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WastelandCowboy 06/14/17 5:01:19 PM #1: |
https://weather.com/news/news/bangladesh-mudslides-monsoon-season
At least 140 people were killed in landslides that struck southeastern Bangladesh following heavy rainfall, officials said Wednesday. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WastelandCowboy 06/14/17 10:32:54 PM #2: |
Bump?
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Zeus 06/14/17 11:47:21 PM #3: |
WastelandCowboy posted...
Bump? Meh. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WastelandCowboy 06/15/17 9:47:33 PM #4: |
More people need to know about this.
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deoxxys 06/15/17 10:08:42 PM #5: |
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IAmNowGone 06/15/17 10:16:04 PM #6: |
if it aint the west we gon let it rest
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Aaantlion 06/15/17 10:19:58 PM #7: |
WastelandCowboy posted...
More people need to know about this. While it's a tragedy, it's not necessarily a relatable one so fewer people are going to be interested. Apartment fires are always a big thing because most people know at least one person who lives in an apartment, but mudslides aren't as big of a threat in first-world nations. Honestly, there many mass casualty environment issues each year just like this but most people barely note or remember them and, honestly, it'd be hard to keep track. There's too much suffering in the world for anybody to keep track. --- (\/)(\/)|-| ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WastelandCowboy 06/15/17 10:37:36 PM #8: |
Aaantlion posted...
WastelandCowboy posted...More people need to know about this. People may not remember all the "mass casualty environment issues", but they sure as hell remember issues that didn't directly affect them, but were within their own country because god-be-damned if they'll forget 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Japan earthquake/tsunami, the Colorado shootings, George Zimmerman, etc. People like to nitpick what they care about because they only care about if it affects people of their own political affiliation, religion, race, ethnicity, etc. They couldn't give two shits if a couple hundred people died in some third-world country or of a minority. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aaantlion 06/16/17 1:35:01 AM #9: |
WastelandCowboy posted...
Aaantlion posted...WastelandCowboy posted...More people need to know about this. 9/11 excluded, people remember the other things because they get coverage from time to time. If you're being reminded that this happened, you're going to remember it. And, 9/11 excluded, people tend to remember stuff that happens in their own nation better. You phrase it in a quasi-sinister manner but, in all likelihood, the 140 killed by a mudslide in... umm.. damn, I needed to check the topic title already. At any rate, the people in Bangladesh will probably remember the 140, but nobody there will remember Katrina and, in all likelihood, not many people will remember Katrina in the US in another 20 years either. After all, Americans are already forgetting Hurricane Andrew because we've had numerous hurricanes since then. Likewise, Kip Kinkel made headlines but was later completely overshadowed by Columbine, Aurora, Sandy Hook, etc. There's always some new disaster around the corner. However, it's worth noting that a country with similar problems will more likely remember certain problems happening elsewhere -- such as the apartment fire in London, the hotel fire in Dubai, etc; or London's subway bombing, France's multiple attacks, 9/11, etc (although, honestly speaking, 9/11 is one of those major events that's going to stay in peoples' minds for the next 50 years unless it gets overshadowed by a nuke going off in NYC). Problems you can't relate to are less likely to get remembered, largely because of the transitive property where recalling one event helps you remember others. Also, amusingly enough, when I googled Bangladesh, the first results had nothing to do with the mudslide but instead some sports victory. All of which is bearing in mind that I'm not trivializing the disaster itself, only why the reaction is going to be lower. Doubly so because there's not much you can directly blame. In a terror attack, you can point at terrorists. With the Flint water crisis, you can point at officials who didn't act fast enough. Katrina brought up infrastructure issues. I'm not even sure you can blame global warming for this one because that region has always had heavy rains iirc. --- (\/)(\/)|-| ... Copied to Clipboard!
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