VABills Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Everyone was jumping on the Haitian reflief effort, promising money etc... But Chile gets hit by a bigger earthquake and not a peep. It wouldn't be because the Haitian country is a terrorist supporting wasteland, but Chile is a true democracy.
pBills Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Maybe because Chile is better equipped to deal with such an event than Haiti?
Magox Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Maybe because Chile is better equipped to deal with such an event than Haiti? I can't believe it, but I agree with PBills on this one. What is this world coming to?
pBills Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I can't believe it, but I agree with PBills on this one. What is this world coming to? Holy CRAP!!!
GG Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I can't believe it, but I agree with PBills on this one. What is this world coming to? Yeah, but ask him why that is the case?
murra Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah, but ask him why that is the case? But in all seriousness, don't. I'd rather not read pBills pretending to be an international relations professor.
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Everyone was jumping on the Haitian reflief effort, promising money etc... But Chile gets hit by a bigger earthquake and not a peep. It wouldn't be because the Haitian country is a terrorist supporting wasteland, but Chile is a true democracy. might have to do with the poverty lever per capita? Or because the Chilean leader said - loose quote - We don't need any help at the moment? Also I believe it was stated that America can help if asked.
Nanker Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Personally, I think it's the size of the human disaster, not how hard the sphincter scale got rocked that's the true measure of the situation. Haiti lost nearly a quarter of a million people in a week. Chile less than 1,000 YTD. However, loss of life on either scale is appalling. Let your conscience be your guide as to what - if anything - you choose to give to help mitigate the suffering.
pBills Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Yeah, but ask him why that is the case? How about Chile is more industrialized than Haiti. Better architecture, infrastructure, etc. Plus, an estimated 725 dead as compared to an estimated 230,000. Both areas need help. No debating that.
manateefan Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Maybe because Chile is better equipped to deal with such an event than Haiti? Chile was better prepared to deal with it. Better building codes, more finances, better prepared. They still should be given help if needed, though. But I heard on the radio that the Red Cross was still waiting to hear from them.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 How about Chile is more industrialized than Haiti. Better architecture, infrastructure, etc. Plus, an estimated 725 dead as compared to an estimated 230,000. Both areas need help. No debating that. You forgot that Chile has natural resources. Then there is the bizarre. Like the heavy, poorly constructed buildings in Haiti... Yes, maybe great for a hurricane compared to lightweight construction... But sucky in an earthquake. I think it was on NPR that I caught an architect talking about how you would think that in a tropical enviro, they would want windows and cross-ventilation in Haiti... No... Supposedly they believe that spirits come in through windows...
Passepartout Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Never knew that Chile had natural resources. And plus, despite 700 dead Haiti has far, far more worse dead, about 3,000!
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Never knew that Chile had natural resources. And plus, despite 700 dead Haiti has far, far more worse dead, about 3,000! Just a quick Wiki search yields that Chile produces a 1/3 of the world's copper. 1/5 largest exporter of wine.
LeviF Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Just a quick Wiki search yields that Chile produces a 1/3 of the world's copper. 1/5 largest exporter of wine. Wine - a natural resource.
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Never knew that Chile had natural resources. And plus, despite 700 dead Haiti has far, far more worse dead, about 3,000! What? There are category's of dead?
Nanker Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Never knew that Chile had natural resources. And plus, despite 700 dead Haiti has far, far more worse dead, about 3,000! You forgot to add a zero there. It's pushing 300,000 dead.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 You forgot to add a zero there. It's pushing 300,000 dead. 2 zeros. Ah... That is nothing, that is just over half the totally causalties at the First Battle of the Marne.
DC Tom Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 What? There are category's of dead? Not quite dead yet, mostly dead, completely dead, Birther...
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