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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Well, Eric....for you it has no effect on your life.
For those who have lost family I am sure their perspective will be different.
I do get where you are coming from when you say that this word means nothing.
That is because it has been hijacked by those who want to sensationalise events - not just this one, but others that the media wring every bit of juice out of by overplaying it.....wall to wall coverage is the norm these days.
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I'm not completely insensitive. I remember other "tragedies" ... the fairly recent one in Haiti, for example ... I donated what cash I could spare (generously matched dollar for dollar by the Canadian government). I did it not in some vain attempt to assuage the grief of the survivors, but for practical things: medical supplies, clean drinking water, shelter, food for empty bellies. There's nothing I can do about grief. That's personal. When we have cause to grieve, we do it in our hearts, in our souls ... and in private or with those close to us. It irks me when I see it, as you say, "hijacked" for sensationalism, ratings, and, yes, profits. If I were waiting in vain at an airport for someone who would never arrive, I wouldn't want some asshole sticking a camera in my face to record my tears, or a mic up to my mouth so that I could tell the world how I felt.