after 10,000+ deaths, EU commits €3m to the latest natural disaster

[dholliday]

after 10,000+ deaths, EU commits €3m to the latest natural disaster


Anyone else feel a bit depressed about the state of the world?

When USA are spending billions on pointlessly-damaging military misadventures, and BT needed €900m to win the right to show us some football on the telly, the entire EU manages to cough up only a tiny fraction of this to help out a country which has just suffered over ten thousand dead.

We moan about the divide between rich and poor within our own (rich) countries, but this example puts all that proper into perspective.

 

[bol-uk]

There has been 25 typhoons in the Philippines this year!

Nothing to do with the OP but mental none the less.

 

[Allezfan]

God hates the Philippines, mate.

If god wants them all dead, who are we to stop his work?

 

[dholliday]

There has been 25 typhoons in the Philippines this year!

Nothing to do with the OP but mental none the less.

aye, we can talk about that as well. There's a debate if man-made cimate change (if such a thing exists) is mainly responsible for the apparent increase in natural disasters.

I'm gonna be honest and say I don't understand the science, but I know a lot of modern science is dependent on funding just as the oil barons are dependent on funds...sometimes it's difficult to read the truth among all the suits fighting to stay in the game.

 

[dholliday]

God hates the Philippines, mate.

If god wants them all dead, who are we to stop his work?

what a stupid comment. i expect better from you.

 

[Del]

TBH I am more arsed about the price of my gas/elec/water bills

****ty attitude but thats the way it is

 

[dholliday]

TBH I am more arsed about the price of my gas/elec/water bills

****ty attitude but thats the way it is

I can get that. It's not stupid or callous to admit such things. I'm much the same if I'm being honest too. But still, I got a wave of dark defeatism about the world in general when I read about that €3m.

Will it inspire me to go into politics? No. Will I want to fly to the Philippines and roll my sleeves up? No.

But at the very least I just wanted to make that point, see what fellow blues think.

 

[Del]

I can get that. It's not stupid or callous to admit such things. I'm much the same if I'm being honest too. But still, I got a wave of dark defeatism about the world in general when I read about that €3m.

Will it inspire me to go into politics? No. Will I want to fly to the Philippines and roll my sleeves up? No.

But at the very least I just wanted to make that point, see what fellow blues think.

I get that mate, Its good to discuss things, Thats why we are on here after all

 

[Pat's Van]

I get that mate, Its good to discuss things, Thats why we are on here after all

discuss things? are you fkn serious? where's that gonna get us? I'll tell ya where, fkn nowhere that's right

discuss things FFS

 

[hudd101]

Completely agree with the OP, nailed it.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Sadly it's not that surprising though. I'd have liked to see every veteran today walk past Cameron, Clegg and Milliband and give each a punch on their way past to remind them not to invoke barbarity upon people without at least thinking twice. They should hang their heads in shame, not remembrance.

 

[WA Toffee]

I can get that. It's not stupid or callous to admit such things. I'm much the same if I'm being honest too. But still, I got a wave of dark defeatism about the world in general when I read about that €3m.

Will it inspire me to go into politics? No. Will I want to fly to the Philippines and roll my sleeves up? No.

But at the very least I just wanted to make that point, see what fellow blues think.

So basically, you are upset because others are doing pretty much the same as you? Or actually, they are doing more than you. Donate 10 quid to the relief fund, it may help you feel better

 

[Bundy]

Probably due to the fact that not much money these days as it's all being spent on loan interest. China is just across the sea, how much are they sending?

 

[McBain]

Probably due to the fact that not much money these days as it's all being spent on loan interest. China is just across the sea, how much are they sending?

Probably not much to be fair mate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Scarborough_Shoal_standoff

 

[magicjuan]

As a percentage of the missing funds alone in the EU, that is a very paltry sum.

After all, why upset the gravy train for the sake of some johnny foreigners who have just had their lives ripped apart throughno fault of their own

There is plenty on the planet for everyone, we choose inequality instead