Meanwhile, in Hungary, a reservoir bursts and releases one million cubic meters of toxic waste into the neighboring towns and waterways. Once again the experts are galvanized into action. They roll out all of their manuals, disaster recovery tools and procedures en route to determining that they cannot do anything because nothing needs to be done. Their solution? Broadcast assurances that, “the toxic sludge will dilute enough so that by the time it arrives into the Danube on the weekend, it won’t be harmful anymore.”
Jan 01