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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
Perhaps this has already been mentioned, but I don't understand why it takes a particularly bad natural disaster to pay attention to a country's poverty and needs.
It's great that there's all this attention devoted to Haiti and raising relief; such as the NHL's efforts and what MTV is putting together.
But why isn't there all this effort for relief in impoverished countries throughout the year? Why aren't celebrities doing this sort of thing to other places that need it at least as much as Haiti does now?
It seems to me, at this point anyway, that a lot of people are donating and paying attention to this for the wrong reasons. A "I'm great, look at what I'm doing!" approach.
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I think a lot of them have to support it like it or not. The risk of losing popularity points with the public if they aren't helping is too high. All it takes is one journo or paparazzi to ask 'what have you given to Haiti?' You can't say nothing to that question - you'd be the devil overnight.