GuitarDaddy
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The human mind has a tendency to disregard what it can't comprehend. The shear magnitude of this tragedy and the amount of lives and families destroyed is enough to boggle anyones mind. When viewing this event as a whole I just become numb, but if I focus on a single story (like the young girl whose legs had to be amputated to free her) I become extremely sad.
Yep, why is this so hard to grasp? Is it so hard to think of complete indifference? You do it everyday! Look, someone just died right now... And another one... And another one!
Did you even blink an eye? People die every second, that is a fact, and if you are gonna cry about it, you wont ever do anything else about your life! The only difference between a random person dying right now and the China earthquake is it was made public and you are aware of it, nothing else
So I ask, what difference does it make again? Are you gonna tell me you care for every single person that dies and doesnt make the news? Or do you care just because its a huge body count? See, no matter how you spin it, we humans are not the holy saviors some want us to be, we were made not to care, or else we could never enjoy our little selfish lives
meltdown75
Lifer
- Nov 17, 2004
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it's fine that you don't care, but it is odd that you feel the need to put that out there on the internet.
you're looking for attention, nothing more, nothing less.
you're looking for attention, nothing more, nothing less.
Katrina would be a better comparison IMO.
Edit: I certainly don't hate the victims (the governments I do hate though) in China & Myanmar....just complete indifference.
dainthomas
Lifer
- Dec 7, 2004
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:thumbsdown:
You can feel sad for someone without weeping or tearing your hair out. When I look at pictures of crushed five year olds, I am definitely sad. But apparently I'm in the minority.
I guess the human race has failed when there is such a lack of caring for others. The number of social deviants in this thread (who would probably care more if there processor burned out than if a child died) is truly disturbing.
Apparently the OP is already aware he is a bad person for this attitude. I'm just amazed at how many here won't even admit that fact.
ultimatebob
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- Jul 1, 2001
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I feel bad for the victims, but then I don't feel obligated to donate to their relief effort, either. I'm sure I've involuntarily donated enough to helping their country at the expense of our own every time I buy something at Walmart or Target.
Regardless of how you feel about China, lives are lives and if you told me that after seeing mothers mourn their dead children and you still don't care, then you really do not have a soul.
Hmmm, that's interesting.
On September 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it will offer $5 million along with emergency supplies, including 1,000 tents, 600 generators, bed sheets, immediately for disaster relief. China also offered to send medical care and rescue workers if they were needed.[5] This aid package consisting of 104 tons of supplies later arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas.[6] A chartered plane carrying the supplies arrived on September 7.[7]
wow. nice article. :thumbsup: there still are people in the world who really do care for humanity. otherwise there wouldn't be organizations like the red cross. i also heard reports of american volunteers flying into the earthquake areas to help.
We pledged $500,000 to China I believe. Also, if something like that happened in London, I can guarantee you that Britain would get just as much as we did if not more
Mexico (another country that is among the top favorites to bash) response to Katrina:
Main article: Mexican response to Hurricane Katrina
Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas received almost 196 Mexican troops, 14 truckloads of water, a mobile surgical unit, 45 military vehicles, 3 tons of purified water, and more than 250 tons of food, bottled water, canned food, disposable diapers and medical supplies. The Mexican Government sent $1 million through the Mexican Red Cross which collected an additional million, as well as 200 tons of food delivered in five airplanes from the Mexican Air Force by another Mexican Government body. The Mexican Navy sent two ships, 385 troopers, eight all-terrain vehicles, seven amphibious vehicles, two tankers, two helicopters, radio communication equipment, medical personnel and 296 tons of food as well. The state of Jalisco also sent four experts in disaster, while the Federal government offered to send expert teams in epidemiology and to cover the costs of returning any Mexican national back to Mexico.
Main article: Mexican response to Hurricane Katrina
Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas received almost 196 Mexican troops, 14 truckloads of water, a mobile surgical unit, 45 military vehicles, 3 tons of purified water, and more than 250 tons of food, bottled water, canned food, disposable diapers and medical supplies. The Mexican Government sent $1 million through the Mexican Red Cross which collected an additional million, as well as 200 tons of food delivered in five airplanes from the Mexican Air Force by another Mexican Government body. The Mexican Navy sent two ships, 385 troopers, eight all-terrain vehicles, seven amphibious vehicles, two tankers, two helicopters, radio communication equipment, medical personnel and 296 tons of food as well. The state of Jalisco also sent four experts in disaster, while the Federal government offered to send expert teams in epidemiology and to cover the costs of returning any Mexican national back to Mexico.
Do I know the dead child? If I don't, you're right...I would care more about my processor burning out. People (including children) die every day, nobody gets out alive.
dainthomas
Lifer
- Dec 7, 2004
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1. I'm a freakin' human being so I was sad when I first heard about it.
2. It is the OP and his cohorts who said even seeing pictures makes them feel nothing.
3. Idiot
4. WTF is "compassionate bravado"?
BoomerD
No Lifer
- Feb 26, 2006
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Originally posted by: dainthomas
1. I'm a freakin' human being so I was sad when I first heard about it.
2. It is the OP and his cohorts who said even seeing pictures makes them feel nothing.
3. Idiot
4. WTF is "compassionate bravado"?
WTF are you? A 14 year old emo-kid? That's about how you're coming off.
Most of us have said that we may feel badly for the people who were hurt/killed, as that sort of thing is always a tragedy, but we really don't care about it. People die all the time...one every 6 seconds or so in fact, but we don't get all wrought up about them either.
Face it, very few people in the world care about anything that doesn't affect them and theirs directly. Sure, we can say how terrible this earthquake was, and rant about how the shoddy Chinese building practices must have contributed to the high death count, but in reality, we just don't care. It doesn't impact us.
dainthomas
Lifer
- Dec 7, 2004
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Actually the point of this thread was you people feel nothing.
I shouldn't be surprised by your defensive response.
So, do you care about everyone that dies or only those that are a part of a huge tragedy? You do realize the double standard right? Are you telling me you are sad your whole life because unknown people are dying?
You know what, heres something that most people fail to realize: Everything you do in your life is for your own benefit
EVERYTHING! No exceptions
You think helping a random person is beyond that? Think to yourself, why are you doing it? Because you feel good about yourself if you help others - thus, you are doing it for your own sake, as much as you wanna say you are "humanitarian"
So you threw yourself into the road to save your kid from dying of a car accident? You did it because knowing he is still alive makes you feel better even though you are now in the hospital, its ALWAYS for your own good
Anyone that says otherwise is just delusional, its the way living beings are, we humans may be very different, but the base is the same as everything else
DanTMWTMP
Lifer
- Oct 7, 2001
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The lives lost in the recent disasters in Asia are truly unfortunate. I am happy to hear about the disaster relief that China has deployed though. From the reports, it seems that they were very quick to provide aid and relief to the area; and it seems to be under control. Sucks that the buildings weren't up to earthquake code. I'm sure now that everything will be rebuilt with that in mind... So I guess that is a good thing in the long run.
Myanmar on the other hand... :roll: I heard over NPR this morning that a multinational military force should be dispatched to the country to force aid to that country. If that's on the table, it should be done NOW. The more hours these people are left without aid, the more they will suffer; and more will die. Something/anything needs to be done now.
Myanmar on the other hand... :roll: I heard over NPR this morning that a multinational military force should be dispatched to the country to force aid to that country. If that's on the table, it should be done NOW. The more hours these people are left without aid, the more they will suffer; and more will die. Something/anything needs to be done now.
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