drill, baby, drill!

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by Deckard

Of course the British media would be just as principled had Exxon ruptured a pipeline down off the Devon coast with US shareholders facing a possible shortfall...

i have a few british friends who are up in arms over a perceived attack on their native land by the US. they cite a "brits go home" sentiment i've not heard yet from any of the extreme lefties or extreme righties i associate with. it's total persecution paranoia.

i don't get what's so difficult to understand. A COMPANY (regardless of country of origin) is destroying the ecosystem of an entire coastline of the US, and along with it is destroying the lives and livelihoods of thousands of people for generations to come. we're allowed to be pissed off.

but instead of caring about the ecological or societal impact, these friends are obsessing on this bizarre jingoistic preference for the health and wealth of the company responsible, simply because of the geographic location of their headquarters.