China villagers storm lead plant

[Heidi]

Source: BBC

Page last updated at 08:32 GMT, Monday, 17 August 2009 09:32 UK

Hundreds of Chinese villagers have broken into a factory that poisoned more than 600 children, reports say.

Villagers tore down fencing and smashed coal trucks at the lead smelting factory in Shaanxi Province.

Local authorities have admitted that the plant is responsible for poisoning the children. More than 150 were in hospital.

Air, soil and water pollution is common in China, which has seen rapid economic growth over the past few decades.



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[Vidar]

1. I like their way of handling things.

[Prometheus Bound]

9. Me too. Furious villagers with pitchforks is more intimidating than a lawsuit.

Though I assume a lawsuit would follow.

[Javaman]

2. So they are trying to get the lead out?

sorry couldn't resist.

[denverbill]

3. What was there insufficient melamine in the lead or something?

Was the lead maker adding baby formula to his lead?

[JonQ]

4. This will seriously hamper their production

of childrens toys and medicines for export.

I just pray nothing happens to their melamine factories.

[BOG PERSON]

5. Chinese lyrics to "The Internationale" are so much better than the English version

Arise, slaves afflicted by hunger and cold,
Arise, suffering people all over the world!
The blood which fills my chest has boiled over,
We must struggle for truth!
The old world shall be destroyed like fallen petals and splashed water,
Arise, slaves, arise!
Do not say that we have nothing,
We shall be the masters of the world!

This is the final struggle,
Unite together towards tomorrow,
The Internationale
Shall certainly be realised.

There has never been any saviour of the world,
Nor deities, nor emperors on which to depend.
To create Mankind's happiness
We must entirely depend on ourselves!
We shall retake the fruits of our labour,
And let the mind burst free from its prison cell.
Let the flames in the furnace burn red-hot,
For only when the iron is hot will we succeed in forging it!



Who is it that created the world of humankind?
It is us, the masses.
Everything is for workers,
How can parasites be accommodated!
hate those poisonous snakes and savage beasts the most,
Eating up our flesh and blood.
Once they are entirely destroyed,
The red sun will shine all over the globe!

[David__77]

6. That is beautiful!

This is so empowering! Rip oppression out at the roots!

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Don't forget that the USA killed millions as it progressed into the industrial age.

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Chinese built most of the railways, negroes slaved and died for the robber barons, and even now, thousands die because of lack of health care.

There was no internet when the USAmericans were slaughtering natives and slaves.

USA is no saint.

USA was built on the sweat and blood of others.

China is just a century or so behind. . .

Sumthing to ponder . . .

[WriteDown]

10. And the USA didn't have the benefit of history...

unlike the Chinese. Something to ponder.

[ConcernedCanuk]

11. USA DOES have history - they slaughter wherever they go

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Am now reading "Alaska" by James A. Michener.

Although a novel, many of the incidents related in the book are based on fact.

USA has been an aggressive, belligerent inconsiderate nation since its inception;

and continues to be so.

China has military bases mostly in its own country.

USA has them all over the Globe.

USA is slaughtering Iraqis; WHY?

OIL

USA needs oil for its goddamn war machine - for without oil, the warmachine dies

and so will the USA.

USA is NOT known as a benevolent nation

Bombing the shit out of other countries will do that.

In the past two decades, the USA has bombed millions to death . . .

those people have relatives, and memories.

USA is killing itself with its "superpower" attitude that they can do whatever they want.

Empires die . . .

[WriteDown]

12. Ugh....

So let's go back to isolationism. Withdraw all foreign aid and military and work on building the walls. Try not to club any baby seals tonight .

[eppur_se_muova]

8. But ... could it work for ESS ? nt