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Message Subject >>>FUKUSHIMA - Cesium 137 CONTAMINATION HIGHER than CHERNOBYL? Already 3x EPA Evacuation Trigger...why no MANDATORY Evacuation?
Poster Handle oniongrass
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Is it just me or do we make too much of evacuating.

Are evacs really that scary??

Organize and deliver. What's the big deal? Round 'em up, move 'em out, seek donations to feed, clothe, and keep 'em clean until they can relocate.

The global populace has already proven they are willing to help but charities have been corrupted. Cut the middle man. If you want to donate be willing to take in a family or adopt a family and assist them with getting on their feet. If the entire planet agreed to this it could work.

Put it this way... If Japan agreed to assist with the cost of relocating say, a family of four, I would be able to take them in. Any locals in my area who wanted to donate could purchase food or clothing then deduct those purchases from their taxes. Local businesses could provide jobs. Check, one family done.

Each family is relocated to the area whose language they know. Attempts can be made to keep extended families together but no guarantees. Skillsets could be factored in.

It seems if politicans aren't benefitted by something they just won't do it. A little too much effort and thinking is needed for them to do their jobs and lead people.

If the northern half of Japan is uninhabitable, what else is there to do?

As I'm typing this it's becoming clear. Who will pay for cancer treatments as they become ill? Who will watch over the families to ensure they are not 'enslaved' by their host families?

Egads... it is scary. What a mess.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1308355


You're like me...I would gladly help a family if they were willing to relocate.

As you said, the charities are mostly corrupt. Government officials are either benignly inept, corrupt, or mired by so much red tape that the supplies rarely get to people when they need it most. This is the same everywhere

Why would we think the Japanese would be any different? Ultimately, in the face of a powerful act of nature, all of our meager contingency plans and flowchart guidelines can dissolve into chaos.

Still, there has to be something that can be done for people trapped in front of this slow-motion wreck, otherwise I will just turn off my computer for a while. It may become too painful to watch...and I'm afraid this won't be the last time we are going to watch things we never imagined could happen in this "high-tech" and "advanced" age.

I truly hope I'm wrong.
 Quoting: oldboldpilot


I doubt it would work. For one thing both USA and Japan are "free" societies, with weaker government. The government cannot force people to accept these refugees. Some US families are willing and afaik, nothing prevents them from contacting some Japanese and sending them tickets.

If they wait much longer, the US visa might be an issue.

The Japanese government wants to say the minimum possible in quantifying this disaster because in case blame is pinned on them, damages would be calculated in astronomical amounts.

Furthermore, a mass evacuation of the Tokyo region is impossible. 30 million people, densely settled countryside, probably not a lot of wide highways either.
 
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