Cyclone death toll jumps to 100,000

[Preston2]

Vincent wrote:

God help these people? If there was a God, he started it.

Exactly.

I was watching news coverage of the tornados in Arkansas this week.

They showed this guy standing in front of a pile of garbage that used to be everything he owned.

But when the reporter asked him about it, he said it was, I kid you not, "a miracle from god that nobody was hurt."

How oblivious does someone have to be to believe that there's this benevolent supernatural being that intervened to save his family, while never for a second considering the equally valid conclusion that this same being sent the tornado to destroy his every worldly possession in the first place.

People are funny creatures. Religious people, moreso.

[raw and loaded]

Pat Kittle wrote:

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The moral to this story is Malthus was right.
Left wing, right wing, they both have skeletons galore.
The US has killed many times more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians so far, and that's just so far. Who knows what the total will ultimately be with all the depleted uranium the US shoots up Iraq with?
Malthus was right!

Are you truely an idiot...its the Iwakees killing the majority of the Iraqi people...and since when did a bullet have uranium or have we nuked Iraq back to the pre-stone age (considering they havent really left the stone age yet)...you are a left wing nut who needs to be hospitalized.

[Socra]

newanarchy wrote:

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Because the 100,000 dead Iraqi don't matter?

Seriously, STFU.

[paer]

SO FUNNY

[paer]

COOL MAN

[repugnican circle jerk]

Where was dumbya at the press conference? Still hung over?

[chickory in my coffee]

i recall back in the late 80's a cyclone/typhoon killing about 40,000 on a small island and thinking how horrific to lose that many people in one devastating blow. does anyone recall where this was? i believe it was late 80's.

[POPULATION CONTROL]

This is FANTASTIC NEWS. Now, would everyone please let the Iranians build their Nuke, so they can help reduce the worlds population too.

[Buzz Flederjon]

The Lawd works in mysterious ways.

Sometimes he will smite thousands to get his target.

When Ben Franklin invented the lighting rod the Christians wanted to ban it - they thought lightning was Gawd's punishment for the wicked.

[Ghost of Stalin]

Dismayed wrote:

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Could you explain what a left wing dictator is? Somehow it just doesn't seem to fit if left wing equals liberal and dictator equals absolute ruler.
Whatever this government is, they are evil for not allowing help to be given to the residents who are struggling to survive this tragedy.

Left wing means state owned and state run without citizens' rights. The Socialist Nazis were some of the most notorious. The Nazis came to power promising to punish rich capitalists, rich Jews, and rich property owners(tax the rich). The Nazis had their own labor union and dedicated themselves to a classless society. As soon as they gained power they outlawed private ownership of guns and issued tatooed serial numbers for all Jews. The Nazis then formed an alliance with the very capitalists they had promised to eliminate and used them to build the most powerful military in the world. The citizens were mass drafted into the military to begin world conquest.

Communist Russia promised a dictatorship of the working class. They outlawed guns and private property and controlled who got jobs and who went to prison for speaking against the government. Stalin engineered mass starvations of 5 million independent Ukrainians to force communist domination over satellite countries.

Left wing and liberals have much the same ideals. When liberals come to absolute power they tend to institute their narrow will on the masses and abolish the human rights they promised to uphold.

Socialist governments in Europe are not to be confused with left wing since they are forced to run against Democratic opponents in fair elections. They only become dictators when free elections are abolished.

[twinkle-twelve]

woe to those who live on the coastlands and some is written in the word.

Get not upset with God who with his mercy'compassion'kindness warned in his word a long time ago.

Like be it you live under a volcano thats your choice.

God is not cruel peoples choices can be.

Do you think God when he wants to do changes to the Earth is going to be stopped by multitudes who do not heed his merciful warnings.

As it is written multitudes , multitudes in the valley of decision"

But guess what that does not stop his plans.

What is having concubines or living on coastlands.

I could have concubines and or multiple wives and a preacher could say your of a devil, and I say woe to you who lives on the coastlands especially with families as it is written thru and thru.

And woe to those who have sucklings with a s meaning many childrens as it is written thru and thur.

In hard times having a bunch of children only makes things harder.

I would rather have a bunch of concubines or wives
as Immanuel did not say woe about or get rid of now did he.

Except for deacons or above in churces like restrictions placed on the levi priest.

Before you say no to one make sure its not woe to you.

Also the word fornicaton was not invented till after the 10th century look at you dictionary.

God is love not a liar.

And people who do not heed what he says the future it to be , are to be cruel to their own selves.

Respect Rule Reign Rest Peace = 5 alive

Ye who are wise figure it out.

within the within

[lotus_in_the_hil ls]

The Burmese junta always justifies their stranglehold on power in Burma by saying they are the only ones who can keep Burma unified.

And yet, at every turn, they show their own incompetence. They have no right to rule this country.

For those of you who are blaming Burma for being backwards and not having advance warning systems, there are both external and internal reasons for modern Burmese poverty. After being colonized by the British, the country became progressively more and more xenophobic and isolationist (can you blame them?), and when Burma would not take either side in the Cold War, the country was punished for it by both the Soviet Union and the US. Don't think that sanctions against Burma are a new phenomenon.

[Tropic]

Kelly P wrote:

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The Burma government either is totally incompetent and really has no clue how many died, or it did and was just hoping to keep the figure a secret.

If you read from ciafactbook.gov, you will understand just how ruthless this government is. The Burmese government is VERY WILLING to sacrifice hundreds of thousands to prevent contamination from the outside world.

