Comparing one tragedy to another: How to be an Insensitive Buttvomit™ - by june gloom
Vivian on 2/9/2009 at 00:03
The End-Permian Event killed off a million times more things than that Hitler pussy! DON'T DROP LITTER
CCCToad on 2/9/2009 at 00:04
Quote Posted by dethtoll
The main point is, it's not a fucking contest over which horrible event killed more people. Both were horrible. It's nothing to do with 9/11 being sacrosanct- at the end of the day, 9/11 or the tsunami, thousands of people died and that's all that really matters. Does it really fucking matter which one killed more people? Exploiting a disaster- or, in this case, two disasters for the price of one- is insensitive at best and just plain evil at worst.
I wonder what the thought process was that led to the conclusion that it was a good idea.
SubJeff on 2/9/2009 at 00:16
dethtoll - I don't think it matters whether it was nature, deliberate or an accident. Why do you care? All that matters is they were both tragedies.
Who says it's a "contest"? I think you've missed the point (as have many in the comments on the page you linked to).
It's not "exploiting" tragedies or having a "contest" - its a warning. Its essentially saying "
9/11 was terrible, 1000s of people died. It was the efforts of men trying to kill that did it and look how horrible it was. However, there is a greater threat than terrorism - nature. Consider the terrible tragedy of 9/11 and now compare that to the Tsunami. Did you know that 100 times more people died during the Tsunami? Did you realise how destructive nature can be? It is our duty to remember that nature, if we abuse it, can also be a devastating killer. Don't abuse nature." (And of course the sub-text is that man-made environmental change was partly/wholly responsible for the Tsunami; the merits of this theory are beyond the scope of the thread).
What's wrong with that?
Quote Posted by Vivian
The End-Permian Event killed off a million times more things than that Hitler pussy! DON'T DROP LITTER
Yeah, but
we didn't cause it did we?
I don't see how anyone can actually argue that mankind's pollution of this planet isn't damaging it. Look at the ozone layer that we are destoying for starters, never mind greenhouse gases.
CCCToad on 2/9/2009 at 00:23
While the "greenhouse gas" deal is coming under more scrutiny (including from the EPA itself), it doesn't take a genius to see a problem when sewage is being dumped straight into the river a few miles from your house.
Renzatic on 2/9/2009 at 00:29
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
However, there is a greater threat than terrorism - nature.
Now we know why the GOP is lax about emission standards.
fett on 2/9/2009 at 00:43
I'm not sure what you expected when you put your patented Buttvomit logo right there in the title.
Btw, has any one copyrighted "dickchomp" yet because if not, that sucker is mine. :cool:
Nicker on 2/9/2009 at 00:44
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
However, there is a greater threat than terrorism - nature.
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Now we know why the GOP is lax about emission standards.
Fux the War On Drugs, we need a War On Nature!
Gingerbread Man on 2/9/2009 at 00:55
oh that WWF...
SubJeff on 2/9/2009 at 00:55
"Its not a war on drugs, its a war on personal freedom."
Politicians need to play Alpha Centauri.
