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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
and the Japanese people are so 'orderly' no looting, no rioting even turning in their recyclables ...  Have you seen any of the docus about Japan?? The stores that are still there are empty there's nothing left to loot. You could steal a brand-new 62" flatscreen of course, but under the given circumstances this is of a very limited value. Returning your recyclables is clinging to the remains of the normality, a "normal" shock-reaction. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was thinking more along the lines of post Katrina ........ | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
I was thinking more along the lines of post Katrina ........ Sorry, my fault. Misinterpreted the smiley. Couldn't find anything worth smiling in the current Japanese situation. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Seems a lot of this has overshadowed what has happen in New Zealand. Christchurch a city of 400,000 ppl has been pretty much destroyed.
Never seen any mass appeal for that. |
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| Registered: February 23, 2009 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,580 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting FilmAlba: Quote:
Seems a lot of this has overshadowed what has happen in New Zealand. Christchurch a city of 400,000 ppl has been pretty much destroyed.
Never seen any mass appeal for that. First, let me go on the record by saying that any natural disaster is a tragedy, no matter the scope or severity. Even if just one person dies, it's one person too many. Therefor, my thoughts and prayers also go out to the victims of the earthquake in Christchurch. That being said, I do detect some bitterness in your post regarding the fact that the Japanese calamity gets more attention. I can understand that you wish to attract attention to other disaster stricken areas but it's the nature of news to give more coverage to bigger disasters. I don't want to sound insensitive or rude, but what happened in Christchurch cannot compare to the magnitude of what happened in Japan: Christchurch: - magnitude 6.3 - 65-160 people deceased (depending on sources) - no tsunami - no nuclear fallout - sufficient remaining infrastructure to provide supplies Japan: - magnitude 9.0 - some 5.000 people deceased but can go up to 10.000 - tsunami hit - nuclear meltdown threat is not averted and radiactive steam is still pumped out of Fukushima reactors - damage to infrastructure could cause many to starve (including people in the larger Tokyo area) Again, I cannot stress enough how I feel that each disaster is one too many. But what happened in Japan is so much more worse, in scope and severity, than what was already a tragedy in Christchurch, leading I believe to more media coverage. | | | Blu-ray collection
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Taro: Quote:
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Seems a lot of this has overshadowed what has happen in New Zealand. Christchurch a city of 400,000 ppl has been pretty much destroyed.
Never seen any mass appeal for that.
First, let me go on the record by saying that any natural disaster is a tragedy, no matter the scope or severity. Even if just one person dies, it's one person too many. Therefor, my thoughts and prayers also go out to the victims of the earthquake in Christchurch.
That being said, I do detect some bitterness in your post regarding the fact that the Japanese calamity gets more attention. I can understand that you wish to attract attention to other disaster stricken areas but it's the nature of news to give more coverage to bigger disasters. I don't want to sound insensitive or rude, but what happened in Christchurch cannot compare to the magnitude of what happened in Japan:
Christchurch:
- magnitude 6.3
- 65-160 people deceased (depending on sources)
- no tsunami
- no nuclear fallout
- sufficient remaining infrastructure to provide supplies
Japan:
- magnitude 9.0
- some 5.000 people deceased but can go up to 10.000
- tsunami hit
- nuclear meltdown threat is not averted and radiactive steam is still pumped out of Fukushima reactors
- damage to infrastructure could cause many to starve (including people in the larger Tokyo area)
Again, I cannot stress enough how I feel that each disaster is one too many. But what happened in Japan is so much more worse, in scope and severity, than what was already a tragedy in Christchurch, leading I believe to more media coverage. In terms of the number dead it's not as bad. And other threats resulting from it indeed it is a far worse disaster. The point i was trying to make was how quickly peoples thoughts and charity revert to another. A solution i believe would be an international earthquake body. Funded by national governments and charity donations. Responsible for allocate's funding and deploying emergency task forces where needed. Consolidating all charities and aid agencies under one umbrella. Affectively eliminating a lot of red tape. |
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| Registered: February 23, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,580 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes, you are absolutely right that we should not forget previous disaster areas when a new disaster occurs. I think Port-au-Prince is also still struggling to get on its feet, just to name one.
I think but am not sure that an international organization like the Red Cross works pretty well in dividing funds over affected areas and in prioritizing in descending order of urgency.
But, its indeed a good reminder that there are always people in this world that need our help. I try to contribute where and when disaster happen and can only hope others do the same, each to their own abilities. | | | Blu-ray collection
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,917 |
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| | Posted: | | | | Apparently there preparing to bury the power plant. Nothing confirmed yet though. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | i was thinking last week that Christchurch must be cursing that 'other' quake ........
.... and for that matter The rebels in Libya was also thinking the same thing ...... | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
i was thinking last week that Christchurch must be cursing that 'other' quake ........
.... and for that matter The rebels in Libya was also thinking the same thing ...... Don't worry about Libya. Think us Brits along with France and Kuwait are going to take out Gaddafi. The resolution states that any perceived threat to civilians will result in bombing of his forces. Obama put the boot in saying that he has to pull back or face military action. He can't even move pinky without the international community coming to the peoples aid. And i say peoples aid cause it's not a war. |
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| | Posted: | | | | CNN just reported that the military in Libya is like a 3rd rate high school Basketball team ready to take on the L.A. Lakers ...  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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