++ [ originally posted by Seven ] ++
All I'm reading is Americans asking themselves how much they will get now that they're the nation that suffers from a disaster. Please focus on the disaster itself.
We are not exactly stuck in the Superdome or waiting to see what become of our homes...New York, Carolina, Rhode Island, Buffalo are not exactly disaster areas. Apart from send money and water, etc. there is not much more for us to do.
This is a forum and people discuss....when Tsunami's hit...earthquake's hit or floods destroy far away villages the U.S. agencies mobilizes and collects donations in numbers that are quite impressive. When critics pick through the U.S. Foreign Policy they like to highlight U.S.'s stance on "eradicate third world debt" or its "foreign aid". Added to that we have many people living below the poverty line who need help year round and have to grin and bear to watch their nation send billions overseas while not addressing problems at home.
So Guess what..its normal for us to be skeptical now because after years being picked apart and criticized for everything from our consumer habits to our taste in food we want to see just how much of a "shining" examples these other nations will be.
Please don't be-little us with your posts in your arrogant manner...its really insulting.