what should we do about the Haiti earthquake

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Blacksmith

Posted February 12, '10 5:33pm UTC

How about the super rich in the world dig real shallow into their pockets and drop a few billion pounds spare change into services that can really help.

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Ernie15

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Bard

Posted February 13, '10 4:46am UTC

I think that the way the damage to the Dominican Republic has been ignored has been quite distasteful.

That's because God loves the Haitians more than the Dominican Republic-ites, so he threatens the media into ignoring the Dominican Republic at all costs. Muhammad was there, too.

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Drace

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Nomad

Posted February 13, '10 4:52am UTC

America should do little to nothing. We are sill failing on our own economy and I learned something when in a conversation a while back.

Economic hardship in the USA, the most consumerist country in the world by far, is nothing compared to the suffering of millions of Haitians.

Sending a few hundred million dollars to save thousands and thousands of people is nothing.

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Shepherd

Posted February 13, '10 5:10am UTC

Muhammad was there, too.

Biased, ignorant, religious troll fart.

I think that the way the damage to the Dominican Republic has been ignored has been quite distasteful.

The DR can fix itself. They've got quite the economy. They're not rich supermonsters like America -- which is why they can't accept Haitians like we do Mexicans (No offense).
Its almost like Katrina, The USA was pretty **** about fixing themselves [also, we've raised more money for Haiti in America than we have in Katrina! (Not governments, people donations) We should have used the text message system for katrina, its pulled in loads of cash]
But in Katrina... you didn't see the world actually care much besides the USA. They aren't distasteful, but they know they can fix themselves. They know the people in New Orleans (for the most part) will not suffer as long or as much as they are suffering right now in Haiti!

Also -- what if WE caused it? I know it sounds trollish to America, but...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583588,00.html

[url=http://babalublog.com/2010/01/cuba-press-us-caused-haiti-earthquake/]

Hugo Chavez and Russia think we caused it with an uber monster attack drill.
Also, someone reported [Can't find the link anymore] that they used it to hit Afghanistan with one in '05

Not that many of these are the most reliable sources -- but I've even heard some commentators on CNN talk about it.
Are we supposed to do more if our Government was the cause? (I'm quite sure it wasn't... but then again, we know lots about our countries BS in the '70's now)

[quote]Muhammad was there, too.[/quote]\r\nBiased, ignorant, religious troll fart.\r\n\r\n[quote]I think that the way the damage to the Dominican Republic has been ignored has been quite distasteful.[/quote]\r\n\r\nThe DR can fix itself. They've got quite the economy. They're not rich supermonsters like America -- which is why they can't accept Haitians like we do Mexicans (No offense). \r\nIts almost like Katrina, The USA was pretty **** about fixing themselves [also, we've raised more money for Haiti in America than we have in Katrina! (Not governments, people donations) We should have used the text message system for katrina, its pulled in loads of cash]\r\nBut in Katrina... you didn't see the world actually care much besides the USA. They aren't distasteful, but they know they can fix themselves. They know the people in New Orleans (for the most part) will not suffer as long or as much as they are suffering right now in Haiti!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlso -- what if WE caused it? I know it sounds trollish to America, but... \r\n\r\n[url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583588,00.html]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583588,00.html\r\n\r\n[url=http://babalublog.com/2010/01/cuba-press-us-caused-haiti-earthquake/]\r\n[/url]\r\n\r\nHugo Chavez and Russia think we caused it with an uber monster attack drill.\r\nAlso, someone reported [Can't find the link anymore] that they used it to hit Afghanistan with one in '05\r\n\r\nNot that many of these are the most reliable sources -- but I've even heard some commentators on CNN talk about it.\r\nAre we supposed to do more if our Government was the cause? (I'm quite sure it wasn't... but then again, we know lots about our countries BS in the '70's now)

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Ernie15

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Bard

Posted February 13, '10 5:16am UTC

Biased, ignorant, religious troll fart.

It's okay to make fun of them if I make fun of Christianity at the same time.

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Drace

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Nomad

Posted February 13, '10 5:53am UTC

Also -- what if WE caused it? I know it sounds trollish to America, but...

America is responsible in a way by the American occupation of Haiti in 1915, and their continuous efforts to dispose of progressive Haitian leaders (Artisde).

Apparently Chavez never said that.

Seems to have all come from the Spanish ABC - who are clearly anti-Chavez. First paragraph of their story? "The anti-American government of Venezuela, in its habitual paranoia against yankee imperialism, assures that the earthquake in Haiti is a clear result of an American Navy test, and underlines that an experimental U.S. earthquake devastated the Caribbean country".

The claim is debunked here - you can use google translate or babelfish or something to see it in english
elpolvorin.over-blog.es/article-terrorismo-mediatico-manipulan-declaraciones-de-chavez-sobre-terremoto-en-haiti-43406125.html

The gist of it is that ABC cites their source as an article on Vive TV, but the article in question is an anonymous editorial posted on the site by &quotatria grande" rather than a statement by Chavez. ABC carefully chooses their wording to imply rather than state outright that the Chavez said this, but it seems that everyone who picked up the story from them doesn't bother.

[quote]Also -- what if WE caused it? I know it sounds trollish to America, but... \r\n[/quote]\r\nAmerica is responsible in a way by the American occupation of Haiti in 1915, and their continuous efforts to dispose of progressive Haitian leaders (Artisde).\r\n\r\nApparently Chavez never said that.\r\n\r\n[quote]Seems to have all come from the Spanish ABC - who are clearly anti-Chavez. First paragraph of their story? "The anti-American government of Venezuela, in its habitual paranoia against yankee imperialism, assures that the earthquake in Haiti is a clear result of an American Navy test, and underlines that an experimental U.S. earthquake devastated the Caribbean country".\r\n\r\nThe claim is debunked here - you can use google translate or babelfish or something to see it in english\r\nelpolvorin.over-blog.es/article-terrorismo-mediatico-manipulan-declaraciones-de-chavez-sobre-terremoto-en-haiti-43406125.html\r\n\r\nThe gist of it is that ABC cites their source as an article on Vive TV, but the article in question is an anonymous editorial posted on the site by "patria grande" rather than a statement by Chavez. ABC carefully chooses their wording to imply rather than state outright that the Chavez said this, but it seems that everyone who picked up the story from them doesn't bother.[/quote]

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Armed_Blade

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Shepherd

Posted February 13, '10 4:35pm UTC

It's okay to make fun of them if I make fun of Christianity at the same time.

>.>....
I guess
Your still a troll fart, though.
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Well, if Chavez never said anything then nevermind -- I'll just stick with donating 10 bucks through a text message, then.

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