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worryingly jolly batman ([personal profile] labellementeuse) wrote2004-12-27 07:08 pm

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:-/ 14 thousand people killed, and growing, in India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar, malaysia, the Maldives, elsewhere.

Tsunamis are in many ways my greatest fear, in terms of natural disaster, in a practical sense. Tornados? We don't get 'em. Cyclones? Sometimes the tail-end of one, that's all. Drought? Yeah... but Sydney's across the Ditch and that tends to give one a senseof perspective every January. Flood? Sure, but not dramatic. Earthquake? Hey, I live in Wellington, I'm cool with them.

...tsunami? NZ is an island- okay, three islands- and we are low. All our cities are ports, pretty much. And this tsunami was caused by an earthquake offshore of 9.0 Richters. Just last week we had, down south, an 8.4 or 5 richter. It's not all that far off. >.<

So, well, I'm thinking a lot about the people in Southern Asia. it's so surreal, it's like some movie or something, this idea that on the other side of the planet thousands and thousands of people just died. All at once.

Rysade

(Anonymous) 2004-12-29 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I shoulda thought of this when 9/11 happened: Let everyone know that it was DEFINITELY 144,000 people who died, and then go around screaming about the apocalypse.

In this case, I'm worried that it might have actually BEEN that many. Know what Marilyn Manson says, though? "The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic."

Re: Rysade

[identity profile] mandor700.livejournal.com 2004-12-29 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually that was Joseph Stalin, Manson must have used it. But your point is made.

Re: Rysade

(Anonymous) 2004-12-30 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
Note to self: Manson Quotes Stalin.