what the hell is wrong with humanity?

yes, I know there's been a good deal of hurricane threads, but damn! after watching cnn and bctv news, I can't believe how dispicable people are in these situations, you'd think somewhere people would pull together and help each other.
instead, I hear that the number of rapes in new orleanes has skyrocketed. apparently mass flooding and death just gets the juices flowing in some people :rolleyes: .
but not just that, the gangs have pretty much taken over, they just interviewed a group of people yesterday who are all living on a rooftop in hiding because they're afraid of being shot in the streets (as has been happening). people have also been shooting at the national guard who's trying to help survivors.
and it's not just the violent people either, they interviewed one guy who was in tears because he had been in the water 8 friggin hours with his dog because all the people in boats refused to pick him up.
there was another group of people stranded in a hotel because they couldn't get transportation, and some other occupants with multiple vehicles packed their cars up with luggage and refused to take anybody because they didnt' want to leave their precious belongings behind.
just goes to show how "civilized" a lot of society is and how far we really have to go in humanity. not one person who pulled any of that above stuff should be allowed to call themselves "christian" or any other faith.
also really makes me think of all the people who think they're so high and mighty and pure, yet put personal belongings above human life. Perhapse us "useless pot smoking hippies" who indulge in the evil marijuana aren't really any worse than the good pure abstinent people. :rolleyes:

p.s. why do all the rolleyes emoticons have to smile?

SHUT UP

just kidding .... yeah it sucks

Amen, man. Some people are fucked up. I said in another thread that we shouldn't judge some of the things these people are doing, like stealing TVs and stuff. But this kind of shit is inexcusable.

Yes, but what do you expect?
Everybody to leave all their belongings behind and get everybody they can that'll fit in there car and leave?

Sadly no.... This isn't a movie or some book..... This is america, hell this is the world, get with it.

Any big city in the world that gets flooded like that, there will be rape, looting, etc. Just how the world and humans work. Nothings wrong with it, its just nature at a low.

Not eveybody has the decency to save a deprived family or kid... And its not a bad thing. They are simply trying to survive like the rest of us but are lucky to have more priveleges, and they will take advantage of it.

Bottom line is, you gotta expect it in the world nowadays. It is very hard to accept it but you have to whether you like it or not. I certainly don't like it, but I can't do anything but donate something to them.

Btw, my hopes and prayers will be with them until they are 100%

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Originally Posted by WeBB15

They are simply trying to survive like the rest of us but are lucky to have more priveleges, and they will take advantage of it.

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Sorrydude, but how the hell is that not a bad thing?

I can understand looting food, dipers, survival stuff, but if you don't have a home what the hell do you need with a t-v the size of a car. some of the suff they take is just stupid and greed. funny how some people act to tragedy. They take it as open season on any thing they can grab.

It just goes to show how fine the line is between acting in a civil manner and acting like animals. Scary.

Man-Kind has not allowed evolution to occur properly, we need to let the dumb people die instead of saving their lives :D

Too many stupid people and nobody to eat them

That's America. A country of conceited fools who only care for themselves.

Not everyone of course but a good many

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Originally Posted by IntrepidS

That's America. A country of conceited fools who only care for themselves.

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That seems a bit Ironic..."THIS COUNTRY SUCKS THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES!!" umm...rofl?! its just like saying that america is a bunch of racist red-necks...you cant critisize something about a country and then use that exact tactic to make fun of them...it just makes you look like a fool.

Not that I like America...I really couldn't care less I just dont like when people critisize america strictly because its America, and you live in Canada so I would just shut up...Canada is just a suburb of America :cool:

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Originally Posted by Killa.Kalli

you cant critisize something about a country and then use that exact tactic to make fun of them

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Please explain this... It doesn't make sense to me. Why can't you do that?

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Originally Posted by im53rebelhipy

I can understand looting food, dipers, survival stuff, but if you don't have a home what the hell do you need with a t-v the size of a car. some of the suff they take is just stupid and greed. funny how some people act to tragedy. They take it as open season on any thing they can grab.

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I'm in no way defending these people, but if you lost everything you own, and you had the option to steal a tv worth thousands of dollars, i'm pretty sure you'd steal one.

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Originally Posted by GHoSToKeR

Please explain this... It doesn't make sense to me. Why can't you do that?

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because its A) A grammatical error B) redundant and C) stupid. How can you make sense of pure redundant behavior? Its like saying "I never eat ice-cream" while your eating ice-cream, same thing works for racism: Oh i hate americans, they are racist bastards -- well your being racist right there so your in the same boat. Works for government: America is the land of the free; Now abide by the law or you go to jail -- not so free. see where im going with this?

pretty simply put you cant critisize something and then imitate it.

But he wasn't imitating anything. He was saying that Americans are, and I quote, "A country of conceited fools who only care for themselves.". He hasn't contributed anything else to this thread so how can he be contradicting himself?

And anyway, a contradiction is not a grammatical error.

