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Okay, now...  I know that there are terrible things happening all over the world.  But why does that mean we should turn a blind eye to the terrible things that happen here at home, in the good ol' U. S. of A.?

Recently there was a devastating earth quake in Haiti.  Now, before I continue on, let me just clarify, that I DO have a heart, I AM concerned about those involved and I HAVE prayed for and will continue to pray for those involved... 
BUT!!!!

Why, OH WHY, has the rest of the world, including ourselves, forgotten about AMERICA!

We're currently living through a hellish economy, We've got homeless people, we've got starving children, babies who need good homes.

I personally knew a woman whose home was struck by lighting and burned to the ground, leaving her and her toddler son, homeless.  She called the red cross and all they did to help her was give her and her son each a blanket and a pillow and washed their hands of them.  They never got any money to help them.  They never got any kind of housing aid, no food, nothing more than just a blanket and a pillow.  It came to us, the people she worked with, to come together and help her and her son.  But I'll bet you that Red Cross was one of the FIRST to offer up aid to Haiti... 

Why is it that we feel so obligated to get involved in the tragedies of the rest of the world, when the rest of the world would never fathom returning the favor. 

Now it seems the eyes of the world are focused on Haiti.  Guess what guys, this ISN'T the first time disaster has struck Haiti. 

In 2008, Haiti dealt with four separate hurricanes - Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike, in the space of 30 days.  These led to the deaths of more than 800 people and Haiti also lost about 60 per cent of their harvest as well as entire cities being rendered desolate and uninhabitable.
In Sept 2004, Tropical Storm Jeanne  hit Haiti killing up to 2500 people and leaving thousands more homeless.
In 1998 Hurricane George killed more than 400 people and destroyed 80 per cent of Haiti's crops.
In 1994 Hurricane Gordon killed over 1000 Haitians.

That's 7 hurricanes just in the past 16 years. 
(check my facts...)

My point is that in the same time, America has endured 1 earth quake, 3 floods, 5 hurricanes, 3 tornadoes, and 1 blizzard totalling over 2300 deaths, and well over 165 BILLION dollars in damages.  And thats JUST natural disasters (not including fires, accidents, or terrorism).
I don't recall these other nations coming to the aid of our natural disaster victims. 

Hell, if I was blind and didnt see it, fine.  But the fact of the matter is that We (the U.S.A) have spent so much of our time and effort concerned for the wellfare of the other nations of the world, all the while ignoring the fact that our OWN nation, is sinking and no one is there to throw us a life vest... 

Just now I found a link that blames this recent devastation in Haiti on Haiti's own construction practices.  SEE HERE!
Now I ask you this.  If the people of Haiti (government included) are aware of the fact that their little world lies dead in the center of the paths of destruction of natural disasters such as hurricanes and earth quakes, WHY the hell wouldn't they take advantage of the engineering knowledge that is widely available.  In the above linked article, it was said that "larger buildings were built using nonductile concrete - described in a report presented at the World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Beijing in 2008 as "arguably... the greatest seismic life safety hazard in many urban centers worldwide because of the collapse potential.""

WTH!!!   If you know your home lies in the path of destruction, wouldn't you use care in building it to make sure it can withstand the destruction?? 

All this aside, I will continue to pray for Haiti, but dont ask me to donate money to help them, when I'd rather donate money to help US!  GOD BLESS THE USA!