Theres no way Im giving a donation. The worlds richest nation can send their 60,000 troops there instead of Iraq and sort their own situation out.

This is so sad, I feel so bad for those unfortunate souls out there. Our school will definitely be doing something to raise money for it. So I will be sure to donate.

^ my school will probably have another step show, like last year during the tsunami. we raised like...$2,000........

Yeah, some people affected by Katrina had to evacuate to Georgia.

All this is so...tragic.

^like Joyce, who came back here because she'd lived here up until July. How horrible that they made the move to Gulfport, Mississippi only 2 months before it was devastated! and they didn't want to go to Mississippi to begin with...

my parents donated a good amount.
good for you all who donated.
i <3 you.

Oh gosh.
I have family that lived over there.
Their homes and all their belongings got totally destructed.
If they wouldn't have gone to Texas they would have been dead right now.

i don't have money to donate. im not a bad person...i donated when the tsunami hit!

well i hope all of those people are unharmed and safe.

this is kind of funny, the sad kind of funny. we donated millions privately to tsunami victims, but has anyone heard about relief efforts for from any other part of the world? maybe they're just late, you think? I shall remain hopeful.


Um, please don't be so spiteful, this isn't the time for that shit. if you want to donate and giving a helping hand, just do it, and if you don't, then don't. there is a massive federal relief effort according to CNN that is underway. that's something the government is doing, but this is about something YOU can do to help fellow US citizens, fellow HUMANS for that matter. again, if you don't want to help, just don't. PEOPLE HELP PEOPLE when they are able. when people don't give a shit about others, we decline morally.

oh my god, joyce!!!

i forgot that she moved there! is she going to be ok?



yes, im sure somalia has its cheque for 17 billion in th email.. what with all the spare cash they have floating around, an all

it's not even about money, james. they can send help in so many other ways if people really wanted to. did the US ONLY send money to tsunami victims? no. and Somalia? i was thinking: France, England, maybe even Japan and the likes. as i've mentioned in the very same post that you quoted a part of, THOSE WHO ARE ABLE to help should help in some ways. even an OFFER of help would be appreciated, i think.

actually, other countries have put in their good amount, as well.

china sent 65 million.
france, at least 100 million, doctors
japan, 500 million, doctors, emergency workers
afghanistan sent doctors, blood, equipment
north korea 150 million.
germany, 1.2 billion
and the list goes on.

but meh, lots of people assume that it's the US who's been the most charitable, giving, kind... bleh.

BULL...SH1T.

^^

no no... she meant relief to the victims of the hurricane, not the tsunami

^ oh...
haha i can't read.




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well in that case.. how can you even compare the two tragedies?
the tsunami was just unbelievably disasterous to numerous countries.
whereas hurricane katrina effected but a few states.

wow, i sound really cold-hearted.
but hey, the truth is cold-hearted.

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not exactly cold-hearted, but uninformed. maybe both.

what do you mean i can't even compare the two? don't be silly. any kind of devastation is bad, even if one is worse than the other, they still destroy lives. the point is helping anyone in need, NOT "i'm not going to help these people because they're Americans", "i'm not going to help because it's not as bad as the tsunami". it's not even about not helping because you don't have money, because you have the man power, the brain power to help, too.

if there are two crimes, one of a woman being raped and one of a woman being killed. the one who's being killed is more deserving of help then the one being raped? is that what you're saying? if the two are occuring at the same time, then i may have reason to agree, but if they're occuring in different time lots, then not only are you heartless to ignore the woman being raped, you are also a low-life, in my humble opinion.

actually, the truth is not all cold-hearted. the truth is that many people all the the US are helping these victims as they are able. the truth is also texans opening up their homes to welcome survivors. the truth is people calling in to these shelters asking "how can I help?" the truth is drives are being set up to raise money for victims of katrina.

there will be more hurricanes in the future. imagine that your family is affected as louisianians and so many others were. imagine that you get no help because people have your kind of attitude.


