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Or they simply could have been trying to get some children to where they'd be better taken care of.
The same logic we used in this country to take native kids from their parents and put them into church run residential schools.
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Or they simply could have been trying to get some children to where they'd be better taken care of.
The same logic we used in this country to take native kids from their parents and put them into church run residential schools.
sure, but good intentions can be assumed and we can still disagree with the results on occasion - take good honest liberals - most mean well, they just don't think about the consequences of their mis-placed good intentions......
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Or they simply could have been trying to get some children to where they'd be better taken care of.
The same logic we used in this country to take native kids from their parents and put them into church run residential schools.
I was unaware of any earthquakes destroying entire cities in the US recently. But if you want that to be your argument . . . go for it. Further, if the kids are orphans, I think the presumption probably ought to be that their parents aren't around. I realize that some of the kids are saying they have parents, but . . . I also realize that some of the kids may be in shock and wishfully thinking.
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I was unaware of any earthquakes destroying entire cities in the US recently. But if you want that to be your argument . . . go for it. Further, if the kids are orphans, I think the presumption probably ought to be that their parents aren't around. I realize that some of the kids are saying they have parents, but . . . I also realize that some of the kids may be in shock and wishfully thinking.
See that's the thing with comparisons. They are not exactly the same situation in every detail, only in some. In this case it was the desire of the do gooders to decide that they know what's best for others and act without community involvement. It doesn't really have anything to do with tectonic plates.
The assumption that these kids are orphans is something the government has steadfastly not been willing to do without evidence.
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I think we can both agree on a couple of things at the very least;
1) Haiti is fucked up.
2) Kids in Haiti need help desperately.
3) It's generally a good thing to give help to those that might otherwise die.
I'm absolutely not saying mistakes might not have been made, but from my first response in this thread all I've really been saying is give the people the benefit of the doubt here first and get the facts before you condemn them as trying to do something horrible.
FFS, this entire thread basically proves a point that I've been stating for years; "If you stood on a street corner and gave out $20 bills - SOMEBODY would bitch about it."
1) Haiti is fucked up.
2) Kids in Haiti need help desperately.
3) It's generally a good thing to give help to those that might otherwise die.
I'm absolutely not saying mistakes might not have been made, but from my first response in this thread all I've really been saying is give the people the benefit of the doubt here first and get the facts before you condemn them as trying to do something horrible.
FFS, this entire thread basically proves a point that I've been stating for years; "If you stood on a street corner and gave out $20 bills - SOMEBODY would bitch about it."
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Or they simply could have been trying to get some children to where they'd be better taken care of.
The same logic we used in this country to take native kids from their parents and put them into church run residential schools.
sure, but good intentions can be assumed and we can still disagree with the results on occasion - take good honest liberals - most mean well, they just don't think about the consequences of their mis-placed good intentions......
Uh.. DUDE... I am thinking that a baptist church based group from Idaho that is involved in this fiasco.. cant be labeled with your favorite buggaboo label....
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as an example for comparison it works
it really is terrible of me to assume that most liberals (and all people for that matter) really have good intentions
therefore, "good honest" liberals is a TERRIBLE characterization and slam to all the other self gratifying evil ones - so sorry
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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants
it really is terrible of me to assume that most liberals (and all people for that matter) really have good intentions
therefore, "good honest" liberals is a TERRIBLE characterization and slam to all the other self gratifying evil ones - so sorry
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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants
Or they simply could have been trying to get some children to where they'd be better taken care of. Try not to be so cynical when it comes to people trying to help kids in a situation that is as fucked up as Haiti currently is.
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