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I'm not going to bother to track down the source of every contribution to this effort, so I may have a few of the details wrong, but doesn't it seem like you co
by spokey 16y ago
I'm not going to bother to track down the source of every contribution to this effort, so I may have a few of the details wrong, but doesn't it seem like you could also write this article exactly the other way?
* The mining company is essentially bankrupt and relied extensively on multinational government efforts to extract the miners, provide logistical support, etc.
* The Chilean government is now providing physical and mental medical care.
* It seems like one of the first stories that broke about this incident was the company saying "we can't afford to pay these guys while they are trapped. please help". The Chilean government (or possibly a miner's union) likely provided some of the money the miner's families lived off of the past 70 days and that they'll use in the coming weeks as the miners recover.
* The escape capsule was designed, built and contributed by NASA.
* NASA advised the Chilean government (who was coordinating the rescue effort) on how to keep the miners physically and mentally fit.
etc.
That's a fun headline and all, but the Worker's Weekly News could run a similar story under the heading "Collective Action, Big Gov't Saved the Miners".
- spokey 16y agoAlso, that guy running the drill was flown in from Afghanistan, right? I suspect he is likely to be a government contractor (capitalist/state partnership) and was probably brought back on military flight.