Big earthquake in South Asia

[RunDownHouse]

Before 9/11 (and Katrina, to an extent I haven't determined yet), I would have shrugged this off as previous posters have. As kind of a "Wow, that sucks. Hey, what's the KU/KSU score?"

Now, I feel real sorrow when I read about those types of things. I don't know if that means that I used to be horribly shallow and callous, or if it means that I'm now an overly-sensitive bleeding-heart liberal, or somewhere in the middle. But no matter where it falls, I think I'm a better. more mature person for feeling that sympathy.

EDIT: The KU/KSU example was used because I had money on the game, but not a significant amount. I don't give a [censored] about either team, so it was the most shallow, selfish, superficial thing I could think of off the top of my head.

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Nope, that just makes you an [censored].

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Why?

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Among other things, your inability to feel sadness and sympathy for the victims.

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You must be sad 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, jason_t.

[jason_t]

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Nope, that just makes you an [censored].

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Among other things, your inability to feel sadness and sympathy for the victims.

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You must be sad 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, jason_t.

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For this and many and many other reasons, yes. But I'm still capable of enjoying life, being happy and having fun.

[Los Feliz Slim]

I just read the death toll in Pakistan alone is over 18,000. That's awful.

I sure hope Pat Robertson and the gang don't bust out with anything about God's judgement.

[Dave G.]

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relax dude, it's not like there was a shortage of asians.

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Great quote. Did you say the same thing when the WTC was hit? How about when Katrina hit. "Oh don't worry, there's plenty of americans to go around."

I'm sure you're just trying to be funny, I'm just pointing out that you are a dipshit.

[Blarg]

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*Yawn* Would it be insensitive of me to say [censored] happens, or does that just make me pragmatic?

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Since saying basically "Who cares?" doesn't help you accomplish anything, it's not pragmatic. It actually is kind of a doucehbag comment, which almost never accomplish anything and usually just make people look worse, as did this one. I'd guess most would read that as being unpragmatic.

[phixxx]

9/11 is the best day of the year, FYI.

[Slappz]

i guess natural disasters only matter if they affects people we dont know in our country instead of people we dont know in the world.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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relax dude, it's not like there was a shortage of asians.

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Great quote. Did you say the same thing when the WTC was hit? How about when Katrina hit. "Oh don't worry, there's plenty of americans to go around."

I'm sure you're just trying to be funny, I'm just pointing out that you are a dipshit.

[/ QUOTE ]you replying to him in this way proves that you are a dipshit.

[WackityWhiz]

I have a close friend who is from Pakistan. His entire family is over there... I hope they are ok