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I just don't.
It's full of folks I don't know or care about.
On the other hand, I also would not care if something great happened to them.
It's not a case of wishing them ill will.
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14th-Jan-2010 09:31 am (local) weerdbeard
Same here, my only concern is for the people I know who are from there, and I hope they weren't visiting, and that their families are OK (Haven't been in touch with them for a while).
That being said the world is filled with people, some are doing very well, others very poorly, the majority in between.
I can't be bothered getting worked up whenever somebody wants to make a pet cause, because that's ALL IT IS. There were people doing just as bad as the people of Haiti are today months ago, it just wasn't a news story. Also in a few months there will be people doing just as bad IN HAITI that nobody will care about because the Earthquake relief pet cause will be forgotten.
Hell I'm sure there are people hit by that bigass tsunami who are still bummin' from their little island nations getting leveled by nature. We don't hear about them anymore.
Hell as much as I DID hear about it, I haven't heard or seen shit about Darfur Sudan. I know nothing has changed over there, and I know there isn't a solution to the problems they have, so I suspect things are just as bad, if not worse....but the pet cause moved on, so people don't care.
So why bother? I care about Scott Brown running for US Senate. I care about Gay Rights. I care about the 2nd Amendment. I will continue to care about those causes even if they reach a conclusion (We had 2nd Amendment rights in this country once, we lost them through inaction and apathy. Other people will run for Senate. Even tho the race battles of the 60s were overall a resounding victory, there are still bigots looking to turn back the clock.)
These are my causes, and they are not pets.
Its not that I don't care, its that I DO CARE VERY Much, but I'm a realist and know I have limited resources.
14th-Jan-2010 09:31 am (local) weerdbeard
Same here, my only concern is for the people I know who are from there, and I hope they weren't visiting, and that their families are OK (Haven't been in touch with them for a while).
That being said the world is filled with people, some are doing very well, others very poorly, the majority in between.
I can't be bothered getting worked up whenever somebody wants to make a pet cause, because that's ALL IT IS. There were people doing just as bad as the people of Haiti are today months ago, it just wasn't a news story. Also in a few months there will be people doing just as bad IN HAITI that nobody will care about because the Earthquake relief pet cause will be forgotten.
Hell I'm sure there are people hit by that bigass tsunami who are still bummin' from their little island nations getting leveled by nature. We don't hear about them anymore.
Hell as much as I DID hear about it, I haven't heard or seen shit about Darfur Sudan. I know nothing has changed over there, and I know there isn't a solution to the problems they have, so I suspect things are just as bad, if not worse....but the pet cause moved on, so people don't care.
So why bother? I care about Scott Brown running for US Senate. I care about Gay Rights. I care about the 2nd Amendment. I will continue to care about those causes even if they reach a conclusion (We had 2nd Amendment rights in this country once, we lost them through inaction and apathy. Other people will run for Senate. Even tho the race battles of the 60s were overall a resounding victory, there are still bigots looking to turn back the clock.)
These are my causes, and they are not pets.
Its not that I don't care, its that I DO CARE VERY Much, but I'm a realist and know I have limited resources.
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