Well, I started this thread and got distracted by discovering that my payroll company screwed up my end-of-the-year pay. Great timing.
In glancing over it, I noticed some interesting statements.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
1. There is no difference between the two. The only difference is that the other children of the world: a) don't get plastered all over the media on a regular basis and b) the Tsunami disaster is immediate... the other childeren of the world are ongoing.
2. This encourages people to donate to a cause that needs money NOW, not a year from now... NOW.
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I have trouble with the value judgement that this particular emergency is more important than many others, and I don't see that a starving child, by virtue of living somewhere besides Indonesia, should be considered able to wait for food.
I'm also glad emergency rooms don't work on this principle.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
The US gives a lot of money... the point the UN official was making was that as a percentage of total GDP the countries of the west (no country was singled out so give it an f'n rest already) gives a pittance. As for Reagan vs. Arafat... one was a former president and the other was a sitting president... I'm sure it is protocol. Are you saying that the UN should lower it's flag for ALL ex-leaders of the world when they kick off?
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No, I'm saying lowering the flag for someone who ended the cold war is more appropriate than lowering it for an advocate of terrorism.
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As for the article... It is sure full of hate...
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So are a great many Muslims, according to the author.
However, what I intended with this post is for someone to tell me why the Indonesians are more worthy of government assistance than anyone else.
Just so we don't go off on a tangent, I'm not questioning PRIVATE donations.
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Originally Posted by justsomeguy
1. Well, the tsunami completely destroyed many areas of the world. Trying to turn it into the argument you wish is retarded and seems to only try to draw some stupid ass emotional response.
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It looks like I succeeded with you.
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Originally Posted by justsomeguy
2. No
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Come on, don't be shy!
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Originally Posted by justsomeguy
I think what you fail to realize is that most Americans do not give a fuck what the UN or the rest of the world thinks. For example, after the 2004 presidential election I saw a British reporter respond to how the election was obviously a backlack against Europe. The truth is, most people in the U.S really do not give a damn about Europe.
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Perhaps I would "realize" it better if you provided some evidence to support your assertion, instead of one anecdote you happened to see.
In any case, here's a cartoon that pretty much hits the nail on the head in regard to the meaning of my original post. I guess the cartoonist is as "retarded" as I am.
I can't think of a better way to express the point I was making, especially since I've met and talked to some of the "Lost Boys of the Sudan."