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Hurricane:
As you may know, I'm in Michigan. Despite being surrounded by water, our fair state doesn't have much to fear from hurricanes. I have the luxury of sitting in my apartment, reading about it online and feeling terrible for all the people who have lost thier homes. And from what I read, it's horrible.
However, this comment made me hopping mad:
"I can only imagine that this is what Hiroshima looked like 60 years ago," said Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour after touring the destruction by air Tuesday.
That's just ridiculous. No one did this to New Orleans on purpose, there was no hate involved. The people of Hiroshima also did not have days to evacuate because they knew what was coming. They did not have neighboring states rushing in to help, nor did they have a Superdome to congregate at. Certainly, I'm not trying to minimize what's actually happening there. But nuclear devastation is not the same as a flood. It really smacks of the recent trend of calling everyone we don't like "Hitler".
That said, if anyone is going down south to help out, let me know and I'll come with.
However, this comment made me hopping mad:
"I can only imagine that this is what Hiroshima looked like 60 years ago," said Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour after touring the destruction by air Tuesday.
That's just ridiculous. No one did this to New Orleans on purpose, there was no hate involved. The people of Hiroshima also did not have days to evacuate because they knew what was coming. They did not have neighboring states rushing in to help, nor did they have a Superdome to congregate at. Certainly, I'm not trying to minimize what's actually happening there. But nuclear devastation is not the same as a flood. It really smacks of the recent trend of calling everyone we don't like "Hitler".
That said, if anyone is going down south to help out, let me know and I'll come with.
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Way to be jealous that you're old.
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My point is that everyone picks and chooses who to feel empathy for, and who not to. Unless you feel empathy for every single person on the planet then you are in no better position to criticize my choices. What makes your choices of empathy so much better than mine?
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I'm just saying, I know a lot of people who live down south as opposed to not knowing ANYONE who lives in Asia.
It hits home more when people you love could be in danger.
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Now please, either drop this bullshit or take it to your own journal.
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As for racist. What would you say if I said who cares about
Nevermind.
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Not really sure what you're getting at with the rest of that, but as usual...if you've something to say then by all means be out with it.
My point was that you didn't like being called a rascist by someone you hardly know; so I'm surprised you would in turn call someone you've never met a rascist based on one comment (that was not, BTW, rascist in nature)
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