Originally Posted by
acptulsa
Yeah, that's my reaction too.
However..?
"Wouldn't it be crazy if one of the richest lithium deposits in the world was right outside of Asheville North Carolina?"
Why would that be "crazy"?
"Wouldn't it be crazy if the largest lithium mining company in the world 3 days before the flood began, submitted the permits for their mine right outside Asheville North Carolina?"
Why would it be "crazy" for a company that mines stuff to submit permits to mine that stuff in a place where lots of that stuff is at?
And how would it be any more "crazy" than if the permits had been applied for a week - or a month, or a year, or whatever - before the flood began? For that matter, how would it be any more "crazy" than if the the permits had been applied for a week - or a month, or a year, or whatever - after the flood began? If "3 days before" is "crazy", then at what point (before or after) would it not be "crazy"?
"Wouldn't it be crazy if the mining company was just given $250 million dollars in grants to help with construction of their mine right outside of Asheville North Carolina?"
Why would it be "crazy" for a mining company to be given subsidies to mine the stuff it mines in a place where lots of the stuff is at?
Corrupt and cronyist? Sure, okay. But "crazy"? How so?
Now, if they were given subsidies to mine the stuff they mine in a place where the stuff isn't, then that would be "crazy" ... maybe (or at least just extra-special corrupt and cronyist).
"Wouldn't it be crazy if less than a month before the flood started, Blackrock acquired 2.2 million shares of stock in the mining company?"
What is "crazy" about one of the largest investment companies in the world investing in "the largest lithium mining company in the world" prior to its mining of "one of the richest lithium deposits in the world"? (If anything, it might be considered "crazy" if they did not stake a significant investment.)
And "crazy" as opposed to when? A month after? A week before? A week after? A year before? A year after? If "a month before" is "crazy", then at what point (before or after) would it not be "crazy"?
"Wouldn't it be crazy if the residents that opposed the mine had their homes and property destroyed?"
Destroyed how? By hurricane-induced flooding during hurricane season?
No. That wouldn't be "crazy" at all - that would just be one of the myriad mundane and all-too-common vicissitudes of nature.
(And what of the homes and property of those who did not oppose the mine? Were they somehow spared or exempted?)
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