Fukushima’s still radiating, self-perpetuating,
immeasurable, and limitless, like a horrible incorrigible Doctor
Who monster encounter in deep space.
Fukushima will likely go down in history as the
biggest cover-up of the 21st Century. Governments and corporations are
not leveling with citizens about the risks and dangers;
similarly, truth itself, as an ethical standard, is at risk of going to
shambles as the glue that holds together the trust and belief in
society’s institutions. Ultimately, this is an example of how societies
fail.
Tens of thousands of Fukushima residents remain in
temporary housing more than four years after the horrific disaster of
March 2011. Some areas on the outskirts of Fukushima have officially
reopened to former residents, but many of those former residents are
reluctant to return home because of widespread distrust of government
claims that it is okay and safe.
Part of this reluctance has to do with radiation’s
symptoms. It is insidious because it cannot be detected by human senses.
People are not biologically equipped to feel its power, or see, or
hear, touch or smell it (Caldicott). Not only that, it slowly
accumulates over time in a dastardly fashion that serves to hide its
effects until it is too late.
No comments:
Post a Comment