Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
26,700 posts, read 41,742,544 times
Reputation: 41381
Advertisements
Quote:
Originally Posted by kentuckydad95
No...not really. Are you telling me I need to feel guilty for living in the USA? Should we have a telethon for EVERY poor nation on earth because we are the land of plenty? BS!!!
If we keep our current problems up we will BE that poor nation that everyone has a telethon for.
You are missing the point. The point is that if our own nation rallied around our own issues with this much passion, then most of our problems would be solved.
And where in the OP's topic did it say that? But since you brought it up, didn't we all rally around to help after 9-11? Celebrities did a telethon after Katrina, too. People don't seem to realize that we could have as many AMERICANS dead in Haiti as what died in 9-11. The U.S. ambassador to Haiti estimates as many as 40,000 Americans were in the country at the time of the earthquake. By helping Haiti we are also helping many of our own.
You are missing the point. The point is that if our own nation rallied around our own issues with this much passion, then most of our problems would be solved.
BRAVO kentuckdad95 ... You are trying your level best to simplify the main point of your tremendous Post to the most elementary level for the benefit of some of these folks ! Perhaps they shall retrieve the point this time and then again perhaps not. Unfortunately you are facing a most daunting task ... Good luck !
It is indeed unfortunate that America does not receive the same intensive level of assistance when disaster strikes ! Thanks / Lamar
The United States Military, and the Medical Corp is VERY WELL REPRESENTED there. The Navy has 100's of Medical Personnel on the ground - from Corpsmen to Doctors. The Hospital Ship Mercy is there. The Carl Vinson is there. Mobile Surgical theaters are up and running
May I suggest you become more informed
I read what I read. Troops are being diverted from the ME to go to Haiti.
4K more Marines are on their way. The article didn't say if all those 4K were medics.
No...not really. Are you telling me I need to feel guilty for living in the USA? Should we have a telethon for EVERY poor nation on earth because we are the land of plenty? BS!!!
What does it matter to you how many poor countries celebrities try to help with a telethon? No one is forcing you to watch it at gun point.
Three million people in Haiti are in pain and in great need and you're laughing at an effort to help? If you want empathy for issues that you care about then it helps to have empathy for issues that effect others. What goes around comes around.
It was just my initial gut reaction. Some of us have negative reactions to people begging for money.
I read what I read. Troops are being diverted from the ME to go to Haiti.
4K more Marines are on their way. The article didn't say if all those 4K were medics.
Medical staff from Balboa Navy Hospital and Camp Pendleton Navy Hospital are on the ground there now.
The Mercy has 100's of Medical troops. As does the Vinson.
We just got home from a family dinner out and flipped on the tv and see Reese Witherspoon answering the phones.
Holy hell...if this country would band together on our own issues this much, we, as a nation, would be unstoppable!!!
Sad that you would be disturbed by others helping the nation of Haiti. I would be very embarrassed to post such a complaint & it makes me think twice before I will ever read anything you post again. Probably claim to be Christian, right?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
... You are trying your level best to simplify the main point of your tremendous Post to the most elementary level for the benefit of some of these folks ! Perhaps they shall retrieve the point this time and then again perhaps not. Unfortunately you are facing a most daunting task ... Good luck ! 
