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Originally Posted by MMM
In four days, US citizens (not government) gave 150 million to Haiti post earthquake.
In four days US citizens (not government) gave 35 million to Japan.
I think this is because people DO see Haiti as a more needy country, and over all it is. That doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of hurt and suffering in Japan, and that our help, whether it be blankets, workers, money to buy food, whatever doesn't help.
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My argument is purely rational.
If that is the case then it might be a possibility that many Americans share that same rationale so I don't think I'm off base (@Ryozorian). In fact it seems you might be if we are going to use stats to give credibility to our rationale (which I don't believe in)
Also Haiti was just an example of a country that NEEDS financial assistance.
But come to think of it that's 35 million dollars that could have gone to a country that actually needed it.