Plastic soup the size of the US found in the Pacific

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Who cares if the pic is BS? Maybe the pic was taken from a lake to represent the idea of the patch. When you go to a business web site and they use a stock photo of some random dude in a suit, do you call BS?

I love you guys and all, but seriously, just shut up and nod your head and say "yeah, that is disgusting" instead of trying to repudiate the obvious.

I care, because it is an obvious case of disinformation if that picture is not of the actual patch!

OK, I will back off on my claim that it is bullshit, but this article is because if it is exaggerated then it is a lie. Environmentalists are reknown for blowing these things out of proportion (take a look at the so-called Global Warning issue) and by posting a pic that isn't truthful, they are producing propaganda in an effort to get people to act in a desired fashion. It is just yet another example of the everyday use and abuse of persuasion!

I will also agree that pollution is a problem, and that in many places it has been addressed but in others, such as China, it is still out of control. But this article is trying to lead you to believe that there is an entity of plastic the size of the United States floating around in the Pacific Ocean, enough to almost be able to walk on, and that just isn't true!

I will see if my US Navy brethren at work can provide some insight as to what the patch really looks like and how big it really is! But I am pretty damn sure there isn't a patch of plastic the size of the United States that looks anything like the picture given!

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[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by MadMax

I care, because it is an obvious case of disinformation if that picture is not of the actual patch!

Then I assume you also believe the war in Iraq to be bogus because there were no WMDs?
Actually, I KNOW you don't think that way, but you should if your quote above is accurate of the way you feel. Or do you just think the Greenies are overstating their case?

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by SailDesign

Then I assume you also believe the war in Iraq to be bogus because there were no WMDs?
Actually, I KNOW you don't think that way, but you should if your quote above is accurate of the way you feel. Or do you just think the Greenies are overstating their case?

Give me a break, once again you are using false comparisons to make a point, which is the same thing this article does by including a picture that isn't of the topic! If this problem is as big as the article claims, then they should have no problem providing a picture of it. But the reality is that a real picture of it wouldn't have as much of an impact as one of some polluted river in China, so they use this one instead to draw up some emotion.

And yes, I do believe the Greenies are overstating their case yet again! Global Warming is a classic example, and they realize that to garner any media attention you have to exaggerate. I am not saying there isn't a pollution problem on the planet, but to claim that there is that amount of garbage the size of the US floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is not believable.

By the way, I spent 25 years of my life in uniform, and continue to serve the US military as a contractor. I work with guys who have been to and fought in Iraq, and did two trips to Afghanistan myself, as well as one to Bosnia. I also see troops who have lost their limbs to WMDs all the time at Wilford Hall and Brook Army Medical Center here in San Antonio, and I recognize their sacrifice and courage; so I don't appreciate your comparison between the war in Iraq and some exaggerated claims of plastic floating around in the Pacific! I can tell the difference between what is real, and what is made up...can you?