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So is nobody here bothered about Pakistan's flood disaster?

nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
edited August 2010 in A Moving Train
A spokesman for Unicef said 3.2 million people had been affected in the week-long floods. More than a million are homeless and roads, houses and power lines were washed away.

At least 1,400 are known to have died and 100,000 are at risk from disease as food and drinking water run out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... locks.html
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    79% of the people who use this forum had never even heard of Pakistan until you posted that link.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • satansbedsatansbed Posts: 2,139
    nuffingman wrote:
    A spokesman for Unicef said 3.2 million people had been affected in the week-long floods. More than a million are homeless and roads, houses and power lines were washed away.

    At least 1,400 are known to have died and 100,000 are at risk from disease as food and drinking water run out.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... locks.html

    from everything ive heard the government are making a clusterfuck out of this, haven't read enough though
  • BeatlebumBeatlebum Posts: 24
    Nope! You're the only one who cares.

    Didn't I order some fries with the self righteousness?
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Beatlebum wrote:
    Nope! You're the only one who cares.

    Didn't I order some fries with the self righteousness?
    That's what I thought. Most on here seem to be concerned about tea parties. Pakistan had about 312mm of rain in one day when they normally have about 200mm in a month during monsoon. This is a catastrophe. BP oil spill off the US coast, it doesn't concern me so should I care? Yes I do.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    edited August 2010
    nuffingman wrote:
    Beatlebum wrote:
    Nope! You're the only one who cares.

    Didn't I order some fries with the self righteousness?
    That's what I thought. Most on here seem to be concerned about tea parties. Pakistan had about 312mm of rain in one day when they normally have about 200mm in a month during monsoon. This is a catastrophe. BP oil spill off the US coast, it doesn't concern me so should I care? Yes I do.

    what exactly is it you want from us???????

    of course its bad for the people of pakistan but floods occur all over the world. and yes we empathise but who should our ire be aimed at... God??????????? last time i checked he wasnt answering his phone or his emails.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Of course it is a tragic story. Over a thouand people have died and it sounds like disease is quickly spreading and the inefficient and corrupt Pakistani gov't is, once again, slow to react and show compassion for their citizens. It's beyond sad, but unfotunately somewhat expected. This is what we have come to expect from Pakistan. Loss of life is never a topic to glaze over.

    However, what would you like us to do on this board to show we care? If I posted about every depressing news story, this board would run out of server space in a matter of days. I'm also saddened/pissed off about the CT office shooting, the Gulf oil spill, the missing children in AZ, our national debt, people's continual obsession with self-destroying celebrities, the end of PJ tour, and the OR wildfires.
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    catefrances wrote:
    nuffingman wrote:
    Beatlebum wrote:
    Nope! You're the only one who cares.

    Didn't I order some fries with the self righteousness?
    That's what I thought. Most on here seem to be concerned about tea parties. Pakistan had about 312mm of rain in one day when they normally have about 200mm in a month during monsoon. This is a catastrophe. BP oil spill off the US coast, it doesn't concern me so should I care? Yes I do.

    what exactly is it you want from us???????

    of course its bad for the people of pakistan but floods occur all over the world. and yes we empathise but who should our ire be aimed at... God??????????? last time i checked he wasnt answering his phone or his emails.
    I was slightly surprised to find not one post about this. It's a major catastrophe. I sometimes wonder if it's not in our own back yard then we aren't concerned. And yes I'm often guilty of that.

    Perhaps I misinterpreted your comments but I'm not sure saying "of course its bad for the people of pakistan but floods occur all over the world" shows much emapathy at all.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    nuffingman wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    nuffingman wrote:
    That's what I thought. Most on here seem to be concerned about tea parties. Pakistan had about 312mm of rain in one day when they normally have about 200mm in a month during monsoon. This is a catastrophe. BP oil spill off the US coast, it doesn't concern me so should I care? Yes I do.

    what exactly is it you want from us???????

    of course its bad for the people of pakistan but floods occur all over the world. and yes we empathise but who should our ire be aimed at... God??????????? last time i checked he wasnt answering his phone or his emails.
    I was slightly surprised to find not one post about this. It's a major catastrophe. I sometimes wonder if it's not in our own back yard then we aren't concerned. And yes I'm often guilty of that.

    Perhaps I misinterpreted your comments but I'm not sure saying "of course its bad for the people of pakistan but floods occur all over the world" shows much emapathy at all.

    and i asked what is it you want from us??? a question you chose not to answer.
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    catefrances wrote:
    and i asked what is it you want from us??? a question you chose not to answer.
    I don't remember asking anything from anybody. The only question I asked was "So is nobody here bothered about Pakistan's flood disaster?"

    I also said in my last post that I was surprised I didn't find any posts about this. You seem to have turned this into me having a major wobbly against everyone on this board and demanding some action. Which it isn't.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    nuffingman wrote:
    I don't remember asking anything from anybody. The only question I asked was "So is nobody here bothered about Pakistan's flood disaster?"

    I also said in my last post that I was surprised I didn't find any posts about this. You seem to have turned this into me having a major wobbly against everyone on this board and demanding some action. Which it isn't.

    not a major wobbly... but you seemingly have passed judgement on the absence of a dedicated thread as being the result of a lack of compassion/empathy or interest judging by the post below.
    nuffingman wrote:
    That's what I thought. Most on here seem to be concerned about tea parties. Pakistan had about 312mm of rain in one day when they normally have about 200mm in a month during monsoon. This is a catastrophe. BP oil spill off the US coast, it doesn't concern me so should I care? Yes I do.
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  • Stypo420Stypo420 Posts: 519
    My take is the Floods are offering a wonderful opportunity to cast a new light on America for the Pakistani people. The US response in Pakistan has been better then the response to Katrina. Something like 7 US Government owned helicopters have saved some 70K stranded people, in addition to 10 million dollars in aid and multiple other supplies the US Government has done a wonderful job showing the other side of our War for profit coin.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    edited August 2010
    dude... what if i said i couldn't give a fuck? what if it didnt bother me in the slightest?

    your thread title leads me to believe that my above apathy would anger you... so it's kinda an accusatory thread title.. it's like you want people to argue about it?

