Posted on 01/14/2010 9:51:26 AM PST by presidio9
I was going to say “Now they’ll find a way to connect global warming and earthquakes.”
Then I looked it up. They already have.
Is there nothing that global warming doesn’t cause?
“The hearts and prayers of Americans always go out to those who suffer catastrophic events. Haiti is but the most recent example. American people and treasure are already flowing into that sad place, made sadder still by this earthquake.”
Beautifully said. Sadly, unless there are drastic changes to the governmental structure, all of the aid will come to naught; unless the corrupt politicians are booted to the curb.
Actually the Dominican Republic had its share of tyranny and dictators. Google the Trujillo dictatorship for more info. Also I don’t understand why the Admin Mods did not leave up an earlier, much longer post and comments under Breaking and Front Page News. See it here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426839/posts
...every February 29 things aren’t quite so bad.
"The Next Six Bailouts?"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421698/posts
Thanks for the kind words.
Instead of booting them to the curb, to assure no repeat performances, they probably ought to be strung up — ala Mussolini — from the nearby light poles.
What a wunnerful place to put the UN Hq. they’re used to disasters, 1 more will hurt as much as any other heretofore,,,,sarc.
Regarding our “state religion” of secular humanism/evolutionism, perhaps you are failing to draw the right conclusion. Our founding fathers drew the sound conclusion that religion should be kept out of government as this country was a hotbed of religionists, many of whom disagreed heatedly with one another. Kind of like today. By keeping religion out of government, one major source of friction was reduced. Just study sunnis vs. shiites if you don’t believe me. Also they had the recent history of Protestantism vs. Catholicism in England to learn from.
That Voodoo is bad ju-ju.
I am reading a book about economic development which made a statement pertinent to your Japan example.
To become developed, you need education, organization, and discipline. Haitians when they overthrew the French had no education; destruction of the plantations ended the organization; and the only discipline they knew was the terror of whippings, mutilations and execution which were the disciplines the powerful leaders who arose understood, knew and exercised. The Japan situation was quite different. They had education, organization and discipline in spades, and our occupation only redirected it, not destroy it.
The G-d Pat Robertson knows isn’t the G-d I know. Now that I think of it,he’d probably tell me that I’m going to hell because I’m a Jew.He should go back and re-read the Hebrew Bible,because it says otherwise.
Pat Robertson is Christianity’s crazy old uncle we would like to keep up in the attic. Somehow he keeps getting out and finds a TV camera that’s turned on.
It's not only the magnitude, it's what the people do, what they build and how good they are at helping each other. The 1906 SF quake was 7.8, almost ten times the magnitude of Haiti, and only 3,000 people died. A 5 magnitude quake can take down poorly built buildings, and there are hundreds every year. There are over a dozen earthquakes in the 7 magnitude every year and yet you rarely hear of death tolls like this.
Nature will do what nature does. The people will make the consequences of it better or worse. Haiti is way on the "worse" side.
He makes Christians look bad.Very bad.
I have lived in Jamaica, and St Lucia, and visited most of the other Caribbean islands, Bahama islands and Bermuda.
Leadership and government makes the difference in every case.
Just as we have in the US, respect for private property, ie. capitalism, or lack of same makes the difference.
For example, when the people of Jamaica became independent of Great Britain, many residents bought the concept that “free” meant that they did not have to obey any laws that did not appeal to them. The political environment used two mega trade unions as two political parties, and differences were solved with violence.
Add in the ease of exporting ganga and importing guns, and the rest as they say is history. Sad, because it is a beautiful and potentially-resource-rich country.
Chile is thriving; Venezuela is sinking. The difference? A government that supports the ownership of private property by its citizens.
“He makes Christians look bad.Very bad.”
If you wouldn’t think of equating Al Sharpton with every other person in his minority group, why would you then equate Pat Robertson with every other person who follows Christianity?
Wait a minute! You’re on to something, but......there’s a better twist. Take over Haiti then.......cede it to Cuba! Let the Cubans run it! Bwahahahah!
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