thing if it's an isolated issue affecting mostly poor black people, but when it turns out that no one is immune from this kind of thing, the political dynamic changes pretty dramatically.

Also, probably it's a good time to load up on stock in companies that make private home water filtration systems.

It's also incompetence on Rick Snyder's part. He's responsible for this and as a result, thousands have been poisoned and about 10 people have died. This is as bad as Katrina and even worse because it was a man-made disaster.

Some will try to point to other factors but the reality is that his administration put incompetent people in charge of Michigan towns and cities, replacing the actual elected officials. Mayors all over Michigan had no authority.

Unfortunately, the Emergency Manager of Flint along with the Governor's office switched to river water, as opposed to lake water, to save money and this is the result. Experts all over the state are pissed because they weren't consulted when this decision was made because they would have advised against it due to river water containing large amounts of lead, compared to lake water.

To make matters worse, for months experts were publicly speaking out about this and telling the Governer's office that the water in Flint is contaminated and Snyder and his crew ignored them or silenced them. In the meantime, they were telling the people in Flint there's nothing to worry about.

I can't see how Snyder survives this. The guy needs to resign.