davidylan:

The Americans here make me laugh . . . i thought Bush and FEMA were at fault for Katrina? Why are you not holding the Haitian government responsible for neglecting their citizens? I wonder why you werent all soliciting for donations during Katrina.

omi tutu:

I do wonder IF Nigerians will be this sympathetic to our own if we had a disaster like this so.
This outpour really begs the question.

davidylan:

Haiti has always been ruled by a corrupt dictatorship. It isnt about not having money . . . they get direct aid from the US government . . . where does it all go? building palaces while the people go without food?

Yeah we can all just donate more aid.

davidylan:

Dont mind them . . . 80% of Nigerians live below the poverty line. I guess they are waiting for an earthquake before they wake up to the reality that Nigeria is no better than Haiti afterall.

Hypocrites.

davidylan:

Dont mind them . . . 80% of Nigerians live below the poverty line. I guess they are waiting for an earthquake before they wake up to the reality that Nigeria is no better than Haiti afterall.

Hypocrites.

SeanT21:

Yes but we can not let these people suffer b/c of their silly government.

spikedcylinder:


There's absolutely nothing wrong with helping and donating what they can but a lot of all these people might not bat a lid if this quake was home grown.
That's what boggles me.
Right now, if I have spare cash, I will donate to people who need it here. If someone in Naija needed surgery or something and it made front page on nl, they'll call it scam.

platinumnk:

Real people help their own and others

Real people can afford to help one at a time. Real people will choose that close to home. Real people are not hypocrites who donate for international recognition or whatever kind recognition they so crave.

davidylan:

Dont mind them . . . 80% of Nigerians live below the poverty line. I guess they are waiting for an earthquake before they wake up to the reality that Nigeria is no better than Haiti afterall.

Hypocrites.

davidylan:

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If UK experienced an 8.0 earthquake, they WILL survive WITHOUT aid because as a society they are well prepared to deal with such.

spikedcylinder:


Real people can afford to help one at a time. Real people will choose that close to home. Real people are not hypocrites who donate for international recognition or whatever kind recognition they so crave.

SeanT21:

@ Plat

Don't U live in Lousiana?? How did U manage with Katrina?

Pifa:


@davidylan

Obviously, you have absolutely no idea what a magnitude 8.0 earthquake is. An 8.0 will release 30 times more energy than the 7.0 in Haiti released. If the epicenter is close to the surface, and to a densely-populated area such as London, the resulting devastation and loss of life will be unimaginable. And yes, the UK will need the help of its EU neighbors to pull out of such a disaster.

Even in earthquake-experienced California, where buildings are designed to strict seismic codes, an 8.0 will overwhelm the state's capacity to cope.

How much education have you had, davidylan?

platinumnk:

One at a time? How about more that one? Isnt it about the help? So when churchs give to mission trips for international countries less fortunate thats also for recognition? I dont see it.
Katrina was horrible . . my sister lived in New Orleans at that time, and it took her 18 hours to come home which is 45 mins away.
Many people we knew passed, and most Nigerians we knew that lived there Lost everything.
Sigh . . the stories my mom told me when she was volunteering at the hospital was frightening, .
Most of the nigerians in our city came together and helped Nigerians displaced from Katrina find new places to live.
The people who were staying with us had the cutest set of twins

Redman44:

I agree with daviddylan's  arguments absolutely. Haiti has been governed by despots over the years. Haitian rulers lived flamboyantly while citizens of the country suffered. It seems the black man is averse to development. While I'm not against people giving money and other forms of assistance to Haiti, I feel it is high time the black race starts sorting  its problems out. The Asians have started asserting themselves industrially and are beginning to get the respect of the Western nations. Peeps should try and read Matthew Ashimolowo's book about the black race. What is really wrong with us? A good example of how it seems we blacks are averse to development is the case of the IITA [ International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ] in Ibadan, Oyo State. While Ibadan is still much undeveloped, this institute is becoming an advanced community in the Oyo State capital. Everything is working at IITA and you'll be forced to believe you're in Europe when you walk into IITA. The place was developed and maintained by whites. Outside the walls of IITA, there is chaos, filth, poverty and craas underdevelopment. God help us.

