Friday, January 15, 2010

sick of haiti news

I am so sick and tired of hearing about the earthquake damage in Haiti. EVERY news category has some mention of Haiti.
SPORTS: some athlete can't find his family
ENTERTAINMENT: some actor can't find his family
TECH: people are using text messages and Twitter to donate money
BUSINESS: tons of donations to Haiti
POLITICS: US government aid to Haiti
LOCAL NEWS: local people with family in Haiti, Businesses donating services

I DON'T CARE! I get it... a bad thing happened to a very poor country. They are poor because of their own corruption and inability to run their own country. Every other Caribbean country seems to do OK, including the Dominican Republic that shares the exact same hunk of land in the ocean.
How many times do we need to be told that buildings fell down because they don't have building codes? How many times do we need to see the videos and photos from the area? Can we just move on to the other things happening in the world?
I certainly will not donate a penny to any charity for Haiti. Charity begins at home. Have people forgotten that there are millions of people suffering here in the USA?

3 comments:

Michele said...

Amen, bro!

Anonymous said...

I agree. We have enough issues going on here. First help yourself before you can help others.

Anonymous said...

Wow. That's pretty cold and heartless. Good on you.