Chile quakes

After the big one earlier this morning several aftershocks have hit around the same area. The government reports 76 dead and warns that the toll will rise. The jolt flattens buildings, downs phone lines and creates a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile.

Even if the death-toll rises, compare this with the quake that hit Haiti earlier that was much weaker. This is the difference between a very socialized country with warlords running the show and a slightly less socialized country with a so so democracy. A truly capitalist and free country with a populace that knows they live in an earthquake country would hardly have any casualties at all. Yet another reason why leftie polices doesn’t work…

And if you haven’t got the Quake Alert add-on for your browser, you should. It’s really funny to imagine that people are running for their lives right now from after- shocks and a potential tsunami. And you get to find out before almost all others.

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