batesmotel
Babyface
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- Aug 3, 2000
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Hi all,
haven't posted for a while... but....
Just saw the telethon and I was very impressed with the way the entertainment industry united to help the families of the victims. And don't get me wrong, I think this is a wonderful gesture and a lot of much needed funds were raised.
But wouldn't it be great if America and the world could learn to rally and unite around other causes and needs such as when hundreds of thousands of people died in India and Turkey in Earthquakes in the 90s. It seems we can rally our support very quickly behind America in a time of crisis. But it takes years and years of campaigning to gather support for other countries of the world (eg: the Jubilee efforts etc).
Don't get me wrong, I think the telethon was a great idea, but we should learn from it. We should be able to do this for other countries in need also. Thousands of 'innocent' civilians die each day under unjust third world regimes... we should learn from this and devote our energies to both America and the rest of the crisis around the world.
nuff said.
please don't take this the wrong way. I am really pleased about the success of the telethon.
haven't posted for a while... but....
Just saw the telethon and I was very impressed with the way the entertainment industry united to help the families of the victims. And don't get me wrong, I think this is a wonderful gesture and a lot of much needed funds were raised.
But wouldn't it be great if America and the world could learn to rally and unite around other causes and needs such as when hundreds of thousands of people died in India and Turkey in Earthquakes in the 90s. It seems we can rally our support very quickly behind America in a time of crisis. But it takes years and years of campaigning to gather support for other countries of the world (eg: the Jubilee efforts etc).
Don't get me wrong, I think the telethon was a great idea, but we should learn from it. We should be able to do this for other countries in need also. Thousands of 'innocent' civilians die each day under unjust third world regimes... we should learn from this and devote our energies to both America and the rest of the crisis around the world.
nuff said.
please don't take this the wrong way. I am really pleased about the success of the telethon.