Obviously there are people on this planet who do not understand the concept of sarcasm. That was what my first Katrina post was all about, the fact that when there is a natural disaster anywhere in the world, the United States is the first country to offer assistance. We even offered assistance to Iran when they had an earthquake a while back. But, when there is a natural disaster in the United States the rest of the world observes in silence.
The rest of the world sits there with their hands out demanding money form us. The rest of the world envies us our wealth and our power and I'm sure there are many countries who are happy when we get hit with natural disasters. Serves us right.
We are more than capable of handling our own natural disasters, and we do, with no assistance from the rest of the loser nations on this planet. And, because we are capable of doing this, we will probably lose less lives than any other country hit with a hurricane of this magnitude. Think what the death toll would have been in an Asian country. I believe the death toll from Katrina is now around 100. That is tragic. Had it hit a Third World country, the death toll would have been in the thousands and the United States would already have started relief efforts.
Now let's look at some of the comments from losers who do not understand sarcasm.
No offers from the coalition of the willing ? why is that ? Prosper
Prosper is my newest French troll and obviously has no concept of sarcasm. He actually has no concept of any sort of intellectual discourse, either. But then, he is a troll.
Whine whine whine. Local / state government thinks it is too expensive to prepare against some heavy hurricanes and now you want the UN to ride to the rescue? I'll happily support the US in Iraq, but please deal with your little floods yourselves. Daran
We will deal with the floods ourselves and we will do a better job than any other country could do and the last people we want helping out are the bozos from the UN. And as TomR pointed out to Daran, who is from the Netherlands, "the US answered a flood in the Netherlands once. We sent relief in the form of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions to push out a flood of Germans." On the plus side, the Netherlands is helping us out in Iraq.
Posted by denny at August 30, 2005 02:42 PM"Prosper is my newest French troll"
Isn't that redundnant? :)
Posted by: Addison (the other one) on August 30, 2005 03:27 PMDaran is lame.
Michael Medved just promoted Feed the Children on his radio show. They are specifically directing aid to the Katrina disaster. Donations go directly to the distribution of relief aid operations.
The phone number is 888-58-CHILD. I just donated some of my hard-earned money that I could have used to fill up my SUV (damnit Addison).
Since we can't rely on folks like Daran and the rest of the world to return any favors just out of plain kindness, I'll contribute. God bless America.
Posted by: Paul on August 30, 2005 03:36 PMI appreciate the promotion... My question was indeed so serious and so not sarcastic at all. You're too strong denny, i will surrender as soon as i found my white flag (the one each froggy receive from birth gift).
Posted by: Prosper on August 30, 2005 05:33 PMBeen reading this site long enough to recognize the sarcasm. Hope you can handle the return. Sarcasm aside, although the hurricane scores a lot of points on the not-nice scale, it really is a minor thing for a well developed country like the USA.
Where you to agitate against the lack of support in the war on terror, I'd cheer you along all the way. Personally I think the Dutch government is just doing the bare minimum and they should be much more supportive, militairy and especially politically. Not because the USA liberated the Netherlands some 60 years ago (although it counts), but because the cause is just. But hey, our politicians might not get a Christmas card from Jacques Chiraq and where would they be then?
Unfortunately, most people here think that CNN is a right-wing propaganda machine, so usually it feels like being a voice in the desert.
Reading the news, the damage caused by the hurricane seems to be much more extensive than was previously reported here. My condoleances to all who have been hit.
Posted by: Daran on August 31, 2005 07:50 AMWell, when there is a disaster in a developped country, if the country can handle it, nobody help because rich countries are strong enough to repair the damages.
We got cities inundates a lot of time because of the rain making water onrush from the moutains.
It made a lot of damages and it killed tens of people, however we never received anything from you.
And even if it's a smaller disaster than yours, we are a smaller country than yours, it's a matter of scale.
What I said was for:
"when there is a natural disaster in the United States the rest of the world observes in silence"
I am very sorry for those who were hit, I wish you to heal your country quick, a rebuilding is often good for economy, it creates wells and work.
