Xavier Isaacson
Minmatar
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Posted - 2011.03.15 09:12:00 -
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 Originally by: Boz
I am very suprised.. Noone has started a collection for the people here in Japan. I live just south of where all this happened, as you can see I am ok for now.. But Many thousands have persihed. Where is the helping spirit?.. Many times I have seen your company raise funds and give to others, including Haiti etc.. the japanese people sure could use a hand here as well.. stuff like toilet paper, food, water, juice.. basic items.. lets pitch in.. 
Numerous governments are pitching in with precisely the things you mention needing and air transports are already beginning. The UK and at least 9 other European countries had aid standing by waiting for the Japanese government to give us the go ahead to start shipping it out, and that was within mere hours of it happening.
The Japanese government intially turned down these kind offers until the scope of the incident became clear, at this point they requested international assistance and the aid shipments began. As you say, the Japanese government is probably THE single most well prepared governmental group in the world when dealing with things such as this, the contingency plans laid down are second to none and the countries built in response groups are considered the finest in the world.
While it is a fallacy that Japan is rich and therefore not in need of financial aid, just throwing cash around in this instance will be of no value. Numerous European nations are providing what is REALLY needed in the form of food, materials and the manpower to help get the Japanese back to some sembelance of normality. Comparing the people of Japans predicament to that of the Hatians however is highly insulting to the Hatians. Their country was wrecked and in dire need even before the earthquake which even further devestated the country and its people. They had and still have, no government capable or willing of looking after them. No infrastructure of any kind, no first response groups standing ready to organise rescue teams, in short they were in completely the opposite position to the Japanese. That is why a PLEX drive was organised for them, because it was warranted. It is NOT warranted for the Japanese.
Originally by: Verone
BBC Trust are a sack of arses.
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