tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post4429405885664331950..comments2023-12-25T08:31:01.586+00:00Comments on Holli's ramblings: Haiti RantThe pale observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01597175124251218057noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-52332953582789364802010-01-23T01:11:20.453+00:002010-01-23T01:11:20.453+00:00The nations who have the power and influence to se...The nations who have the power and influence to see to it that developing nations have the support and guidance they need have no incentive to do so. None of them want more competition for their standing in the world. <br /><br />Love your blog.<br />And thanks for checking out mine!Alexsandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334084136447901888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-80033523366817156432010-01-21T04:35:10.712+00:002010-01-21T04:35:10.712+00:00I feel their pain. I hope they will get all the he...I feel their pain. I hope they will get all the help they need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-12225021655215938422010-01-19T15:24:29.585+00:002010-01-19T15:24:29.585+00:00Hi, Holli.
I couldn't agree more. While I don...Hi, Holli.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more. While I don't have a ton to give, I did donate $20.00 and I keep thinking that if EVERYONE donated even $5.00 -- that's GOLD to these people who are in such need.<br /><br />I feel the same way when I fundraise every year for the 'MS Society' -- it's slow going this year (with the economy) but, again, I think the same thing -- if EVERYONE on my donor list donated even $5.00 (which is a lot for many people, I know) we could do some real good with that.<br /><br />Blessings having the conviction to live your life doing for others.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my blog and for becoming a follower.<br /><br />Peace and serenity,<br />~Jo<br />'The End Of The Rainbow: Life After Bankruptcy.'Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169505163290328224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-48839982074059264312010-01-19T08:06:37.038+00:002010-01-19T08:06:37.038+00:00What a balanced viewpoint. Great post. If only the...What a balanced viewpoint. Great post. If only the press had this viewpoint.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664242984148886143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-83391822733711215752010-01-19T07:16:47.754+00:002010-01-19T07:16:47.754+00:00The sad truth is that you are so right. Your post...The sad truth is that you are so right. Your post is one that I will read again and again today... and one that will stay with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-46764751865035385592010-01-19T01:47:00.828+00:002010-01-19T01:47:00.828+00:00Thanks for writing this. I can't help but wond...Thanks for writing this. I can't help but wonder if Haiti doesn't hold up an example of the future for more of us than would want to admit. Theft of resources can only intensify as those resources become more scarce. Look at the oil hording that went on during the 2007-2008 spike while simultaneously we failed to produce enough food to feed everyone for the first time in decades.<br /><br />I've got a lot more to say on the subject, but I'll leave it at this: I've made my donation to the Red Cross and I'll hope that it finds its way to those in need.Michaelhttp://emuu.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-78238460185670176992010-01-19T00:25:46.657+00:002010-01-19T00:25:46.657+00:00I feel your frustration. To be honest, one of my r...I feel your frustration. To be honest, one of my reactions was "Shoot, I can't expect people to donate to my little Ghana school with this going on". And, I am ashamed that this amount of attention wasn't given to the earthquake in Pakistan a few years ago - even as people knew that the following winter would be fatal for many of the people. And of course, it was in Pakistan.<br />Having said all that, the situation is dire. A friend's family runs a hospital in P-au-Prince and all they are doing at the moment is amputations. I think because it is so close to the US and offers realtively easy access, there's a lot of coverage.<br />At my end, I am trying to teach big, fat, spoiled Westerners, (myself included) that we need to eat less and spend the money on our fellow humans. I'm into shaming people.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-88053100684416969582010-01-18T22:32:28.272+00:002010-01-18T22:32:28.272+00:00Indeed, we cannot ignore corruption whether it hap...Indeed, we cannot ignore corruption whether it happens in Haiti, Accra, Chicago or DC. We cannot ignore it even if it involves well-meaning policemen accepting bribes, lobbyists ensuring the interests of special interest groups in DC or multinationals propping up dictatorships across the globe. But what I am wondering is whether the media focusing on corruption in Haiti right now will really help the situation today as it is in Port au Prince. It is good to think about rebuildin process but what about the bodies, rubble and desperate people slowly starving to death? I've also been thinking; Is it easier for some people to subscribe to the senility-infused ramblings of Rev. Pat Robertson that Haitians brought this upon themselves than to come to terms with the cruelty of it all? Does me spewing vitriol all over Pat Robertson on my blog today offer me some distraction from the real and tragic earthquake reality I'm still trying to get to grips with? Yes.. sadly it does.Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-9836567186835262602010-01-18T22:14:14.712+00:002010-01-18T22:14:14.712+00:00There are a lot of good points in this article. It...There are a lot of good points in this article. It's great that people have been so willing to respond, but what about the before and the after? I feel like it's only a matter of time before something new happens and Haiti is once again forgotten.Ekuahttp://girlunstoppable.