break their neck to help other countries? like the tsunami. But won't take the time to help their own like the hurricane disasters in the south?
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I sure wish George Bush would have done more for the Americans in New Orleans.
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I'm not sure, but i think they need it.\nThe government should pay for treatment.\nHey "Wise guy", everyone is not like you.\nIt doesn't mean they are weak.\nYou just might not have a heart to think of terrible things that go on for this country.
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lol, in reality america can't save nothing, look at when hurricane katrina hit, what did they do, lol pray to god to make it go away and when that failed they cried at its destruction,
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I'd love to have someone like you around, if I were to get attacked. It's scary to think of how apathetic people can be. There is more than one way of getting involved or to help. As long as one can help out, instead of walking away, ignoring it. If it were me, I wouldn't physically get in the middle of the bashing, because I know my limits and weakness. But I would get help, distract, get a large object to swing, etc. There are ways of helping out and getting involved to help our fellow people. Even to give assistance to the victim after the fact. But to walk away, that is uncool... But then again, I can't say that is wise 100% of the time, for there are different social conventions and rules or lack of rules in different cultures, sub-cultures, and countries.
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I agree with bd, we help other countries more than we help our own and these people need our help. I understand your point but look at the monies our government wastes on less important issues. This one my friend is the best way I have seen in a long time to spend money, and if we don't rebuild New Orleans, what state is next? in a 100 years who knows what the earth will look like but I am all for preserving what we have and rebuilding when tragedy strikes.
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I do believe that we are obligated to help people in 3rd world countries. (Mexico and Canada are not 3rd world countries.) We should help people who have nothing, or far less than us, but we don't have to give them everything. We certainly don't owe them a life, but we can help make their lives better. In poor countries in Africa, people have HIV/AIDS, are forced to live days without food or water, and they sleep on then ground outside. Those are the people we have to help. People from Canada and Mexico are not poor, and we don't owe them anything! It's pretty pathetic how they come here and expect it all. It's no easier for them, and they expect it all from us. The ones we should be helping are the people in Africa on the streets. We ARE obligated to help them.
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Because like every other country in the world, no matter how much abuse they give us (including North Korea) they all want our money, technology, and the ability to travel here, maybe even stay. The USA is the awful bully according to them, but where do they always run to for help? They have a disaster who do they expect the most aid from? I'm one of those people who think we should cut off the foreign aid until we have our own house in order, infrastructure, schools, taxes, healthcare, social security, etc. and when that is taken care of then we can choose to be generous.
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Because they can't take care of themselves.
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I have to agree, they want everything yet they won't do anything to EARN it, just because they got hit the hardest doesn't mean they get to ride for free forever. But think about it.... the majority of people who are whining are the same ones who lived off the government prior to the storms, they are used to getting cash, food, housing etc every month for free, so why would they stop expecting everything for free now?
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Seeing as how I agree with every point you've stated............\n\nI believe we should assist those countries that are willing to support our nation's goal of world stability.
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i totally agree with you. we need to help our own country first and then if their is enough left in the budget then help. i see our country in need. we don't have what we need do we??? the government needs to make or get their priorities straight.and quick. if they don't they will soon be regretting this. they need to wake up fast.the real question is will they????????? most likely they wont! people need to start complaining about this. maybe this is a start??? go for it it is a good cause. Kat
559695
I agree with you on that.  There's plenty of people in our own country who are homeless, starving, have diseases, and need help.  I think celebrities gravitate to other countries because they think it's "cool" and it gets them alot of publicity.
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Hell yeah, the Coasties are tough. I dont think they get the credit they deserve. You gotta have your shit together to board a boat full of drug runners, who usually have guns and a bad attitude, and arrest them. They also have the daunting task of making sure every dumb civilian who owns a boat doesnt kill themselvesd on it. And I'll say this too, anybody who is willing to fly a helicopter into a hurricane, then dangle below said helicopter, to rescue complete strangers, is ok in my book. These guys and girls fight a war every single day, against either people or Mother Nature, and they do it well, like the professionals they are.
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We make decisions.  They are decisions that we would make so in a way we are bound to make them.  But they are decisions.  We make a lot of bad decisions, a lot of destructive decisions.  We are working on it.  We actually help each other more than ever.  It is only in the present age that tsunami and katrina victims would have got the outside help that they did.  They would be on their own in any other age.  Give your species a chance.  You won't see the end of war or hunger, but you can help work on it.
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Great idea!  Hell, while we're at it why don't we drain their governments welfare system, health-care system, and break all of the laws we can while we're there!  Oops, they've already finished that job for us, maybe that's why they're here!
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LOL! disagree. i don't believe that they can do it even if they would wish to. but it's also because of the fact that they are peace-loving people.
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It's a bit much...\n\nBut, they are what we're here for.....\n\nShort time!  Work to be done!  We try to educate them even when it hurts......\n\nWe are the "salt" of the earth.... If we were to be the "sugar" of the earth... the world would rot its teeth!!!!\n\nSometimes, we just got to rub them the wrong way, back!!!\n\n\nyour sister,\nGinger,\ngmcfayden@yahoo.com