Outstrip:

Davidylan you can go make your point on the thread about the earthquake in Haiti. This is one where we post ways to contribute or help out. At the poster who lost a loved one I am sorry for your loss. I know you guys loved him but God loves him more. Take heart

Pifa:


@davidylan

Obviously, you have absolutely no idea what a magnitude 8.0 earthquake is. An 8.0 will release 30 times more energy than the 7.0 in Haiti released. If the epicenter is close to the surface, and to a densely-populated area such as London, the resulting devastation and loss of life will be unimaginable. And yes, the UK will need the help of its EU neighbors to pull out of such a disaster.

Even in earthquake-experienced California, where buildings are designed to strict seismic codes, an 8.0 will overwhelm the state's capacity to cope.

How much education have you had, davidylan?
 

Redman44:

I agree with daviddylan's  arguments absolutely. Haiti has been governed by despots over the years. Haitian rulers lived flamboyantly while citizens of the country suffered. It seems the black man is averse to development. While I'm not against people giving money and other forms of assistance to Haiti, I feel it is high time the black race starts sorting  its problems out. The Asians have started asserting themselves industrially and are beginning to get the respect of the Western nations. Peeps should try and read Matthew Ashimolowo's book about the black race. What is really wrong with us? A good example of how it seems we blacks are averse to development is the case of the IITA [ International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ] in Ibadan, Oyo State. While Ibadan is still much undeveloped, this institute is becoming an advanced community in the Oyo State capital. Everything is working at IITA and you'll be forced to believe you're in Europe when you walk into IITA. The place was developed and maintained by whites. Outside the walls of IITA, there is chaos, filth, poverty and craas underdevelopment. God help us.

davidylan:

You're preaching to hypocrites bro . . . they are too busy donating to Haiti that they forget the rest of black africa is only one earthquake away from being another basket case. Perhaps we should set up helplines asking for donations to help Somalia . . . they've had no government since 1991. I guess since the rest of the western world dont care we can all pretend not to care too. All hands on deck for Haiti!

Haitians were no much better than before the earthquake? Where were the donations peeps?

Uche2nna:

@ David,

your questioning about the black race is valid but u chose a rather inopportune time to express it.

What the homeless and the hungry in Haiti needs now "is not a thesis on why the black race is inferior" but help in the form of cash, medicine , food and personnel.
Besides, its not mandatory. Its all voluntary.

debosky:

Precisely.

This is not about how prepared other nations are, it is not about how poorly they have prepared. It is about the current need and how to meet that.

When people are dying you carry out first aid - talk of what caused the problems are left for later.

What you are doing can be likened to standing in front of a burning house and saying 'the owners should have bought sprinklers' and allowing them to die. The focus should be preservation of human life first and foremost before your pontification.

davidylan:

You're preaching to hypocrites bro . . . they are too busy donating to Haiti that they forget the rest of black africa is only one earthquake away from being another basket case. Perhaps we should set up helplines asking for donations to help Somalia . . . they've had no government since 1991. I guess since the rest of the western world dont care we can all pretend not to care too. All hands on deck for Haiti!

Haitians were no much better than before the earthquake? Where were the donations peeps?

davidylan:

You're preaching to hypocrites bro . . . they are too busy donating to Haiti that they forget the rest of black africa is only one earthquake away from being another basket case.

Perhaps we should set up helplines asking for donations to help Somalia . . . they've had no government since 1991. I guess since the rest of the western world dont care we can all pretend not to care too. All hands on deck for Haiti!

Haitians were no much better than before the earthquake? Where were the donations peeps?

davidylan:

You're preaching to hypocrites bro . . . they are too busy donating to Haiti that they forget the rest of black africa is only one earthquake away from being another basket case[b]. Perhaps we should set up helplines asking for donations to help Somalia . . . they've had no government since 1991.[/b] I guess since the rest of the western world dont care we can all pretend not to care too. All hands on deck for Haiti!

I wonder when all this self-righteous requests for "aid" will end and we start asking nations to stand up and take responsibility for their own. I for one see no reason why Haiti has such a beautiful presidential "palace" but has only one hospital with no facilities, no electricity, no food, no roads, no emergency services.

You can keep donating if you wish . . . i will save my money for those who truly deserve it. If that makes me wicked then so be it.

Members of the negroid race have to stand up and decide they will NO LONGER be the scourge of the earth anymore. I get sick watching TV and seeing blacks being the ones everyone has to feed.