http://www.ogilview.com/2010/06/whither-sir-bob-the-boss-quincy-and-lionel-in-the-face-of-deepwater-horizon/ Commentary on contemporary culture Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:16:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ogilview.com/2010/06/whither-sir-bob-the-boss-quincy-and-lionel-in-the-face-of-deepwater-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Tom Busta Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.ogilview.com/?p=122#comment-646 I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT ON I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT ON

]]> http://www.ogilview.com/2010/06/whither-sir-bob-the-boss-quincy-and-lionel-in-the-face-of-deepwater-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Goldman Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:33:42 +0000 http://www.ogilview.com/?p=122#comment-388 The strange brew that is a combination of government jurisdiction, private business and environmentalism has the working elements of a perfect storm for a 'pop-culture' response. But I fear, just like the huge gathering of fisherman in pews widely reported yesterday throughout the Gulf Coast communities, who Prayed for a good outcome to this environmental "Extinction Event" --it is so complex in the REAL reality of pragmatic solutions that even our anointed and exalted demi-gods of mass media are overwhelmed. In the Real reality (as opposed to one that suggests prayer/wishing can make it so) EVERYTHING is related to that miracle source of inexpensive energy. We want a villain to make this right. We want environmental justice. ( last time it was Osama bin-no- wait-- Saddam--no wait WMD, no--A LIE-- energy foothold). But until we as an addicted culture understand the toll of extractive technologies up and down the supply chain, and accept the responsibility of the cost of "progress" no clay-footed celebrity's effort to change the culture by throwing money at it will be useful. Harry Connick, Jr. Brad Pitt, Anne Rice, Sandra Bullock all live in NOLA. Using their star power to build another WE ARE THE WORLD moments, to part a caring individual from his cash for a good cause may make the sense of belonging to a feel good process a positive. But for the marsh, the deltaic region of the lower Mississippi, the spawning grounds further along the barrier islands and the down the Coast? It took 7000 years to make it the Premier ecosystem in the hemisphere for the development of species. It took 70 years to make it go away. The strange brew that is a combination of government jurisdiction, private business and environmentalism has the working elements of a perfect storm for a ‘pop-culture’ response. But I fear, just like the huge gathering of fisherman in pews widely reported yesterday throughout the Gulf Coast communities, who Prayed for a good outcome to this environmental “Extinction Event” –it is so complex in the REAL reality of pragmatic solutions that even our anointed and exalted demi-gods of mass media are overwhelmed. In the Real reality (as opposed to one that suggests prayer/wishing can make it so) EVERYTHING is related to that miracle source of inexpensive energy. We want a villain to make this right. We want environmental justice. ( last time it was Osama bin-no- wait– Saddam–no wait WMD, no–A LIE– energy foothold). But until we as an addicted culture understand the toll of extractive technologies up and down the supply chain, and accept the responsibility of the cost of “progress” no clay-footed celebrity’s effort to change the culture by throwing money at it will be useful. Harry Connick, Jr. Brad Pitt, Anne Rice, Sandra Bullock all live in NOLA. Using their star power to build another WE ARE THE WORLD moments, to part a caring individual from his cash for a good cause may make the sense of belonging to a feel good process a positive. But for the marsh, the deltaic region of the lower Mississippi, the spawning grounds further along the barrier islands and the down the Coast?
It took 7000 years to make it the Premier ecosystem in the hemisphere for the development of species. It took 70 years to make it go away.

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