[Pat Kittle]

Kelly P wrote:

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Malthus was a ninny just like you. This is about up to 100,000 people killed, not your hatred for the United States. Take your "blame America" rhetoric to another discussion.

I don't "hate America" -- don't confuse the cowardly chickenhawk Bush (or his daddy or Bill Clinton) with America.

If you don't want politics brought into this, blame the person who originally did so. I was merely responding.

My point is -- Malthus was right.

That is the unlearned lesson here, and tragically, it will be taught many more times before it is learned, it seems.

[Pat Kittle]

Preston2 wrote:

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Exactly.
I was watching news coverage of the tornados in Arkansas this week.
They showed this guy standing in front of a pile of garbage that used to be everything he owned.
But when the reporter asked him about it, he said it was, I kid you not, "a miracle from god that nobody was hurt."
How oblivious does someone have to be to believe that there's this benevolent supernatural being that intervened to save his family, while never for a second considering the equally valid conclusion that this same being sent the tornado to destroy his every worldly possession in the first place.
People are funny creatures. Religious people, moreso.

Imagine someone blowing up your house and destroying everything you own, and you praising him for not killing you.

Surely it would take a god to be able to pull that off!

[Pat Kittle]

raw and loaded wrote:

<quoted text>
Are you truely an idiot...its the Iwakees killing the majority of the Iraqi people...and since when did a bullet have uranium or have we nuked Iraq back to the pre-stone age (considering they havent really left the stone age yet)...you are a left wing nut who needs to be hospitalized.

You ask "since when did a bullet have uranium"?

Are you serious?

http://www.google.com/search...

Whatever you're "loaded" on, you better get to rehab.

[twinkle-twelve]

Some women may say God is not fair,

Yea better to remember all the kings who died a painfull death for you, and then you were free to
sleep with another.

Also Immanuel was a male child.And said to his mother "woman"

Their is alot of woe with a e women were extracted from in Gods fairness.

God is Love
God is Fair

And hey you solomaygimist who live on the coastlands or with many sucklings woe to ye and do not say no to what God said yea to be it you choose to.

Some say I'm not kind by my choices for having multiple women ,but ye who live on the coastlands, or with many children are what by your choices.

Before you say no remember woe.

As it is written those who say thus saith the lord and he did not say it , woe to ye for that to.

within the within

Ye who are wise figure it out

[IDK]

lastcall4more wrote:

Wow, It went from like 400 people to this. This is insane. This is almost as bad as the tsunami. 100,000 people is a huge number. on a biblical proportion. Don't say there is No Global Climate Change. It's clear there is. This is insane. It's a huricane. How many people died in Florida? thousands of homes gone but very few deaths. This must have been huge. Anyways, their Government sucks for not allow aid. I'm not sure AID will get to them. I think it will go to the Black Market if they do let it in.

I knew someone would blame this on so-called global warming. Here's a few tid bits for you.

Bhola cyclone, Bangladesh (East Pakistan), 1970. Death toll estimated at 150,000 to 550,000.

Hooghly River cyclone, India and Bangladesh, 1737. Death toll: 350,000.

Haiphong typhoon, Vietnam, 1881. Death toll: 300,000.

Coringa cyclone, India, 1839. Death toll: 300,000.
Backerganj cyclone, Bangladesh, 1584. Death toll: 200,000.

Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh, 1876. Death toll: 200,000.

Chittagong cyclone, Bangladesh, 1897. Death toll: 175,000.

Super Typhoon Nina, China, 1975. Death toll: 171,000.

Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh, 1991. Death toll: 140,000.

Great Bombay Cyclone, India (from the Arabian Sea), 1882. Death toll: 100,000.

In Florida they were warned to leave and most did. In Myanmar, they weren't warned and as you see, most died. Don't blame this on global warming. Blame it on the dictatorship of Myanmar.

[Swinging Sirloin]

twinkle-twelve wrote:

woe to those who live on the coastlands and some is written in the word.
Get not upset with God who with his mercy'compassion'kindness warned in his word a long time ago.
Like be it you live under a volcano thats your choice.
God is not cruel peoples choices can be.
Do you think God when he wants to do changes to the Earth is going to be stopped by multitudes who do not heed his merciful warnings.
As it is written multitudes , multitudes in the valley of decision"
But guess what that does not stop his plans.
What is having concubines or living on coastlands.
I could have concubines and or multiple wives and a preacher could say your of a devil, and I say woe to you who lives on the coastlands especially with families as it is written thru and thru.
And woe to those who have sucklings with a s meaning many childrens as it is written thru and thur.
In hard times having a bunch of children only makes things harder.
I would rather have a bunch of concubines or wives
as Immanuel did not say woe about or get rid of now did he.
Except for deacons or above in churces like restrictions placed on the levi priest.
Before you say no to one make sure its not woe to you.
Also the word fornicaton was not invented till after the 10th century look at you dictionary.
God is love not a liar.
And people who do not heed what he says the future it to be , are to be cruel to their own selves.
Respect Rule Reign Rest Peace = 5 alive
Ye who are wise figure it out.
within the within

There is no god

[twinkle-twelve]

Swinging Sirloin wrote:

<quoted text>There is no god

I who am part of the within the within, know for fact that their is a Almighty/God.

For know this the physical realm is porous , yet the spiritual real is solid.

Just because one may be color blind does not mean their is no colors.

For have ye seen stars of every color.For just because ye haven't dosent mean their be not.

Ye choose to be spirit blinded/minded then to your own loss to never be part of the within the within.

Like I said the physical realm is porous , the spiritual realm is solid.