I've seen and heard an excessive amount of complaining that the world does not care about hurricane Katrina's damage and victims. A lot of "Nobody has offered us any sympathy," and, "When something bad happens to someone else we're expected to provide aid, where's ours?" So many people with such vast resources would rather piss and moan than verify their facts. So I did the work for you.
World leaders offer sympathy, aid (CNN - Sep 2, 2005)
World mobilises to aid US victims (BBC - Sep 2, 2005)
Foreign aid pours in to help Katrina victims (NewKerala - Sep 3, 2005)
Scores of countries promise U.S. hurricane aid (Washington Times - Sep 3, 2005)
More than 50 nations offer aid (Suburban Chicago News - Sep 3, 2005)
Do I really need to keep going? Sure, plenty of countries don't like us for political reasons. But this poor us routine is annoying. There are plenty of ways you can actively help the situation instead of sitting around whining about things that aren't even true.
That felt great.
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