Warof1812:
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They are certainly not heroes, and they are not necessarily brave.
Why do the media keep referring to them, and to other victims, such as
those who were in the Twin Towers when they were murdered by terrorists,
as "brave heroes"?
The heroes were the firemen and other rescuers in NYC and at the
pentagon. They were the Chilean rescuers, especially the bloke who went
down the shaft to get them and remained until the last one was out.
The miners were just victims. They did nothing heroic.
When accolades are handed out, and funds are awarded, the rescuers
should receive them. The miners should not get anything other than
compensation for their time, although that may even be subject to
question. After all, they were all just sitting around all that time.
Why weren't they chipping and digging and mining? I heard one wag refer
to it as underground summer camp. Maybe their pay should be docked due
to their laziness.
There is one person who should be punished for his part in the
rescue, however. What is the biggest health hazard for miners, outside
of accidents? Every schoolkid knows go that it is lung disease. So
what did some idiot decide to send down to the trapped miners?
CIGARETTES!
Here those smokers were, presented with a great opportunity to get
off their cancer sticks once and for all, and some dodo gave them
cigarettes. Not nicotine lozenges ... cigarettes. What about those
miners who don't smoke? They were not only subjected to the usual
hazards, but there was absolutely no way of escaping the second hand
smoke. Now THERE is a lawsuit waiting to happen!
I am delighted they were rescued, and I applaud their rescuers, but
let's not forget they they were no more brave or heroic than you or I
would have been in similar circumstances. |
"After all, they were all just sitting around all that time.
Why weren't they chipping and digging and mining?"
Didn't they have to help clear thousands of lbs of rock per day?