Hell on Earth has been found!

[purplepopcorn]

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my day has just been ruined. it's just hard to enjoy your life to know that somewhere people are warring fuedally (sp) over things that we take for granted. It's just... sad.

and i'm not saying that it was bad to post this, but we need to know stuff like this happens.

[Problems]

Qreepy:Thank god they're only black people. justkidding!nohardfeelings

Umm, if any of you took the time to enlarge the tiny font on the bottom of his post, you would've known Qreepy wasn't serious.

[Specforces]

INTERNET! SERIOUS BUSINESS!

[Austaph]

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trillobyite, thank you for showing me this. I wouldn't have known anything about it if you hadn't. I never realized how horrible it can actually become in the world. I suppose I've invested far too much faith in humanity, throughout the years. This is terrible, but I'd love to see something good come out of it.

Edit: I am a bit disappointed that the journalist wasn't able to procure a cause for this war. I'd hope something like this wouldn't continue without a purpose.

[ruifio894]

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Why did I read all that?

[MalReynolds]

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Better question: Why do you keep posting?

And PurplePopcorn, sorry to ruin your sheltered life in this microcosm, but shit happens all the time. Prepare to have a lot of days ruined unless you grow a spine and face that fact that the world is not an incredibley happy place.

Mal

[Austaph]

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The happiness we perceive in our world may be proportional to the happiness we perceive in ourselves.

[msbrunnettemickey]

Nothing is like, what it used to be. Everything is so shallow.

[MalReynolds]

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Oh, okay. All those residents of the Congo that are getting slaughtered, it's happy times! Makes me a happy person to lie to myself just because I see the world through beer goggles. Why don't I just start altering my perception so my world doesn't suck so much?

The happiness I percieve is proportional to the happiness I see in others around me, not in the world. In my world. The people I care about deeply. Seeing them happy is key, and although shit is going down on the other side of the globe, I just count my blessings and hope that the people in the Congo, in Iraq, on fuckin' Mars can make a go of it, but I won't let it bring my mood down.

I can't make the entire world happy. I can make my friends happy, and sometimes, that's all that counts.

Mal

[Austaph]

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Mal: I have reason to believe you're missing the point.

Economic collapse isn't something that is perpetually on the other side of the globe. There isn't much between us and hell on earth. Have you ever had a power outage? Did you ever take a moment to stop and wonder what you would do if that power didn't come back on? Without clean water - warm water, even? How long do you think the rations of canned goods would last? How long do you think it would take before the house you live in is worth more as firewood? The last thing the Congo needs is your pity, so don't worry about feeling sorry for anybody. It's not even the Congo so much as it is the reality of existence. American society is sucking on the tit of a dying mother, and the society isn't even to blame. Take the time to think about it, without so much reaction. What would you do?

[Austaph]

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Umm... http://www.politinfo.com/articles/ar...7_21_2027.html... let's check dates before we post.

[nforcer06164]

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For those of you that have not seen Hotel Rwanda, do so. It's an incredibly good docudrama of what has been happening in Rwanda, and the efforts of one Hutu man who sheltered thousands of Tutsis in a hotel he managed. Some of the scenes provide a fairly accurate depiction of exactly how extensive the massacres were. It's almost unbelieveable, even sickening, but ungodly true.

[senate7377]

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I believe that charity starts at home, and before we pour our hearts out to other countriesand societies, we shoudl fix the problems within our own. How effective and credible can you be if you you help someone with problems you ahve of your own? Sure, there si the joint learning aspect, but as Americans we trawl around nad believe we are the best there is. As much as I hate o tadmit it - we aren't. America is a borrowed society. Not that there is a problem with it, so long as we keep it here in our own country. I don't care what happens in Haiti, Rwanda, or the Congo. Im not heartless, but we stuggled and fought for our independance, freedoms, and rights. I feel that oppressed are only oppressed becuase they keep themselves that way. An example would be the black community within the US. In the 60s they stood up and said "we've had enough nad deserve to be treated on an equal level". Now, legally they are. Socially that is a different sotroy and that solidifies my statement of America not being the best there is. The London bombings for instance, after those happened there was not a rash of hate crimes toward the Muslims or anyone Islamic. I saw video of the BBC documentary concerning the bombings and what struck me, was that the white gentleman who was slightly injured walked along side of two Arab children. The were talking about he incident and he did so with zero apprehension. I'll agree that atrocities i nthe world are unfortunate, but there really is nothing you can do about it. There will always be strife, power hunger, bloodshed and poverty; but its relative to its own society. We may feel that the famines in another country are horrid, but to them its normal and they get by...

[nforcer06164]

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Remember that we (Americans) rebelled against the British for independence because of selfish reasons. Taxes were normal and even higher in Britain at the time, and they took care of us in relation to being provided for; we had food, shelter, and protection from invaders. We were ungrateful aggressors, and anyone from a disconnected perspective would have to say it was uncalled for.

Also, there is no way we can ever resolve everything that is totally wrong with our own homeland. Plus, many third-world countries look up to us as their "big brother", the one that can help them get through their problems. We had the resources to talk care of ourselves and prosper... they do not. They NEED the help. And remember, we aren't giving any countries in crisis nearly enough help as they really do need to resolve their problems.