A few days ago, a Facebook (and actual) friend of mine asked what I thought about a story and photo showing the Pacific Ocean irradiated from Japan to Hawaii as a result of the nuclear “incident” caused by the devastating tsunami two years ago this month. According to the article posted by “A Sheep No More,” it’s not just the entire Pacific Ocean that’s gone nuclear, and residents of the West Coast should avoid consuming or contacting: all water (including rain and snow), all seafood, all produce, all meat, and all dairy products.
The Facebook comments basically fell into four categories:
1) It’s not only true, it’s probably worse, and our fear-mongering government, media and corporations are trying to cover it up by raising the standard for “safe” levels of radioactivity and blacking out news coverage.
2) If you believe #1 you’re a conspiracy theorist; oceanic cesium really hasn’t remained at 10,000 times safe levels except in the minds of misinformed wingnuts.
3) I live in California, I can’t eat anything, I can’t drink anything, and I can’t move anywhere. Besides, where in the world is not radioactive?
4) Will I grow three heads?
Here’s what I told my friend:
“Eat consciously and fight for open government.”
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