TRENT PEARSALL wrote:
I truly do not know why I even read the comment threads on most article any more. The horrific accounts of the mounting loss of life, the torturous process of sifting through these villages to search for the lost and those that will never be found, and the suffering of those left behind not knowing the ultimate fate of their loved ones. AND what do I continually read...nuclear power plant this, future of nuclear power that, and shots at USA-Japanese historical relations... I utterly weep for humanity, not those suffering in Japan, as much as my heart hurts, but for the rest of us that cannot embrace our fellow beings and direct our concerns\energy toward charity.
I have always thought we have had decent relations with Japan since WWII. They have been a dependable ally. But I agree that there is more energy being directed towards the situation with the nuclear reactors than helping the people directly affected by the earthquake and tsunami. I think it is simply because it is terra incognita, the scope of the nuclear issue.
There is a lot of hysteria with that, but even so it is a very serious situation. I suppose it is because it is still something that can be mitigated or diminished, where the poor people who were killed can have nothing done for them.
My wife did make an interesting observation-there have been no celebrities (Sandra Bullock excepted, and there may be more) who have been trying to get together support concerts, fundraisers or anything like that.
Think of what we saw for Haiti...and what we see now. Granted, the death toll will not likely get as high as Haiti, but it is going to be very high for a modern, industrialized country.
I pray for those people every day. What a trial they must be experiencing.
Applause. In the heat of values and principles, we can forget the real people who suffer, through no fault of their own. No true Conservative worthy of respect would make light of their suffering.
TRENT PEARSALL wrote:
I truly do not know why I even read the comment threads on most article any more. The horrific accounts of the mounting loss of life, the torturous process of sifting through these villages to search for the lost and those that will never be found, and the suffering of those left behind not knowing the ultimate fate of their loved ones. AND what do I continually read...nuclear power plant this, future of nuclear power that, and shots at USA-Japanese historical relations... I utterly weep for humanity, not those suffering in Japan, as much as my heart hurts, but for the rest of us that cannot embrace our fellow beings and direct our concerns\energy toward charity.