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I am surprised that you even know about Bhopal ! A part of the tragedy is that its the largest industrial disaster and yet hardly anyone knows about it.
by srean 14y ago
I am surprised that you even know about Bhopal ! A part of the tragedy is that its the largest industrial disaster and yet hardly anyone knows about it.
- lifeisstillgood 14y agoIt was headline news in the 80s - I guess 30 years tends to create a generation who simy don't know - try windscale for example
- srean 14y agoIt also depends what kind of a narrative you can build around it. Chernobyl is easy: "Russian technology, bad stupid unsafe". When a US corporation is involved (and I expect this to be contested, all I can do is point to http://old.studentsforbhopal.org/WhatHappened.htm#DisasterDesign http://old.studentsforbhopal.org/WhatHappened.htm#DisasterDe... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster and ) it is awkward, easier to look away and forget. And it matters who got affected, not so much "how many"
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoI thought everyone knew about Bhopal. Maybe I need to re-calibrate my worldview. Now that I think about it. Yes, I do.