[quote]therajraj wrote:
EDIT: the video - YouTube
Well there goes her prospect of finding a job after graduation.
An amateur musician friend of mine living in Japan wrote this song in the days after the earthquake and tsunamis.
Even after following this on the news for the past few days, watching all of the footage, reading death tolls, etc… I still cannot wrap my mind around how much destruction was caused by this.
Absolutely insane.
Sorry to hear about your loss pimpbot, my condolences . I am still stunned by the earth’s power at this point, it’s just beyond belief
update on the post-earthquake nuclear crisis: The Japan syndrome | The Economist
[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
I’m in Canada now, but I work a lot in the Miyagi-ken area and in Tohoku in general. These places you’re seeing washed away on TV are places I’ve spent a significant amount of time in. These past few days have been unbearable for me.
I’m in contact with two friends in Sendai - one has power, but no water…the other, vice versa. The supermarkets and convenience stores have been completely emptied as of this morning. My one friend managed to stock up on stuff that Japanese don’t consider proper food…peanut butter, nuts, dried seeds and dried cranberries. The other is running low of food.
A friend of mine in Kessenuma is likely dead. There has been one “reported” Canadian death…my friend will probably be the second.
Japanese culture has its critics, but there has been NO widespread panic, even in the hardest hit areas. Nobody fighting, pushing, or freaking out while waiting for hours in line for food or water. No looting or opportunistic theft. People are helping each other through this. It’s absolutely inspirational to me. I’m sorry to say that my hometown of Toronto would be much, much less composed during a similar disaster.
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I’m sorry to hear this, Pimp. But I do admire the human(e) side of Asian culture.
I’d like to hear more about the poor bastards fighting the fires/trying to get the runaway reactors under control. Those guys are probably good as dead, and they know it. Reminds me of the fire fighters who went into the world trade center on 911, except these guys are losing their lives in slow motion, with plenty of time to think about it.
Hats off to them.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
I’d like to hear more about the poor bastards fighting the fires/trying to get the runaway reactors under control. Those guys are probably good as dead, and they know it. Reminds me of the fire fighters who went into the world trade center on 911, except these guys are losing their lives in slow motion, with plenty of time to think about it.
Hats off to them.[/quote]
Here’s a Yahoo article about these heroes.
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
I’d like to hear more about the poor bastards fighting the fires/trying to get the runaway reactors under control. Those guys are probably good as dead, and they know it. Reminds me of the fire fighters who went into the world trade center on 911, except these guys are losing their lives in slow motion, with plenty of time to think about it.
Hats off to them.[/quote]
Here’s a Yahoo article about these heroes.
Reminds me a lot of the chopper pilot during the Chernobyl disaster who volunteered to fly over the reactor core and pour concrete into the core to seal it. He knew full well that he was going to die and he did a short time later. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
[quote]Soulja874 wrote:
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
[quote]Soulja874 wrote:
SMH[/quote]
What does this mean?[/quote]
SMH = Shake My Head
Some people are saying that Japan didn’t do anything when Katrina hit so we shouldn’t be helping them now. Then you have the remember Pearl Harbor crowd.
It’s sickening to say the least. [/quote]
I guess people forget that these “dirty Japs” helped us one or two times in our foreign entanglements where we got in a rough spot. Idiots.
I guess these people that love to bring up history can’t even remember history that happened in the last five or six decades, or realise that Japan and America hold very similar outlooks on life politically (speaking conservatively). These people saying this shit sound like the leftist socialistic party in Japan that didn’t want to reconcile relations with America after WWII.
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
I’d like to hear more about the poor bastards fighting the fires/trying to get the runaway reactors under control. Those guys are probably good as dead, and they know it. Reminds me of the fire fighters who went into the world trade center on 911, except these guys are losing their lives in slow motion, with plenty of time to think about it.
Hats off to them.[/quote]
Here’s a Yahoo article about these heroes.
Reminds me a lot of the chopper pilot during the Chernobyl disaster who volunteered to fly over the reactor core and pour concrete into the core to seal it. He knew full well that he was going to die and he did a short time later. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[/quote]
Amazing what that culture teaches its people.
^^ I think it would be easy to find many people from any one of our fine planet’s cultures that would be willing to die in order to save other people.
So who on here that lives on the West Coast is stocking up on Potassium Iodine? Can you even get it? I hear stocks are running pretty low. Looks like the radiation threat may be the real deal folks. It has gone on unmitigated for a couple of days now. It looks to be getting beyond control. Scary stuff. Brace yourselves.
Apart from the Google real-time feeds, fukushima - Google Search , for those of you who want to keep informed, try this site, http://mitnse.com/
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
What is funny about the “karma is a bitch” facebook updates is that I guarantee these same guys don’t believe they should be held responsible for slavery because they didn’t actually have slaves. I mean, I agree with that point of view, but how can you say that and then say “Karma is a bitch” as if the Japanese people deserved this earthquake?
Sorry, I know I’m late to the party but this whole thing is interesting/fucked up on so many levels. [/quote]
I kind of liken this “karma is a bitch” attitude “and they deserved it” attitude to some of the feelings held by others during 9-11
But there is no karma. US citizens are now at risk again from Japanese fuck ups. Building nuclear reactors on or near fault lines. Come on, don’t you feel once more let down by your government’s incompetency in not mitigating these risks? The IAEA. What a fucken joke. All a big gravy train.
[quote]Wambat wrote:
US citizens are now at risk again from Japanese fuck ups. Building nuclear reactors on or near fault lines. Come on, don’t you feel once more let down by your government’s incompetency in not mitigating these risks? The IAEA. What a fucken joke. All a big gravy train.[/quote]
Are you talking about US citizens in Fukushima? In Tokyo?
I’m not sure I understand this post at all if it’s not just a troll post.
I don’t believe in the radiation scare.
It’s just something to keep people that are excited about 2012 happy for a while.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]Wambat wrote:
US citizens are now at risk again from Japanese fuck ups. Building nuclear reactors on or near fault lines. Come on, don’t you feel once more let down by your government’s incompetency in not mitigating these risks? The IAEA. What a fucken joke. All a big gravy train.[/quote]
Are you talking about US citizens in Fukushima? In Tokyo?
I’m not sure I understand this post at all if it’s not just a troll post.
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No bro, but I see you post from Japan. Take the precautions. It’s not looking good. All the best to you bro.