#151

So, I have been quite irritated about this whole lack of caring for our own country. I have said it before, but this is one thing that totally gets under my skin. We give and give and give to otther countries. Humanitarian missions out the wazoo. But what about the poor in our land? There are people that go without food and shelter right here in our own towns.

And now with the crazy storms we have had in the South. Close to 300 dead, last I heard. Did you catch that? "Last I heard" I haven't really been hearing much about this crazy disaster. Which led to this post on good old FB:

"Really? A different country suffers a natural disaster, and facebook explodes with "Poor them, I am praying for them" posts. People host fund raisers and food drives to help that country recover. Yet OUR OWN COUNTRY suffers terrible damages and loss of lives, and no one has anything to say... Really???"

Apparently I was noot the only one feeling that way. Which really does make me happy.

I read a study a while back. Don't remember the hard facts, or where the study was done, so forget about getting true details! But the findings were that as a nation, our charitible donations are not what they used to be. So, think about it. We, Americans, are not giving as much as we used to. And we are giving to a more diverse group. Some of the money (I want to say most, but can't call that a fact, just a feeling) goes to other nations. That means the people that need help have a harder time getting it.

But yes, lets send help to Haiti, and Japan, and Indonesia.

Don't get me wrong, it was awesome to see the outporing of help to these countries when they needed it. It just irks me so much that when Americans need help... The 'outpouring of help' is not found.