    So is nobody here bothered about Pakistan's flood disaster?

    I would bet most people are 'bothered' by it but are probably highly thankful it doesnt affect them personally.. hence the apathy... Hurricane Katrina caused much more threads to be started due to its location and the fact that its a US majority board.

    just my 4 billion rupees.
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    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    Sorry, I've been trying to contact Sean Penn so he can load his camera and get on over there. So far no dice.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    these are the consequences of climate change ... we are seeing mass flooding all over the world ...
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,309
    unsung wrote:
    Sorry, I've been trying to contact Sean Penn so he can load his camera and get on over there. So far no dice.
    i just have to ask....why are you taking potshots at a man who actually got up off of his ass, used his own money and resources, went to the flooding after Katrina, and actually pulled people out of flooded areas and homes and off of rooftops and saved lives? it is more than you or i would ever do and it offends me that you would trivialize what he has done to help people. i have come to expect nothing less from you. :x
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    nuffingman wrote:
    I also said in my last post that I was surprised I didn't find any posts about this. You seem to have turned this into me having a major wobbly against everyone on this board and demanding some action. Which it isn't.

    So I guess until this morning, you couldn't be bothered about it at all?
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,687
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    Sorry, I've been trying to contact Sean Penn so he can load his camera and get on over there. So far no dice.
    i just have to ask....why are you taking potshots at a man who actually got up off of his ass, used his own money and resources, went to the flooding after Katrina, and actually pulled people out of flooded areas and homes and off of rooftops and saved lives? it is more than you or i would ever do and it offends me that you would trivialize what he has done to help people. i have come to expect nothing less from you. :x

    he has to
    he has been trained to hate everyone and everything that is not on "his" side in a two-party system
    he has been taught that if he does this, blindly, his side will accept him as a "true patriot"
    he has been tricked into believing that money is more important than kindness
    he has been sold a lemon, and even if he doesn't like lemons
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  • Stypo420Stypo420 Posts: 519
    ed243421 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    Sorry, I've been trying to contact Sean Penn so he can load his camera and get on over there. So far no dice.
    i just have to ask....why are you taking potshots at a man who actually got up off of his ass, used his own money and resources, went to the flooding after Katrina, and actually pulled people out of flooded areas and homes and off of rooftops and saved lives? it is more than you or i would ever do and it offends me that you would trivialize what he has done to help people. i have come to expect nothing less from you. :x

    he has to
    he has been trained to hate everyone and everything that is not on "his" side in a two-party system
    he has been taught that if he does this, blindly, his side will accept him as a "true patriot"
    he has been tricked into believing that money is more important than kindness
    he has been sold a lemon, and even if he doesn't like lemons
    he has to
    :clap:
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,309
    i just wonder unsung, would you have a better respect for sean penn if he was down on the border keeping mexicans from entering our country? what about if he were in the gulf cleaning up the oil spill and cleaning oil soaked animals? the man can only do so much. he was in louisiana before the federal government was, so that is something admirable that he did.

    back on topic, i read about this a few days ago and it is certainly a tragedy. unfortunately my tragedy meter is pegged, and if i keep reading about things like this every day it is just not good for me mentally. i like most people can only handle so much. i can do nothing about that situation and i hope the people affected by this flooding will be alright and i pray for the souls of the lost and for those who are suffering right now.
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Why do people ask why there aren't any threads posted...
    why dont you just post the thread?
    Its not like you've posted 7 threads on the flood in Pakistan and no one is replying...

    I'm just curious because this is the second thread in 5 minutes i've read with this sort of tone...
    I heard about this on my way to work this morning, and only have had access to a computer now...
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  • acrossssSsssshitttacrossssSsssshittt Posts: 1,014
    I'm bothered... it's one more shitty situation in an already dying world
  • acrossssSsssshitttacrossssSsssshittt Posts: 1,014
    dunkman wrote:
    79% of the people who use this forum had never even heard of Pakistan until you posted that link.

    in this day and age, I doubt so many ere still wouldn't know what the fuck Pakistan is... we're not exactly irrelevant in current affairs... I wish we were.. alas, could have your bombs droppin down anytime in the near or distant future... maybe then we'll catch your attention
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,165
    Uncle Sam cares.

    US Army flies flood relief missions in Pakistan
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100805/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_floods;_ylt=ArGLUYzuBX54VaHgbHSRsums0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFib2E5aTd2BHBvcwM1MwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawN1c2FybXliZWdpbnM-
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    similar to when the US bombed Afghanistan...forcing millions out of their homes. Something we were directly responsible for yet no one gave a fuck.




    One more for all the selfish Americans.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    acrossOceans wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    79% of the people who use this forum had never even heard of Pakistan until you posted that link.

    in this day and age, I doubt so many ere still wouldn't know what the fuck Pakistan is... we're not exactly irrelevant in current affairs... I wish we were.. alas, could have your bombs droppin down anytime in the near or distant future... maybe then we'll catch your attention

    you've missed my point... my point being that most Americans couldn't point to Pakistan on a map which consisted solely of Pakistan.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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