No threads about Typhoon Haiyan?

[i-need-a-martini]

Perhaps I've missed it.

But just in case I haven't, what horrific devastation our neighbours have suffered. Aside from the dead and missing, to see so many people homeless and without basics like water and edible food is heartbreaking.

News like this makes me so much more grateful for the safety a country like Australia offers.

[i-need-a-martini]

Meant to add a link:

http://www.smh.com.au/world/philippine-rescuers-overwhelmed-by-disaster-20131111-2xc4p.html

[j*oono]

No thread Martini so here is one.  Oh, Donna started and donations one somewhere.  We were discussing it on the RT thread this afternoon but it deserves it's own thread.  

It is just horrifying what those poor people are going through.  It has weakened some and Vietnam has done a massive evacuation of coastal areas so I hope they will not be too badly hit.

[the_bob_delusion]

Yeah, massive news that and nothing here. I feel like there's a dumbing down on many things here on the forum. 

[icyfroth]

It's devastating! 10.000 lives lost, and that's just for starters!

The enormity of it is hard to comprehend, hence no comment, I guess.

'The storm was unprecedented'

Super typhoon Haiyan that tore through the Philippines  at the weekend was nothing like storm chaser James Reynolds had ever seen  before

[i-need-a-martini]

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@icyfroth wrote:

The enormity of it is hard to comprehend, hence no comment, I guess.

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Not being critical of your comment personally icy. And I am about to take your comment out of context so apologies in advance -

Why would people not comment because they can't comprehend the enormity of it?

We've commented on lots of trivial stuff today. 

How is it that we can 'feel' the pain of an artist that nails his testicles to the floor in Russia but have no comment to make on horrendous news right on our door step?

[donnashuggy]

Apparently charitable threads are a no go zone I was actually interested in who are the best charities to donate to.

[the_bob_delusion]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

The enormity of it is hard to comprehend, hence no comment, I guess.

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Not being critical of your comment personally icy. And I am about to take your comment out of context so apologies in advance -

Why would people not comment because they can't comprehend the enormity of it?

We've commented on lots of trivial stuff today. 

How is it that we can 'feel' the pain of an artist that nails his testicles to the floor in Russia but have no comment to make on horrendous news right on our door step?

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Tre Harsh.  Well, you can't exactly say you know how they feel because you've never been thru something like that. And if you do you'd just come across as pompous. 

[i-need-a-martini]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Apparently charitable threads are a no go zone I was actually interested in who are the best charities to donate to.

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I don't know either Donna.

Unicef had a Childrens Appeal that I wanted to donate to but their website links haven't been operational. Not sure if it is because they have been inundated or if they just haven't had time to set it up yet.

[i-need-a-martini]

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@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

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Tre Harsh.  Well, you can't exactly say you know how they feel because you've never been thru something like that. And if you do you'd just come across as pompous. 

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So how many people would know how it feels to have their testicles nailed to the floor?

Of course you wouldn't know how those in the Philipines would be feeling.

But we can empathise with them by imagining what it must be like to lose your family. Or to have your home/street/village wiped off the map. Or imagine how desperate you would be if your children are thirsty and hungry and there is nothing you can do to help them.

It's not pompous to visualise if it were you rather than someone else.