China's Earthquake and our response. . .

This latest tragedy really made me realize how important it is to maintain an emergency food and equipment supply. It has always been on the back of mind, but something I never quite took action on until this news story. I don't know what I would do if the roads, communication networks, electricity, and running water were all suddenly wiped out within minutes. Very scary.

I also feel very sad and reflective on the recent US storms too. One death is too much.

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What can the US really offer?

Does China need people/workers to help with the rescue or cleanup? China has plenty of people who can help: 1.4 billion population

Should we send them some money? If you think we should, how much of the 2 billion or so that we borrow from China daily should be sent back to them? In short, the U.S. is insolvent. We are bankrupt because we have less than zero: between 9 and 10 trillion in the negative. We simply have no money to send.

Should we send them military? What good would that do when China has plenty of soldiers in their own military? Plus, we would have to spend some of that money China lends us in order to do it anyhow.

Maybe the best way we could help China would be to stop borrowing so much money from them...(?)

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"Who bends not his ear to any bell which upon any occasion rings? but who can remove it from that bell which is passing a piece of himself out of this world? No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.

If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

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It is interesting that there are lots of reporters allowed in China and tons of media coverage to show the tragedy to the world, yet there was virtually no media coverage allowed when they brutally crushed the Tibetan's protesting.

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Yes and Yes - we should do something.

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But I believe that the constitution does not give the Federal Government the authority to send money or aid in such a situation.

Besides, China has way more money than we do.

But, this is only my opinion.

We should help those in need, but it is foolish to look to our government to do so. While our government was trying to pressure Myanmar to let our troops in, organizations like World Vision and Samaritan's Purse were already helping the victims because they had local personnel already working in the area. Personally, I understand why governments would be nervous about us sending troops into their country to "help". From their perspective, would you trust our military after recent world events? And remember the past examples: when our troops come in, they don't leave.

No, we need to stop relying upon the government and return to our roots when the United States was the most generous country in the world because of individual donations not government aid checks. We need to take responsibility back from the government and take on the task of helping our fellow man personally. It is our responsibility as well as our joy to be given such an incredible opportunity. Don't pass it up.

Go buy some stuff at walmart if you want to donate money to China to help the victims.

Either way, the aid isn't going to get to those people any more than it is getting to those in Myannmar. Might as well get yourself something in return for the money you "donate", since it will likely be abused.

I watched the video of them pulling a small child out of the rubble. He looked like he was in so much pain. The parents looked like they were really suffering too. What a horrible tragedy.

I was thinking the same thing. I wish there was some way to help. I can't imagine being trapped and in pain under all that rubble. It's horrific.

They are a collectivist utopia with 1.2 billion people. I'm sure that socialist machine is already spinning with activity to save lives and rebuild all that was destroyed to greater glory for the people.

Please don't advocate that Bush send them money...that's my money and it should be my choice to be charitable.

What bothers me much more than the tragedy of the quakes though, are two very disturbing results. Foremost, hearing our government and media bitch about how the Chinese government isn't allowing us to help and that they aren't doing enough for their people, yet i see reports on the BBC that show China's leaders responded immediately and were even at the disaster zones themselves within hours of the quake, assessing damage and helping the most severely hit areas. Obviously they're not getting to everyone, but where do we get off calling their governments response bad after our own disastrous results from two separate events. What right does our government have to talk?

But even worse, even more sickening, is the thought that communist china is doing more to recover its citizens from disaster than our own does! Bush didn't make it to NYC until the day after (if i remember correctly), and didn't do anything to advance the recovery effort, he just made campaign speeches. And how long has it been since Katrina and New Orleans is still struggling to recover? it makes me sick. we're supposed to be the best country in the world, and I take pride in how much Americans are willing to sacrifice for each other, but our government never does anything for us, and still talks big, its disgusting.

I dunno, maybe im just tired.. but that just irked me all the wrong ways..

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of their own. What do they do for us? Poison us???? If you want to pray for them that's your choice. I say maybe God is punishing their evil ways.