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raeanna74 · 12-30-2004, 12:34 PM

I have felt the same disconnected feeling concerning this catastrophy. I think my feelings are affected by a couple things.

1. The absolute amoral cause of this. Not political or caused by mankind in any way.
2. The near completely helplessness of myself with regards to this beyond giving money to the Red Cross.
3. The face that this almost seems surreal. Because it's so far removed I almost subconsciously feel like it's just another movie.
4. I've sought outscientific information with regards to this to explain why alert systems weren't available, how the tetonics actually functioned, etc. and found very little. Making it seem even more unreal. It's all about the people and the money.
5. There is so much hoopula with regards to the money that the 'United States' is giving as well as how much other countries are contributing that it seems almost like a race to see who can be the biggest giver. The 'competition' with regards to the help offered seems ridiculous and disgusting. I'm not saying the people over there won't benefit from it all - perhaps they will moreso because some competition could be good in raising the amounts given. Yet I feel almost ashamed of my country showing off in this way.

12-30-2004, 12:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I have felt the same disconnected feeling concerning this catastrophy. I think my feelings are affected by a couple things. 1. The absolute amoral cause of this. Not political or caused by mankind in any way. 2. The near completely helplessness of myself with regards to this beyond giving money to the Red Cross. 3. The face that this almost seems surreal. Because it's so far removed I almost subconsciously feel like it's just another movie. 4. I've sought outscientific information with regards to this to explain why alert systems weren't available, how the tetonics actually functioned, etc. and found very little. Making it seem even more unreal. It's all about the people and the money. 5. There is so much hoopula with regards to the money that the 'United States' is giving as well as how much other countries are contributing that it seems almost like a race to see who can be the biggest giver. The 'competition' with regards to the help offered seems ridiculous and disgusting. I'm not saying the people over there won't benefit from it all - perhaps they will moreso because some competition could be good in raising the amounts given. Yet I feel almost ashamed of my country showing off in this way. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.