He said America is full of conceited fools (ok thats an OPINION) who only care for themselves (now that is an assumption)

He lives in canada and obviously doesnt care about any country except Canada most especially America, so by saying Country A doesnt care about Country C and living within Country C and 'attacking' Country A he has indeed contradicted himself. Now I cant help that your head is thicker than concrete bro, I wish I could but I cant :cool:

<you are correct, contradiction is an opposition of ideas or forces; Not a grammatical error>

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Originally Posted by Killa.Kali

He lives in canada and obviously doesnt care about any country except Canada most especially America, so by saying Country A doesnt care about Country C and living within Country C and 'attacking' Country A he has indeed contradicted himself.

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I could continue this ever so intellectual colloquy with you but I can't be assed because, well, frankly you don't know what you're talking about, and neither do I.

I was out having a smoke and I thought of only one simple way of putting it and if you dont get it oh well might as well give it a shot. basically the reason the statement is redundant/contradictory is because it is disctimination against discrimination. whatever doesnt matter still doesnt make sense but oh well the world is filled with life and with life comes conflict.

After the Asian Tsunami I don't think this sort of thing happened, did it?

I can understand stealing food, I mean how can you pay if the shops are closed and no ATMs to get your money out? But stealing TVs, furniture, and one woman on TV said even babies were raped (bbc news website video footage), is just crazy. I wouldn't describe the situation as anarchy, but chaotic.

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Originally Posted by luffy

After the Asian Tsunami I don't think this sort of thing happened, did it?

I can understand stealing food, I mean how can you pay if the shops are closed and no ATMs to get your money out? But stealing TVs, furniture, and one woman on TV said even babies were raped (bbc news website video footage), is just crazy. I wouldn't describe the situation as anarchy, but chaotic.

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the only explanation i can think of is that people who steal big t.v.'s and such have lost a crap-load, such as their house, vehicles, all personal belongings, and may sometimes not have insurance. however, I'm not making excuses for them, just considering one possibility (for some) .


p.s. all americans are racists who make ignorant generalizations about entire groups of people! ;)

these people are distraught.
they just lost everything and you expect them to just be okay with it and pull together...especially in louisiana; a very hateful state.
i understand what they should have done, but also understand why they're doing what they do.
i heard in houston there was this guy who had supplies loaded in the back of his truck for the victims of the hurricane who were arriving at the astrodome - some guy stole the truck with supplies and drove off.
i hope the crime rate doesn't increase in houston more than it already is because of the people from louisiana, otherwise these houston boys are going to have show who's the boss in texas.

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Originally Posted by Killa.Kali

Man-Kind has not allowed evolution to occur properly, we need to let the dumb people die instead of saving their lives :D

Too many stupid people and nobody to eat them

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LMAO Killa I think you could be right :D

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Originally Posted by IntrepidS

That's America. A country of conceited fools who only care for themselves.

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How many times did the fools save Europe giving the lives of their youth?
Forget about that?

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Originally Posted by Killa.Kali

That seems a bit Ironic..."THIS COUNTRY SUCKS THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES!!" umm...rofl?! its just like saying that america is a bunch of racist red-necks...you cant critisize something about a country and then use that exact tactic to make fun of them...it just makes you look like a fool.

Not that I like America...I really couldn't care less I just dont like when people critisize america strictly because its America, and you live in Canada so I would just shut up...Canada is just a suburb of America :cool:

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DUDE! Not my fault I couldn't edit my post after 5 minutes of posting it. I meant to say that of course not all of them are, but a good many are. I'm not one to generalize like that.

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Originally Posted by Marko123

How many times did the fools save Europe giving the lives of their youth?
Forget about that?

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Okay. America is WWII was just about the only (or one of the only) wars that America should have actually faught in. But dude, let me remind you that America only joined the war efforts after being attacked by the Japanese. If that hadn't happened, they might have never invaded the beaches of Normandy. 6 million of my people were killed before America even did a damn thing. Not only that, but they practically made a killing off of WWII in the arms trade business. It wouldn't surprise me if part of the reason America joined was for their own economic interests, but of course I wouldn't base too much on that.

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Originally Posted by Killa.Kali

He said America is full of conceited fools (ok thats an OPINION) who only care for themselves (now that is an assumption)

He lives in canada and obviously doesnt care about any country except Canada most especially America, so by saying Country A doesnt care about Country C and living within Country C and 'attacking' Country A he has indeed contradicted himself. Now I cant help that your head is thicker than concrete bro, I wish I could but I cant :cool:

<you are correct, contradiction is an opposition of ideas or forces; Not a grammatical error>

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Dude that makes me sick. Canada is the target of many American insults and negative comments. You guys don't think much of us but we think even less of you. Sure we're not as wealthy, but we also don't have thousands of people killing each other every year. We also don't deprive half our population of health care, and we don't get involved in business that isn't ours. Our government is concerned with helping our people, your government is concerned with making money and telling people how to live. It's not our fault that we are so economically dependant on America. Part of that is because of some ridiculous laws that your government has made, that unfortunately no one had the balls to oppose.

