9/11 vs. Tsunami 04

[Mag]

The people, among the media has made a big fuss about the 9/11 attack (about 5000 died) compare to the Tsunami that just occured recently (more than 140,000+ died), just because those 140,000 victims isn't americans doesn't mean we wouldn't care as much.

[L.S.D]

I wonder what tight control America will introduce due to this tsunami

[taratata]

9/11 was far worse, because it happened on US land.

[OverlordMondo]

The thing is, 9/11 was a "terrorist" attack, not a work of nature. Nature can't be stopped, but when a country is under attack, the citizens want someone to fix it.

[Mag]

I say the U.S should go beyond the limits and bomb God for the cause of this.

[taratata]

I say the U.S should go beyond the limits and bomb God for the cause of this.

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Or bomb Iran, as it is well-known that Iran and God design evil schemes together.

[OverlordMondo]

I say the U.S should go beyond the limits and bomb God for the cause of this.

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I fully support that. I'm sick of God oppressing us humans just because he's omnipotent. Who made HIM God anyway? I didn't vote for him.

[Gryph]

Huh? About 3000 people died at WTC I think. I think the media is doing quite a bit coverage of the tsunami and I remember hearing some journalists say "there is a parallel to the sorrow seen here and 9/11" multiple times. Hell, American citizens have donated somewhere around $200 million so that shows they care.

[sf2_ryu]

yeah i think that the 9/11 attacks where worse then the tsunami. I mean they were both very horrible. but i think that the plane crashes was kinda worse tho

[Junior Chillage]

The people, among the media has made a big fuss about the 9/11 attack (about 5000 died) compare to the Tsunami that just occured recently (more than 140,000+ died), just because those 140,000 victims isn't americans doesn't mean we wouldn't care as much.

Every Dutch channel was raising money on television today, and supporting found raising events. I believe those actions have already paid off, literaly.

[Gryph]

Well since some are saying which one they feel is worse, I'll chime in too. I think this tsunami is worse since it has done much more damage both physically and emotionally. Many of the people hit had little or nothing besides their families and that was taken away too. Also, about a 1/3 of the victims (or so I read sometime last week) were children so that's terrible.

 

Also, worldwide tsunami relief has reached $3 billion which is awesome.

[Inky]

to compare or contrast both events is sickining, both were horrible, both will leave scars for years to come.

[BoomBa_GoosE]

both events are of course very tragic. but just bc 9/11 was an American thing doesnt mean it gets more coverage and more attention. i can be anti-american sometime, and i live in LA, but this isnt a matter of American or not. 9/11 was a mass murder to those in the planes, the buidlings, and to the familes state of mind. it was pushed by politics and it drove people to the point where they had to do sumthin drastic.

 

the tsunami was a natural disaster and man it is a sad thing. no one is at fault for what happend. an act of nature is the one thing we all cant help im glad that the money given to the relief has been so great...though we all kno its not enough, A LOT of money has been given. ive yet to open my check book, but i will...

[Elazul Yagami]

1- relief efforts have been made EVERYWHERE.

 

2- it's not getting the same emotion cause it's not a human attack (could be if you like conspiracy theories)

 

3- i don't mean to be skeptical and crap, but considering the number is NO WHERE near the 500,000 deaths caused in iraq by the sanctions, i wonder who's surprised.

[Sultan]

Sure, you could say this disaster is getting less coverage in the US than 9/11, and that's understandable. But is it true for the rest of the world? I'd say its probably even, or getting more coverage because the effects of the tsunami are more long-lasting.

 

Also, if you just want to compare by how many people died, then this event's coverage should be dwarfed by worldwide epidemics such as malaria and AIDS, both of which kill far more people in the world every month than have died in the tsunami and 9/11 combined.