Yakima needs our help... even the ARMY seems to not care.Submitted by mjlen4 t3_ychsx9 in Washington
yaba3800 t1_itn6xwd wrote
Reply to comment by Yuvneas in Yakima needs our help... even the ARMY seems to not care. by mjlen4
In this case, the national level army caused ecological harm to a small, powerless community. There's no politics about it, it's about Americans being able to grow up free from chemical harm. There should be no riders or political issues involved at all. Help Americans, that's it.
Yuvneas t1_itn8ur2 wrote
I disagree. There should have been environmental regulations on the military, regulations that the republicans have time after time blocked. By their history of voting against their interests they have made their own beds. Help should be provided, but we should be able to take measures that the next generation doesn't end up as stupid as the one that got us here. If left to their own devices they would rather install christian nationalism.
yaba3800 t1_itnaf0b wrote
There are environmental regulations on the military, they work under NEPA like the rest of the government. Forever chemicals like PFAS are CEC's or chemicals of emerging concern. Their negative health effects were not known and were seen as safe to use. There is no bad guy in the town of Yakima that is guilty of being poisoned by the US army. They are Americans who, regardless of how they vote, were poisoned by their own government and deserve redress.
Yuvneas t1_itnh8cg wrote
Republicans, "we're all americans, everyone should bail me out despite digging this hole myself."
Sorry, I don't give a shit about a bunch of regressives. Why am I supposed to care about a bunch of people ushering in fascism, stripping my rights away and supporting politicians who think I should be put in front of a firing squad for being queer?
yaba3800 t1_itnienr wrote
Okay, lets say that every adult republican voter in Yakima is the person you think they are. 52% of voters so far have cast their votes for Tiffany Smiley for senate, 48% for other, non-MAGA candidates. Current population of Yakima is about 100,000. So 48,000 people DID NOT vote for the hate you claim they did. Do they deserve to drink poisoned water? Do the children of Yakima deserve to drink poison water for being born there?
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yaba3800 t1_itna3ig wrote
Yakima was settled in 1805, long before firefighting foam was used by the US army.
[deleted] t1_itnak9j wrote
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yaba3800 t1_itnas8t wrote
What a nonsense thing to say. The people of Yakima did not vote to be poisoned. The PFAS in firefighting foam were not known to be hazardous to humans. Its an ecological disaster caused by the Army and should be fixed under CERCLA.
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