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2005-06-25 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2005-06-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It was always a joke in the 80s and 90s about the various papers headlining the end of the world, with the NYT proclaiming "World to end. Poor and minorities hardest hurt."

There is no behavior so inane that the MSM won't do it.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-06-25 00:25|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-06-25 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Good point, Jackal. I guess you have to have a grip on reality for the humor / absurdity to be apparent. Once that's gone, well, with a straight face...

Posted by .com 2005-06-25 01:00|| 2005-06-25 01:00|| Front Page Top

#3 How much did we pay for The Oracle to dispense such wisdom?

Posted by 2b 2005-06-25 06:57|| 2005-06-25 06:57|| Front Page Top

#4 "Report Says Tsunami Hit the Poor Harder"

In other news, water is wet.

How much did this "report" cost Oxfam? 'Cause I could have written it for half the price, without leaving home, and come to the same conclusion.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-25 11:39|| http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2005-06-25 11:39|| Front Page Top

#5 More money will not really fix the problem. The big enemies are ignorance and corruption. No matter how much money is poured down the hole, it will not go to fixing the real problem.

Prosperous and free societies will take some of their money and spend it on such inane and boring things like tsunami warning systems, creating and enforcing building codes, codifying and implementing good sanitation practices, etc. etc.

Places like Sri Lanka and Indonesia that piss away their wealth and energy on internal conflict will always have a significant percentage of poor people that will be subject to the whims of nature without being prepared.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-06-25 15:08|| 2005-06-25 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Is there any kind of natural disaster that does NOT hit the poor harder?

Posted by john 2005-06-25 15:44|| 2005-06-25 15:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes John, Fashion Catastrophes rarely affect (effect?) the poor.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-25 15:59|| 2005-06-25 15:59|| Front Page Top

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