Regarding the recent devastating earthquake in Italy, there are shocking facts that the governing bodies of the region would rather weren’t found out. I’m a little late here, as the news has been around for a couple of days, but I’m not really out to break news, just explain what makes this a typical capitalistic error. What the government didn’t want anyone to know, was that someone already knew.
Weeks before the earthquake the authorities were warned, by a scientist, that a large scale earthquake was likely to hit, and that the area should be evacuated. So the logical thing to do would be to listen to this man, who obviously knows his stuff, and evacuate the area, right? But this is a world driven by money, and evacuating the area would cost a lot of money, so instead of saving lives, the authorities reported this guy to the police, and effectively put a muzzle on him. How much sense does that make? You tell them that lives are at stake, and they tell you to shush?
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident, and there is precedence throughout modern history. Had they started an evacuation, the local happenings would have to be canceled, the stores and service providers would not be able to make money, stock-holders would sell, and the entire area would see an economical downturn, which is the thing that stirs up a most primal fear in right-wing politicians. So they figure what’s a couple of lives compared to money right? Besides, it can’t possibly be as bad as the scientist says, he must be exaggerating to make us listen. The problem with right-wing politics is that quite frankly it doesn’t look very far ahead. If they had started an evacuation then yes, there would be an economical downturn, which we can all agree is a bad thing, but are the events that are now taking place really that good for the economy? Does mass death and material destruction really earn enough money that it was worth refusing to evacuate?
Just remember that under socialist rule, things are different, and vote right next time, okay? In a socialist society, income is relative to the amount of working people, not the amount of shareholders, so keeping the laymen alive is actually a matter of importance. In a classless society it is way harder to look down on someone, like the authorities obviously did in this case. This must be classified as a serious breach of the trust of the people. Most of the damage done could have been prevented had the authorities been prepared to listen to science, not the capitalists.
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Sincerely
Bjørn
