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I can’t understand why some of you are worrying about something at the time when folks at ground zero in japan are suffering massively… I mean, if at all it just proves the only one you think about is yourself.me me me me me me me. Oh my, what’s going to happen to me when the dust blows westward across the pacific and ends up on the west coast. Never mind there’s Hawaii in between, or there’s the rest of the world that’s up do do… Me me me me me….
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I have to agree with this.
The folks who’s homes were destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami – who are in shelters near the TEPCO facility have something to bitch about… We don’t, here in comfy California.

I’ve heard (ironically, on NPR) that they are having issues getting food into the people of the region because the roads are shut down… because of the power plant. In other words – folks are in shelters, having lost EVERYTHING, and there’s not enough food for them.

The entire world is focused on the nuclear plant – and we’ve pretty much forgotten, in very short order, that 10’s of thousands either died or lost their homes. It makes Katrina look mild.

We need to get over ourselves.[/quote]

Actually. The irony about this situation is that people keep donating money to Japan …. There’s nothing wrong about this…. but Japanese officials even have said….They don’t need money….Heck, they’re one of the richest nations….What they need are the actual supplies. Food, blankets, water,etc…..

If there’s one thing positive that came out of this is that it appears that just about every modern nation is pitching in…. U.S., China, Korea, France, Europe,etc. From an Humanitarian perspective, it’s pretty remarkable….

Have you folks also noticed how civilized Japan is? I mean, no looting, no stealing, etc??? Gee, I wonder what would happen if this happened in downtown L.A……