I don't get it. This may sound cruel to some but I deal in reality not 'feel good'.
I really can't understand everyone's urge to donate to Haiti relief. Yes , I saw the earthquake. Yes I saw the devastation. How about the USA ? There are still people living in FEMA trailers in New Orleans because their lives were destroyed by Katrina. If you feel so bad about devastation , lets help our own country! Send them your money. Go help them rebuild their lives and strengthen the USA.
You can go to any mid - or large city and find homeless people living in the street. Is that what they wanted for their lives? Help them - give them your donation. Instead people look down at them.
There are kids in adoption everywhere in our country - but people feel the need to go outside of our country and adopt an ' under privileged' child. The kids in adoption agency's are 'under privileged' !!
We need to focus more time on fixing our own country and paying attention - our government is getting away with everything right under your noses. Go spend an hour at a soup kitchen if you want to donate something. Go through your closets and donate clothes and blankets you never use or where - I'm sure you know where a donation box is.
Do something that will affect your country in a positive way - don't just feel bad and donate $10 to Haiti relief and keep pretending that our country is just fine as is - it's not. We need to help ourselves since nobody is having a telethon for our homeless.
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John, I couldn't agree with you more. You mention so many things that are lacking for so many here in America...I particularly find the want and even more, the need, in New Orleans today appauling. New Orleans doesn't even have a real hospital yet to my understanding.
We've been inundated with requests for aid, and I agree it is needed.
The press coverage too has been over done.
We all hesitate to say these things because it may be taken as uncaring or heartless... but it seems like every news person that is recognizable has flown to Port au Prince to cover the disaster.
I wondered--just how do the displaced in New Orleans feel watching this.
I shouldn't be focusing on New Orleans, because as you point out, poverty and homelessness here and around our own country is rampant.
The adoption issue is another sore point...and you are on target again, John. Every child living in an institution is underprivledged. And we have many right here at home.
It's very sad.
As you point out there are ways in which we all can make a difference right here if we're just open to the possibilities.
Thank you, John!
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