Posted by: Pierce on August 31, 2005 09:27 AMMaybe the one thing France could do : send more troops in Afghanistan (i'm not even sure we have this capability), and so their will be more us-soldiers to go back home to help and repair (or to replace soldiers in Irak who could come back).
Posted by: Prosper on August 31, 2005 10:11 AMOther countries aren't capable of providing the kind of help we provide for ourselves....I still think they are all a**holes for not offering more help... who needs them.
Jesse Jackson should have his butt in this country helping "his people" instead of kissing the ass of Hugo Chavez...and Al Sharpton should be in the South helping out instead of visiting Cindy Sheehan...that is what p***es me off.
If the media doesn't stop reporting on all the looting going on in New Orleans, no one will want to help much. That is bad press and stupidity to focus on low-life, scum-bag criminals doing what they know best...ripping off people...'nuff said.
Posted by: Vicki on August 31, 2005 11:13 AMJust for info - there are many British blogs currently linking to the American Red Cross etc and joining in a Day of the Bloggers on 1st September to raise more money.
Deepest sympathy from over the pond.
Posted by: Dave t on August 31, 2005 09:16 PMDave t
America can always count on the Brits and Aussies.
I guess because our languages are so similar, ha!
Thanks Friend
Posted by: TomR on August 31, 2005 09:38 PMPierce and Prosper - The United States always offers help, even to developed countries. We are the richest country on this planet and we are also the most charitable. It is said that we give less per capita than other countries, but that is just what our gummint gives. We have many private charities that give billions to the rest of the world. Even so, much of the world hates us, mainly because they are envious and jealous of our wealth and power.
Posted by: Denny on August 31, 2005 11:32 PMIt's a fact that much of the world is envious or jealous, but you don't do anything to change this, do you ? A guy from Netherland speak with you, and you talk him to thank you for WWII.
"much of the world hates us" did you say. Are you sure you don't have any responsability in this ? I thought only democrats tried to put the responsability on the others...
about the number of victim, the fact that u'll need help from abroad or not: you should shut your big mouth Denny.
"Think what the death toll would have been in an Asian country. I believe the death toll from Katrina is now around 100. That is tragic. Had it hit a Third World country, the death toll would have been in the thousands and the United States would already have started relief efforts. " . It's pathethic and funny. Let's talk about all this in few days ok?
"The rest of the world sits there with their hands out demanding money form us. The rest of the world envies us our wealth and our power and I'm sure there are many countries who are happy when we get hit with natural disasters. Serves us right."hahaha hihihi!! Putain mais c'est une blague? Man, u talk about loser but guess what? Who are the loser today? And it's getting worse and worse. When I read ur shit, please, let me be happy for u! Yeah?
Bises
Posted by: nick tamère on September 1, 2005 03:53 AMOk, Nick Tamère is a frenchy with a resection of the brain, I'm very sorry for him but please don't think all the French are like that.
When he was a kid his mother droped him too many times on the floor.
By the way "Nick Tamère" means "Fuck Your Mother", I think this guy is a dumbass or a very young guy.
I got a message for him : ferme ta gueule si t'as rien à dire ptit con.
(which means : could you shut the fuck up dumbass, you've got nothing to say)
But you see, this guy is the evidence that anger brings only anger, I'm pretty sure it's because of your french bashing and a lack of thinking that guys like that appear.
French bashing is as stupid as this Frenchman is.
It's always easy to make jokes on somone who's not there to defend himself. But it works in both way.
Discrimination is the worse desease humanity ever got, it might kill it one day.
Posted by: Pierce on September 1, 2005 06:34 AMtu te casses les fesses pour rien et tu en deviens pathétique: tu les fais bien rire.
Apparemment, tu es nouveau sur ce site, tu as pas très bien compris de quoi il s'agit: il n'y a pas de discussion car :
1: tu es français, donc quoi qu'il arrive, c'est mort
2 tu n'es pas américains
tu n'es pas pro-Bush (remarque, qui sait mais en lisant ce blog, tu verras bien en face l'Amérique qui vote Bush :)
Tu ne convaincras personne car ils ne veulent pas etre convaincu. Surtout pas ce gros beauf de Denny.
