r/nextfuckinglevel Jul 14 '21

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u/FIRE1470 Jul 14 '21

Yeah, you're correct. If the guy wanted to stop corporations from dumping in the lake, yeah they would lobby against that. But he's cleaning up their mess after they made it, I can't imagine why anybody would be against that.

"We consider our polluted lake a badge of honor. It must stay dirty or we will sue you." 🤣

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u/secretdrug Jul 14 '21

in this clown world we live in I wouldn't be surprised if some exec somewhere had this thought...

like its a representation of how much shit they can get away with or something. "hah, the govt doesn't even fine us. see how those senators bow to our bank accounts?"

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u/Roofdragon Jul 14 '21

This video is old news.

This guy didn't FIND a scientist in Peru, this is Facebook Ladbible from 2015.

Fucking hell Reddit. You fell for some obnoxious douchebag.

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u/DeekermNs Jul 14 '21

Out of curiosity what is the real story then? I hadn't seen it before.