The biggest tell-tale of a problem is when the happy believers find it necessary to thwart those who want more information and answers.
It is one of the largest red flags of white-collar crime and corporate corruption. Silence the naysayers.
If you are one of the happy ones - content that Muskrat is the best deal - content that NL Hydro is run to perfection - that Kathy Dunderdale is one of our times best minds and that Ed Martin is an energy guru - then good for you. Sit quietly in your content houses and dream of butterflies and lollipops.
There is no reason whatsoever for those who are "onside" to try and dissuade others from being more skeptical, inquiring, or involved in public discourse. There is no reason whatsoever for government members to use words like naysayers, or pessimists, or partisans and/or conspiracy theorists - when speaking about the people they work for. People who want to ask questions and dig deeper into 8-10 billion dollar projects that they and the future generations will pay for.
When government members do that to citizens - it is not for altruistic purposes. It is only for political reasons - in that they do not want to subject themselves to criticism.
The world is damn well square and don't you question our experts. We will build things to fit a square world and don't be damn partisan and stop progress. Square is the least cost option and we will hear nothing more. We will hire "independent" analysts and tell them to investigate "square" and check to see if the information we provide that resulted in "square" is accurate.
If we remove skepticism and inquiring minds from our world - it would be square.
The mess we are in today should cause more questioning and more skepticism - and right on time like trained seals - the spinners - or happy people appear. If you are happy good for you - let others who want to prevent another Enron or Canary Wharf do their thing.
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What I am having is extreme trouble in trying to figure out why the majority is so silent on this Project. It will be their financial downfall regarding electrical consumption. For Labrador it is the destruction of the environment and the poisoning of the waters. Do they all love NS so much they are willing to let this inequity go?
Sue, thanks for expressing so well that which has been irritating my own thinking for quite some time now. It has been frustrating to me to try to get this government to respond or speak to issues presented by myself regarding Muskrat Falls and others. The PC arrogance and teflon attitudes nauseate me.
I believe this government says nothing about critical issues such as Muskrat Falls for the following reason...
“in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.”
- Abraham Lincoln
And on my part...
“If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity.”
- Albert Einstein
your doing great job Sue ,keep it going,and be strong . whats going on right now is down right wrong . Nalcor,Danny Williams and Kathy D. all of who are taking us down the garden path with the plan of " The Energy Plan " this will soon come to the forefront and the people of our great Province will learn that once a politican always a politican . presenting ideas without suppling all the facts.
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