Alors, lis, instruis toi, engueules, fous la merde pour créer des réactions (c'est tjrs comme l'autre méduse de Denny se prend au sérieux, une sorte de gourou, de prophète.. à roulettes! )
Mais fais pas le mec gentil , le français qu'est pas anti-américain etc... ILS S'EN BRANLENT!!
PS: je ne suis ni con, ni jeune: toi par contre oui, et docile en plus. Ne dis pas non: en lisant ta belle prose enflammée, on peut l'entendre.
Je dirais que tu es encore dans les années d'illusions universelles: Peut-être même de gauche.
Cela dit, pas la peine de se foutre sur la gueule entre gentils français : tu vas te faire latter tout seul et s'en sera fini de tes belles illusions (du type: on peut changer les gens, les amener à plus de tolérances etc.. C'est puéril mon ami Pierce mais bon courage quand même).
Fait tes petit trucs avec eux, essaies de récréer l'allinace franco - americaine (ta qu'as leur dire qu'on les a libéré des anglais avec Lafayette, pas les Galeries, ça devrait les faire bien rire) mais surtout:
CASSES pas du sucre sur mon dos. Un peu de solidarité que diable!
Si tu es pas d'accord avec moi: ignores moi.
Merci
You gonna let Nick use language like that in your house, Denny?
Posted by: Mark on September 1, 2005 06:30 PMC'est la première fois que je lis un truc de convaincant sur ce site Mister Nick, je suis assez dégouté, mais je crois bien ke tu as raison
Posted by: Pierce on September 1, 2005 10:43 PMje v pas m'amuser à foutre la merde, ça leur plairait, g cru un moment qu'il y avai qq chose à faire. COmme tu dis je sui surement un peu tro jeune et gentil, au fait désolé pour le sucre sur ton dos, mais j'avais l'illusion ke tu risquai de détruire un dialogue qui de tte façon ne s'est jamais établi.
Salut Nick et Adieu bande de beaufs.
Comment vous faîtes! Moi, il m'a viré dès le 3ème message. J'avais réussi à avoir des réponses positives de ses copains américains. ça lui a pas plu.
Posted by: Philou on September 1, 2005 10:56 PMBy the way: 20 countries have propsed their help to USA.. include France that have already sent few doctors and firemen and rescuer (secouristes). It also propose to sent 40 more rescuers and material.
By the way 2: The organisation after Katrina look like the one of a 3rd rate countries so far... As I can see on american media...
Bravo!!
As you see, ALL countries in EU want to help you.
GERMANY & FRANCE already sent men.
It's an evidence GERMANY & FRANCE are USA allies, they just don't like USELESS WARS. (and fashist redneck bastards like you).
But they don't want your economy to collapse and they're not jalous or anything else you might use to justify the way you treated them.
To justify that (as usual) you didn't listen to their advice, to justify your disrespect.
Did you know than your german and french boycott hit more USA compagnies than german or french compagnies ?? Because most USA sharer got money invested in german and french compagnies, and a lot of our compagnies belong to americans as you bought them (a french name was marketing for USA compagnies).
And we have a lot of shares in all your compagnies so we get money from you economy as you get money from ours.
If EU economy collapse yours will collapse too and if USA economy collapse ours will too, we are linked , would you want it or not.
Now that you increased the terrorism with a war, now that the weather is getting mad and you keep polluting,
we are ALL gonna pay for it.
Thanks for all dear USA.
The world don't respect those who don't respect the world. Neither do the nature.
love,
FuckYou
Posted by: USA_Is_A_PeaceFucker on September 2, 2005 06:10 AMIn Washington Times (http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050901-090238-2490r.htm) :
Unlike America's strategic reserve, which holds only crude oil, European reserves include tens of millions of barrels of gasoline. Germany, France, Italy and Spain control most of the 52 million barrels of gasoline reserves available throughout the world. Tankers reportedly have been booked to deliver an estimated 3 million barrels of gasoline from European stockpiles
Posted by: Prosper on September 2, 2005 11:09 AMmerci l'Europe!!!
Posted by: ouch on September 5, 2005 04:05 AMyou're welcome
Posted by: Pierce on September 5, 2005 04:15 AM