[Publius6961]

Yes. You are the only one.

Do yourself a favor and just go away.

If the death of probably over 300,000 over a period of hours isn't enough to keep your attention, try Jerry Springer...

[Cogadh na Sith]

You'll be sick of it too when it becomes 'Blame America' all the time....

[Williams]

I knew I'd get flack for this one, but how did you now get the number up to 300,000?

[JeffAtlanta]

Yes. You are the only one

No, he's not the only one. This whole thing is being blown way out of proportion.

[TheGunny]

No, he's not the only one! Is it possible to have reached the point of over saturation? Oohhhhh, I get it. Its like penance! Im not a good person unless I subject myself to 16.5 hours a day in Tsunami coverage (TV + the web). Publius96, unless you are about to board an aircraft to Asia to help out (your fellow compassion's), why dont you lighten up. BTW, if the coverage does dip (I know it would be a sad thing), try General Hospital or the Days of our Lives!

[Captain Peter Blood]

I think the problem is that because of TV the last 30 years or we have become desensitized about disasters in general. The numbers of people being affected are tremendous yet in one aspect it's just another TV disaster where the coverage is very over the top to the point of exhaustion to watch.
I think excessive TV coverage of events, graphic video games, etc. have just about numbed us as a group that we are beyond being shocked, shamed or bowled over by catastrophic events.
I know that I should feel more than I have been feeling since this thing happened about 10 days ago and I made a contribution to the relief effort but beyond that I just don't seen to have the kind pathos of feeling I should for a terrible disaster like this. I am afraid we as a nation we have become so numbed and desensitized by things we just don't give things like this much more than momentary passing thoughts and then we move on.
I know this sounds terribly cynical and I wish I didn't feel that way.