http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:11:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39095 Kyso Kisaen Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:06:06 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39095 Other countries do that as well. My boyfriend was in Japan when a calamity, I think it was a tsunami, hit a resort area in an otherwise third world island. For <i>three days</i> the focus of the coverage in Japan was on tracking down specific Japanese that might have been there and reassuring the nation that they were ok. Once that was established, then maybe some glancing coverage could be given to the dying non-citizens. Other countries do that as well. My boyfriend was in Japan when a calamity, I think it was a tsunami, hit a resort area in an otherwise third world island. For three days the focus of the coverage in Japan was on tracking down specific Japanese that might have been there and reassuring the nation that they were ok. Once that was established, then maybe some glancing coverage could be given to the dying non-citizens.

]]> http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39088 Andrew Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:49:41 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39088 I don't think it's even "nowadays". For as long as I remember, news reports have run along the lines of "Mudslide kills 40 in Java. No Britons harmed.". Even more so for local newspapers. I don’t think it’s even “nowadays”. For as long as I remember, news reports have run along the lines of “Mudslide kills 40 in Java. No Britons harmed.”. Even more so for local newspapers.

]]> http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39075 Mister Nice Guy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:53:40 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39075 If we acknowledge the full extent of the evil done since Bush's people stole their first election...can a human mind process that much evil? If we acknowledge the full extent of the evil done since Bush’s people stole their first election…can a human mind process that much evil?

]]> http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39065 Lucy Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:17:02 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/04/20/real-people/#comment-39065 Amen, Punkass. The media doesn't say too much either, like people born elsewhere aren't worth as much? I actually believe that every human life is valuable. That's too radical, "nowadays." Amen, Punkass. The media doesn’t say too much either, like people born elsewhere aren’t worth as much? I actually believe that every human life is valuable. That’s too radical, “nowadays.”

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