(Copiapo, Chile)
It is one of our worst nightmares as human beings, a fear noted by many horror writers and film directors, and yet for many miners being buried alive is a very real occupational hazard. Right now thirty-three Chilean miners are trapped seven kilometres underground. They have been there for weeks; they will be there for months before being rescued.
Inevitably the mining company and the Chilean government are being accused of negligence in the affair, but once more we should look inwards to find the people responsible for tragedies of this magnitude. Our desire for gold and diamonds leads people in poor countries to play with their lives just to scrape a living. Once again, we are guilty.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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