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[dl316bh]

http://www.telegraph...AR-REACTOR.html

[Strangelove]

wow...God does have a sense of humor, a destructive sense of humor.

[Insurrection]

http://www.telegraph...AR-REACTOR.html

That's a different leak then the earlier one I posted. Yeesh, can't trust any power company.

[Kyuudaime]

Has anyone else read some comments on donation pages on Facebook or anything like that?
The comments are seriously atrocious.

[Dreamer]

Has anyone else read some comments on donation pages on Facebook or anything like that?
The comments are seriously atrocious.

That's just sad too.

Edited by Dreamer, 17 March 2011 - 04:14 AM.

[Kyuudaime]

That's just sad too.

Seriously, like one of them is about sending a text to donate $10 and half the comments are about how Japan didn't help us during Katrina/911 or how Japan is a filthy rich country. Half of those negative comments look pretty racial too.

[Derock]

What the hell? People these days...

[Dreamer]

Seriously, like one of them is about sending a text to donate $10 and half the comments are about how Japan didn't help us during Katrina/911 or how Japan is a filthy rich country. Half of those negative comments look pretty racial too.

When America loses it's will to give, share, and help others, that's when i believe our country will truely fall apart. It makes me sad to see how selfish some people can be and forget about their own blessings.

Edited by Dreamer, 17 March 2011 - 04:29 AM.

[Insurrection]

When America loses it's will to give, share, and help others, that's when i believe our country will truely fall apart. It makes me sad to see how selfish some people can be and forget about their own blessings.

It's facebook, they're narcssists who don't have lives and if they do, they would freak if people from real life found out. That said not everyone is out there making horrible comments depending on the charity or the person. Some is not all.

Edited by Insurrection, 17 March 2011 - 04:49 AM.

[ciardha]

Seriously, like one of them is about sending a text to donate $10 and half the comments are about how Japan didn't help us during Katrina/911 or how Japan is a filthy rich country. Half of those negative comments look pretty racial too.

Shows how ignorant they are too, many Japanese people did send donations to the Red Cross, etc...after both happened. Someone should post that there.

[Insurrection]

Reuters: Japan nuclear operator -- Do not know what caused explosion at Fukushima Daiichi plant reactor no.4 as there was water in fuel pool

Okay, first, the US NRC said there was no water. What about the water from the Helo and the Fire Trucks.

Second, Wait...What explosion? I didn't hear anything about an explosion in Reactor 4. Only fires.

And why is the US evacuation zone further then the Japanese Evacuation zone?

The US Government and the Japanese Government are saying really different things right now. That's big. Who do you trust right now?


The US is showing increasing Alarm in Japan:

http://www.reuters.c...E72C2UW20110317

Edited by Insurrection, 17 March 2011 - 05:18 AM.

[Kyuudaime]

Don't let it get to you. The internet can be a dumping ground for people to say stupid s**t. I saw on youtube a video of some girl saying how she and her church rejoiced when the earthquake and tsunami in Japan happened, because it demonstrated to atheists that God did exist and he proved it by "grabbing Japan by it's shoulders and saying 'I'm here!'". That was the first 2 minutes and that was all I cared to watch. I briefly considered posting it on here, but I figured it was just a waste of bandwith(I should also add that video's dislikes outnumbered the likes, by a long shot!). I'm sure if you're really curious you can find it, but I promise you will want to slap that *****

Oh man, you saying this made me look for it. And I'm watching it.
All I'll say is this chick will have a breakdown if her beliefs don't happen.

[dl316bh]

Has anyone else read some comments on donation pages on Facebook or anything like that?
The comments are seriously atrocious.

Rule to live by: Never, ever read comments on serious topics.

Guaranteed you will see the absolute bottom of the barrel turn up there to say whatever disgusting prejudice or moronic opinion they have. Those sort of things seem to attract the dregs and negativity, no matter what the topic, much less a disaster in a foreign country. They're also irrelevant; they have nothing better to do than rubberneck a disaster like this and laugh at others misfortunes, which just shows to all those reading how low a life form they are.

The term my grandfather would have used is "Waste of Humanity".

Think more about the positive. If nothing else, it seems like far more people sympathize with Japan and feel bad for them. I've seen so many well wishes going out that it's not even funny. Even some of our American comic creators are starting to band together a bit to get money raised for charities for Japan (this is actually something the American comic scene does a lot, as it's not uncommon to see them raise money for good causes).

People care. You just have to keep in mind that, no matter what, someone out there is going to be happy about it and say disgusting things. People are as capable of cruelty and heartlessness as we are of love and empathy. If you lose sight of that - and the fact that the people rejoicing or being racist isn't a majority - comment sections and the like can be very depressing.

The US Government and the Japanese Government are saying really different things right now. That's big. Who do you trust right now?

Sounds like a breakdown of communication to me; it's just a matter of who's the one with the wrong information.

I saw on youtube a video of some girl saying how she and her church rejoiced when the earthquake and tsunami in Japan happened, because it demonstrated to atheists that God did exist and he proved it by "grabbing Japan by it's shoulders and saying 'I'm here!'".

You'd think they'd never seen a natural disaster before; but then, the religious fanatics tend to equate even the smallest thing with "God", so... not shocked.

[RyrineaHaruno]

Apparently Japan know begins air drop on the reactors that have gone in to melt down mode.

http://news.yahoo.co...wpphu-container

[Nate River]

In all honesty, I'm not trusting the Japanese government to be forthcoming about what's going wrong. The fact that their own political process seems even more corrupt than ours and combined with a culture that doesn't exactly take well to mistakes/shame mentality and hesitant to admit mistakes (to say the least) gives me reason to believe the prime minister and whoever else is in charge is trying to cover up their own asses. The US government COULD be exaggerating/giving faulty information, but I don't see a motive for that in this situation. I just hope even if their lying, they CAN get everything under control.

Faulty? Dunno. If they exaggerated the motivation would be CYA. If they say there is nothing to worry about and radiation does make it over or someone does get sick, they'll turn to the administration that told them not to worry and ask "What the hell?"

[Chivalrysae]

I don't think this has been posted yet. But it brings up a good point about all the pets in Japan that are either separated from their owners or abandoned in the aftermath of the Earthquake/Tsunami. I remember there being rescues in Post-Katrina of pets. Some were brought to Texas.

It's good to know these two were saved.

Dog survives and stays with ailing friend

[Sakura Blossoms]

The US West Coast is worried about radiation plumes. There are so many conflicting reports though. Some say worry, others say the radiation that will float over California will be minimal:

http://news.yahoo.co...iation_monitors

[ciardha]

I don't think this has been posted yet. But it brings up a good point about all the pets in Japan that are either separated from their owners or abandoned in the aftermath of the Earthquake/Tsunami. I remember there being rescues in Post-Katrina of pets. Some were brought to Texas.

It's good to know these two were saved.

Dog survives and stays with ailing friend

Yeah I saw that on CNN last night, made my eyes tear up, I was so relieved to hear they'd been rescued and were receiving treatment. It sounds like they split them up though to receive treatment, I hope they are reunited soon.