How is this oil spill not a big deal?

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

People have become desensitized over time by seeing disasters and such half a world away that have never impacted them. To their point of view, this stuff just "goes away" so people have gotten into this mode of thinking. I'm not saying it's right (definitely not) but that's what I think has happened.

Because the media blows most everything out of proportion it makes it hard to judge what is really a disaster. Like I said in an earlier post - I was in Alaska after the Valdez and the locals said the spill was nowhere close to being as bad as potrayed...

Same goes for whenever we get 1/4" of snow here - you'd think the world was coming to an end..