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apocalypsos) wrote2010-01-17 07:35 am
apocalypsos) wrote2010-01-17 07:35 am
The only good thing I can say ...
... about the person on my Facebook news feed who said about the Haitians, "Fuck them! Where were they during Hurricane Katrina? They can fend for themselves just like we did!" is that the unapologetic fuckjuggling thundercock isn't actually one of my friends, but somebody responding to one of my former classmates' call for charity.
Never mind that:
-- Haiti is one of the poorest if not THE poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
-- We're the richest.
-- In 2005 they were smack between a rebellion/coup and a contentious election.
-- We only "fended for ourselves" if you completely disregard the $40 million in international aid we spent on victims and reconstruction.
-- And even if we did "fend for ourselves," look how fucking well THAT turned out.
Never mind that:
-- Haiti is one of the poorest if not THE poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
-- We're the richest.
-- In 2005 they were smack between a rebellion/coup and a contentious election.
-- We only "fended for ourselves" if you completely disregard the $40 million in international aid we spent on victims and reconstruction.
-- And even if we did "fend for ourselves," look how fucking well THAT turned out.
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