you thinking that i didn't know about the united relief effort IS INDEED BULL...SH1T.
we had another conversation before and i remember asking you to read me correctly. is that never going to happen?

yeah, she's fine. she an her entire family are here. her dad nearly stayed there, so it's fortunate he didn't. they have practixally nothing right now, and if their house is destroyed there, and their dad has no job, i don't know what they're going to do. apparently a lot of people are coming to school here because they can't just not go, but because the schools were destroyed or they just don't know yet, they have no records, so the school is registering people anyway without records, and it can't usually been done

what on earth are you rambling about? stop putting words into my mouth.
my point is, you can't expect this huge world effort (like the tsunami funds) for a hurricane that effected a small portion of one country.
tsunami>hurricane.
& excuse me. i'm the one who's not reading you correctly?





OH PLEASE.
don't feed me that bullsh1t.
you obviously don't know what i've done to help in this situation. please don't make quick assumptions.

and the whole women getting raped/killed scenario doesn't apply in this argument. obviously, you didn't catch the point i was trying to get through.
so now you know.
fin.

^ i think it's amazing how you act like this hurricane wasn't a big deal, when you obviously didn't have your home destroyed and weren't left starving without food, water, or shelter.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katr...pact/index.html

wow...i think this is unbelievable. i didn't know how bad it was until i turned on the news. do you believe that people are robbing gun stores and killing people in new orleans? you would think that they would try to make things better instead of taking out their anger/frustration on other innocent people.

people are DYING and STARVING to death. and what's the excuse for not helping htese people?

"We can't get to them because of the flood."

Oh, wow...our wonderful government can invade another country but can't help out our OWN when it's in need? what is WRONG with our government?

i think the safe way to donate money is to attend some market and slide the money in the box. That's what it happens to almost every regulat store when there was tsumie occur(sp?)

You know, considering that you're the one who don't know how to read, I think you should stop super-sizing your fonts.
Me rambling??? LOL you were rambling about something I wasn't even talking (eg, how other countries was involved in the tsunami relief effort) about and you said I was rambling??? HAHAHHA. Not only are you uninformed about this whole situation, you're uninformed about what you know.

I didn't put words into your mouth, idiot, everything I said about you, you already said it, or implied it.

I'm not expecting anything huge. I don't mean to be rude or mean or whatever, but you are REALLLY stupid . I said, and JAMES even quoted me, that ANY HELP IS STILL HELP. I'm not expecting millions of dollars, I'm expecting an OFFER to help, ANY KIND OF OFFER to help from other countries. I'VE SAID THIS SOOO MANY TIMES, I DON'T understand why you can't see it. Get it through your tiny brain that I said "even an offer of help would be appreciated".

The example about the women is called an allusion.

You're the one bullshitting, son, quit it <a deviation of "quit the bullshit son".





yea, a lot of times supermarkets host drives that are legitimate.

is anyone from cb affected by katrina? well..im sure they wouldnt be able to tell us but does anyone know..anyone?? did i just say that sentence right?

sigh, like 90 percent of my family lives in New orleans, we cant get in contact with them.... i hope they're okay. i live in dallas now, so ALOT of kids from new orleans are in our school now. if u havent heard about them being forced to come to Texas. this girl came in crying that was from New orleans it was sad. so our school is taking in alot of kids. but its getting crowded. and they're providing the kids with free lunch so thats god.

wow.

you ma'am, are blowing this waaay out of proportion.
no need to call me stupid, idiot, or tell me that i have a tiny brain.
please, it's just the internet. don't get so worked up over it.

... we are talking about the aftermath of hurricane katrina, not 'just the internet'. how are you able to get through the day with such an ADD problem?

and i have to tell you those things because i don't think you're aware.

Fae, xxscore, please quit it. We have enough drama going on. Don't feed the fire. This topic is about Katrina, not opinions.