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In reply to the discussion: Post-Fukushima: Seven Billion Deaths Predicted [View all]FBaggins
(26,748 posts)91. Poor vocabulary.
"Ongoing and unprecedented" simply doesn't mean "There has never been a more massive release of radioactive material than from Fukushima"
He even cited more massive releases for you (the same ones I did)... and highlighted that even that "unprecedented" release was far FAR smaller than the natural sources of radiation.
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ha! i made a similar comment recently about the hyped dangers of halley's comet in 1910.
unblock
Oct 2014
#1
I don't understand why it's become a joke to worry about that nuclear disaster.
LawDeeDah
Oct 2014
#58
Let's compare the facts you claim and see who is really living off of "opinion"... shall we?
FBaggins
Oct 2014
#87
Let's have a little more from the source you just claimed was authoritative...
FBaggins
Oct 2014
#88
That's about as helpful as a "news report" saying there is absolutely nothing wrong at all. nt
Electric Monk
Oct 2014
#2
I'm guessing roughly 7 billion died in the century before Fukushima too.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2014
#3
yes, like much preaching, the puritans' sex-hatred was firmly rooted in hypocrisy.
unblock
Oct 2014
#21
"Getting life insurance is like betting on a sure thing..and hoping you lose." Dick Gregory
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2014
#8
Yeah, no kidding. And YOU will never be the beneficiary of it, either, if it's your policy.
calimary
Oct 2014
#43
Looks like it is you who is whining. I simply pointed out the obvious. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2014
#16
It's the same sort of bullying and pile-on, that nadine was subjected to and left because of.
MerryBlooms
Oct 2014
#81
I don't believe you. I think this post was made to mock DUers that don't agree with you
LawDeeDah
Oct 2014
#67
My fiance's daughter's cookies look like that, which is why I chose the image. I'm waiting on a
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2014
#45
I had to buy larger pants the other day. So, I'm good to go =) Nom, nom, nom! nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2014
#50
Unless they tame that aging gene...then who knows, it may be 250 years. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2014
#40
How very clever. You aren't claiming that billions will die is a fact only
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#61
Pancreatic, Thyroid and Prostate cancer are a bitch...so maybe not 7 bil...but if the one someone you love
Tikki
Oct 2014
#55
The mortality rate for all injuries, diseases, accidents, and crimes is 100%.
True Blue Door
Oct 2014
#79
Well, I just stumbled upon an Apocalyptic website to see all their predictions.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#84