Over 400 million people drink from their toilet everyday

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2019 at 12:55

Over 400 million Indians are drinking and swimming in their own defecation and urine each day from the river Ganges not to mention all the toxic waste from industry that just dumps their waste straight into the river.

We're expected to look after our environment over here but it feels like what's the point when you have countries who vastly out number our population doing crap like this, it makes our contribution utterly worthless as eventually all that pollution from India and other less environmentally conscious nations will build up and somehow affect us.

It doesn't help when their scientists are spouting crap like increasing the flow of the river will get rid of most pollution and they believe the Ganges can heal itself because "magic" @ around the 5:50 mark, it's utterly shocking.

Probably not a good idea to watch the vid while on your lunch though

vanpeebles · 4 Jul 2019 at 12:57

Doodie!!

cheesyboy · 4 Jul 2019 at 12:58

This started feeling like a "damn, look how crap things are for these unfortunate people", and quickly flipped into "why should I be good when these dirty ******** are living it up, swimming in ****!"

touch · 4 Jul 2019 at 12:58

Minusorange said:
We're expected to look after our environment over here but it feels like what's the point

It's more than just cultural expectation stopping me from deciding to swim in my own poop.

Yadda · 4 Jul 2019 at 12:59

A bit of dirt never hurt anybody.

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:03

touch said:
It's more than just cultural expectation stopping me from deciding to swim in my own poop.

When was the last time you went swimming in a river ?

Look at the state of most of the canals in city centres, they're almost as putrid as the ganges

Really we should be doing more, but I feel countries like India are holding us back because anything we do is going to be insignificant compared to whatever a country with over 20x our population does

Blackjack Davy · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:06

Minusorange said:
We're expected to look after our environment over here but it feels like what's the point when you have countries who vastly out number our population doing crap like this, it makes our contribution utterly worthless as eventually all that pollution from India and other less environmentally conscious nations will build up and somehow affect us

You're conflating pollution with sewage. Raw sewage is dangerous to health if you're in contact with it but ultimately its a natural product that will decompose into harmless substances. Industrial pollution and plastic waste is not and will not.

Firestar_3x · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:07

Minusorange said:
When was the last time you went swimming in a river ?

Look at the state of most of the canals in city centres, they're almost as putrid as the ganges

Perhaphs, but we don't need to drink out of them or wash in them.

Dis86 · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:07

Blackjack Davy said:
You're conflating pollution with sewage. Raw sewage is dangerous to health if you're in contact with it but ultimately its a natural product that will decompose into harmless substances. Industrial pollution and plastic waste is not.

Not entirely true. Sewage can significantly alter the biome creating havoc within ecosystems leading to declines of many populations of fish and animals.

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:07

Blackjack Davy said:
You're conflating pollution with sewage. Raw sewage is dangerous to health if you're in contact with it but ultimately its a natural product that will decompose into harmless substances. Industrial pollution and plastic waste is not.

Did you even watch the vid ?

They're putting both into the Ganges

ukxenon · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:12

Just as bad as london thames river

Dis86 · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:14

ukxenon said:
Just as bad as london thames river

Not in the slightest. Water quality in the Thames is increasing steadily with expanding biodiversity and wildlife populations.

Firestar_3x · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:17

Love the guys idea of increasing the rivers flowrate to dilute all the waste, nothing like polluting the wider environment and making the problem someone elese.

No wonder they are knee deep in ****.

Dis86 · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:18

Firestar_3x said:
Love the guys idea of increasing the rivers flowrate to dilute all the waste, nothing like polluting the wider environment and making the problem someone elese.

No wonder they are knee deep in ****.

Sadly an all too prevalent attitude. Rather than tackle the source, just push it on down the line.

Stephanie Peterson · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:22

Hundreds of thousands do the same in this country as well, i am amazed at how many drink Tennents

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:24

Firestar_3x said:
Perhaphs, but we don't need to drink out of them or wash in them.

And what about the creatures that live in/on them ? Do we not have a responsibility towards them when it's our own mess ?

cheesyboy · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:32

So is OP an environmentalist or a racist.... can't decide, might have to check posting history.....

dowie · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:33

Designated

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:34

cheesyboy said:
So is OP an environmentalist or a racist.... can't decide, might have to check posting history.....

A neutralist

Sankari · 4 Jul 2019 at 13:36

40% of India's population still openly defecates in the street. Good luck changing anything over there.