Tuesday, December 28, 2004
It's been a while
Ok, so yes i will update on what's been going on, but FIRST i must vent a bit. So we spend billions of dollars in Iraq fighting this war to apparently "free" the Iraqi people and give them better lives. BUT when a natural disaster comes and wipes out 50 thousand people in Asia we spare 15 million dollars? um... excuse me? Wait let me get this straight. The most powerful nation in the WORLD can only spare 15 million for one of the largest natural disasters in history. I guess there isn't any fiscal benefit to aiding those foreign nations.
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I totally agree with you, P. Fucking Bush. Motherfucker of a president we have.
This tsunami has totally affected me. I've just realized that I've had it too good in this life. I can't stop thinking about all of the people who have been traumatized by the event and suffering from the aftermath... :(
Do you still have family in Sri Lanka? If so, I hope they are ok.
I've decided to get a refund on all of the unnecessary X'mas gifts I've received this year and donate all of the funds (and whatever else that will help) to the victims, their families, and especially the children.
If I don't speak to you before the new year, Happy New Year's Prakash....
Love Always,
M.
Things have been updated a bit since P. Here are some numbers for you to ponder
US Spent for Tsunami Relief - $350M
US Spent for Iraqi War - $35B
That's B for Billion.
You know in the end of things, the tsunami will probably yield a posotive effect for the nations which were hit. I mean, obviously it sucks for the people who are dead, but for those remaining, I think the quality of life will settle at a higher level than before the tsunami. Most, if not all, of the nations involved suffered from overpopulation, so the tsunami is helping out there, and most of those nations are going to net a buttload of foreign aid. They will probably recieve more aid than it costs to repair the damage (since the quality standards over there for construction must be so high). Also, foreign aid, especially in this case, does not seem to be at all limited to federal sources. Every website with readers seems to be raising money for the tsunami victims. So in summary, it sucks for people that are now dead, who might not have been otherwise, but the people who didn't die are probably going to be better off now. Also, this blog blows, and so does Sean's ne track.
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