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Okay. America is WWII was just about the only (or one of the only) wars that America should have actually faught in. But dude, let me remind you that America only joined the war efforts after being attacked by the Japanese. If that hadn't happened, they might have never invaded the beaches of Normandy. 6 million of my people were killed before America even did a damn thing. Not only that, but they practically made a killing off of WWII in the arms trade business. It wouldn't surprise me if part of the reason America joined was for their own economic interests, but of course I wouldn't base too much on that.

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read your history man.

1. America and Britian were not long ago big enemies, and America broke off from them through a war. what is their inclination to help them out now?

2. The only reason the US was the last to join, as so many bitch at them for, was because they were the only ones not under direct threat from the nazi's. I really wonder how many of the european nations would have fought in the war if they weren't being directly attacked, or saw that they were innevitably going to be invaded. you should be gratefull they even helped out in a war that they had no obligation to join.

3. the US sent England 50 destroyers to help out long before they joined the war, and told them they can pay it back after the war was over, and not with a constricting deadline.

4. "they only attacked because the Japanese bombed pearl harbour" is a pretty weak and simplistic argument. The Japanese wanted to invade the Chinese province of Manchuria, and the US told them they would face retaliation from america if they did so. that's the reason Japan attacked the US first, because they wanted to invade and the US was protecting them from aggression. also another reason not to jump into the European conflict when they had impending war with Japan looming.

5. The US still sent tons of supplies to help out before joining combat. If you argue doing so was only to make profit, then you're just bashing america no matter what they do. if they didnt' help out, people would chew them out for not helping, if they do help out it's just to make profit. it's lose/lose in the worlds eyes no matter what they do.

if you're going to bash somebody for past events, know what you're talking about (as so many people need to do).

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Originally Posted by IntrepidS

DUDE! Not my fault I couldn't edit my post after 5 minutes of posting it. I meant to say that of course not all of them are, but a good many are. I'm not one to generalize like that.

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Ok :p

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Dude that makes me sick. Canada is the target of many American insults and negative comments. You guys don't think much of us but we think even less of you. Sure we're not as wealthy, but we also don't have thousands of people killing each other every year. We also don't deprive half our population of health care, and we don't get involved in business that isn't ours. Our government is concerned with helping our people, your government is concerned with making money and telling people how to live. It's not our fault that we are so economically dependant on America. Part of that is because of some ridiculous laws that your government has made, that unfortunately no one had the balls to oppose.

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I dont think anything of you, honestly I was kidding, I dont 'hate' canada, I dont 'like' America, I just dont give a shit :cool: people fight too damn much, no not everyone is equal but none of us are 'better' than the other.

Money and wealthiness have no validity, money is fake and all it does is create conflict.

People are killed everyday in every country on earth, if more people kill eachother in America than Canada GOOD!! that means were doing are part on keeping the Human population down while your health care system is saving worthless lives of crack whores and vagrant bums who do nothing.

Im glad America denies illegal immigrants health care. They have no right to come into the country I live in and step ahead of me in line when I was there first and most especially when they are using welfare to do it -- fuck them, if you are so heart-broken to hear that America denied them, maybe Canada should take every border hoping spick into open arms :D we'll see how well your crime rates do and how great your free health care is then ;)

If you dont like America's laws that somehow effect you (although I have never heard that argument before, kinda sounds like bullshit) then oppose them, shit I'll stand next to you and fight it if it makes you feel better :)

The American system of government was STARTED with a good idea, and a sound purpose. I am not happy that over time it has turned into a bunch of crooked power hogs. I never said that was the right thing to do and I never said I approved of it. But you dont need to go thrashing America's flaws, everyone and everything has flaws and we cant change that. Why are you so mad at America? please enlighten me Oh mighty enlightener :cool: you dont live here, you are not effected by my government or laws (that Im aware of) so why do you talk so much shit? do you even know what your arguing for?

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Originally Posted by IntrepidS

Dude that makes me sick. Canada is the target of many American insults and negative comments. You guys don't think much of us but we think even less of you.

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I'm proud that I'm 25% Canadian, anything to get me closer to Avril Lavigne.
But, I've only been to Ottowa once.

Avril Lavigne is my dream chick. Get the fuck away from her! :p :D

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Originally Posted by IntrepidS

Okay. America is WWII was just about the only (or one of the only) wars that America should have actually faught in. But dude, let me remind you that America only joined the war efforts after being attacked by the Japanese. If that hadn't happened, they might have never invaded the beaches of Normandy. 6 million of my people were killed before America even did a damn thing. Not only that, but they practically made a killing off of WWII in the arms trade business. It wouldn't surprise me if part of the reason America joined was for their own economic interests, but of course I wouldn't base too much on that.

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Lool up the lend lease program with England. P.S. your avatar sux!