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-87739139646470476652010-01-18T22:09:37.297+00:002010-01-18T22:09:37.297+00:00Thanks for writing this post. I agree with Jayne. ...Thanks for writing this post. I agree with Jayne. But like you, I am sad that only an earthquake will bring the cameras and that the media soon will try to shift our attention to the next natural disaster.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-56829945133229447102010-01-18T21:17:44.682+00:002010-01-18T21:17:44.682+00:00Wow - thanks everyone for your insights and commen...Wow - thanks everyone for your insights and comments. Makes me more dedicated to investigate the whole story.<br /><br />I think the answer lies in prevention aid - with strict controls. Instead of playing catch up with disaster relief.<br /><br />And I agree that the media frenzy is approaching disaster porn!!!The pale observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597175124251218057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-48457444947632327322010-01-18T19:06:10.058+00:002010-01-18T19:06:10.058+00:00thanks for your honest take on the situation. than...thanks for your honest take on the situation. thanks for making me think...#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-55716536474202770202010-01-18T17:23:40.651+00:002010-01-18T17:23:40.651+00:00The media loves natural disaster stories. They'...The media loves natural disaster stories. They're simple. You can leave out all the context (in this case the fact that it was the first colonized nation to overthrow their colonizers and then had to pay ridiculous reparations to France, has been meddled with by the US and Canada and others ever since and yes, has corrupt leadership..) and they just boil it down to: big earthquake--thousands dead--world comes to rescue. As a journalist, I know it is essential that the story gets out and people see the destruction so that help does come. But many of the images and insincere journalists thrusting themselves into the chaos are little better than disaster pornography. Ratings are soaring as people are dying...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418878499594438897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-54551586185179987392010-01-18T17:20:55.863+00:002010-01-18T17:20:55.863+00:00You have said all of this very well. A lot of foc...You have said all of this very well. A lot of focus was placed recently on condemning Pat Robertson. He spoke some truthful words that were grossly misinterpreted. If he had said this same thing a month ago, it still would have been true, but would have been ignored by the media. And comparing Haiti to New Orleans is not a very close comparison -- there might be some similarities, but nothing in New Orleans was on the scale that we see in Haiti.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-6805845128392386812010-01-18T16:56:48.345+00:002010-01-18T16:56:48.345+00:00Well said... but the alternative, do nothing, is a...Well said... but the alternative, do nothing, is also unacceptable. History shows that wherever there are humans there will be corruption and those who exploit the weak.injaynesworldhttp://www.injaynesworld.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-36811043103590206452010-01-18T14:40:05.801+00:002010-01-18T14:40:05.801+00:00your insight is so strong! having been born and ra...your insight is so strong! having been born and raised as a child in Africa I know well the political corruption of that country! I believe, in America it is hard to truly grasp how corrupt , corrupt is..when there are NO checks and balances! My heart breaks for the people on Haiti and for the seemingly impossible task of making what was very wrong;right.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680221201312100448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-15749075598674936862010-01-18T14:28:22.117+00:002010-01-18T14:28:22.117+00:00One might say similar things about New Orleans aft...One might say similar things about New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck. Louisiana has a history corruption in politics.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-13830670742140115422010-01-18T14:23:35.760+00:002010-01-18T14:23:35.760+00:00... and we've been habouring one of their '...... and we've been habouring one of their 'finest' . . . Jean-Bertrand Aristide.<br /><br />This newspaper report made me want to gag!<br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_af/af_haiti_aristide<br /><br />I have a serious dislike of politicians!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-66340507786468670272010-01-18T13:32:32.091+00:002010-01-18T13:32:32.091+00:00The scale of corruption in nations such as Haiti a...The scale of corruption in nations such as Haiti and the ease with which it is done, is deeply disturbing. People no longer bat n eyelid, it is consdiered normal and any news of it greeted only by weary sighs of resignation. Why? why don't we care? and like you say, what will happen to all this money being pumped into the country? who is it going to help, really?<br /><br />Which, as i replied to you on my post, is why I believe this ShelterBoxes are the best way to help right now. they are not money and they are being put right into the hands of those that need them by workers of ShelterBox flown in to do just that.<br /><br />As far as the rebuild and the future goes, maybe some good will come of all this death and disaster.Not From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851511451028936152.post-38440220780214043782010-01-18T12:50:42.699+00:002010-01-18T12:50:42.699+00:00I still cringe every time I read that most of the ...I still cringe every time I read that most of the officials have fled the city. Where are the nurses? Doctors? Gone. I wonder what will happen when they start to rebuild? Will they build the same shoddy city all over again? Or will it become like New Orleans...with everyone moving out.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com