Americans: do you think we need to focus a little less on Haiti and a little more on ourselves?
i was watching TV and saw so many different updates about famous ppl and organizations donating millions and millions of dollars and clothes and food and im thinking "whoa! this 0 million dollars you have stashed away couldnt have been used earlier to help ppl in america?!"
We are in an economic crisis and have so many homeless ppl and the rates are growing each year! so much of that money could be used to build homeless shelters and centers that help ppl get back on their feet! We also have natural disasters all the time! A city close to mine was completely wiped out (the whole city) by a series of tornadoes and they were not helped as much as they could have been.
I know we should help others, im not saying i dont care. but does anyone else feel a little angry that so much money and funds are being used on other countries when its really needed at home?
some ppl are misunderstanding me.
im saying so many ppl have had money stashed away for so long, before the earthquake and havent done anything to help here in america. yes, i have seen dead bodies, smashed houses, many lives ruined. like i said, that tornado completely took out the whole city! (which is big!) but no one cared. kanye west didnt, george clooney didnt, even our own government denied help because apparently the damage has to reach a certain amount of money before they can pitch anything in. its disgusting.
but we can go across the world and take care of others. aside from the loss of lives, (im not saying whatsoever that losing a loved one is a good thing) this is a wonderful thing to happen to haiti, now they have the publicity, because all of a sudden, everyone actually cares and wants to help. people are going to get shelter they didnt have before the earthquake, people are going to have food they couldnt afford before the earthquake.
just saying…
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8 comments
Mr Nat's Back! on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I think there is room for both as most people can ‘multi-task’. I share your skepticism that people are just jumping on this because the media is telling them to and everyone else is. Meanwhile, there are lots of other places that could use our help, the Gaza in Palestine for example. Yesterday, 2 villages in Gaza were flooded when the Israeli army opened a dam without warning. But you don’t hear about any of this on the western news. It’s not an ‘approved’ humanitarian cause.
At this point, I think if you feel humanitarian and want to help those less fortunate, there are other places that could use it. Gaza in the Holy Land for example. Yesterday 2 whole villages were flooded and families lost their homes when the Israeli army opened a dam without warning. I bet those families could use some help.
Don’t be discouraged when people put you down for thinking for yourself.
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P.S. Thumbs down please if you are a sheeple who is against thinking for yourself.
Wak on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
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♥Bajan Princess♥ on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
You sound a bit selfish but everyone is entilted to their own opinion.
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Bella on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
No. I think there is room to care about everyone, at home and abroad.
lil Mz.HAiTi on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but that sounds a bit selffish. I mean thin about it Yes america does have many homeless people and stuff but compared to to people in Haiti we’ve got it going on in America, most of us have homes and good jobs, but over there there arent even enough jobs to go around and most of the population of there is in poverty. So no, I think its perfectly ok that we are focusing so much on Haiti.
Nabil on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Well no Haiti is the last fashion now it’s a blessing in disguise for Obama.
apuleuis on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I think you really have to go to a place like Haiti to understand how need there is different from need in America. People in Haiti eat mud just to fill their stomachs, parents abandon their children or send them to be domestic servants (slaves), because the only other option is them starving to death. Things like electricity are luxuries they don’t even think of.
I understand what you mean, but it really is a whole different form of poverty there.
Kara King on July 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm
If you really knew how bad it was over there BEFORE the earthquake, you would feel ashamed of yourself for even thinking like that. However, ignorance is bliss…so enjoy the worryless life. Americans are so blessed, even the poorest Americans live like kings in comparison to an average Haitian. I can’t even imagine what it is like over there now. Starving to death, dying in the street because you dont have medical care, let alone pain killers, for your crushed limb that was slammed by a building…