Haiti

Youtube User:
"The reason that I was responding to you is because my husband is down there right now with about 80+ men and women of HSC-26 Navy flying medivacs off the island onto the USNS Comfort or sending supplies in from one the numerous navy ships that are down there. And that is just his squadron. Back at the squadron they are doing numerous fund raisers, blood drives, and food banks to send more supplies down to our people that are working 12-14 hour days while they are distributing these supplies."



The purpose of this blog is to discuss trends and lifestyle in the present day, reflect on past trends, and predict future one. In all history, there is only one trend, that has always remained the same: natural disasters. They are not planned, they are not strategic, and they make no biased selection of victims based on economy or religion or society. 9/11 had just short of 3,000 deaths (including the hijackers. That was an act of war. It was strategic. It was planned. It made a biased selection and was arguably based on economy or religion or society.

The Earthquake in Haiti has had 150,000 confirmed deaths. That is 50 times the amount slain in the September 11 attacks. And the number is predicted to rise to 200,000. Natural "occurrences" are the only constant since the beginning of earth. Not people, not animals, not religion, not war.

But the way in which we view these acts of nature are constantly changing. Technology has brought us together more than ever before. Coldplay can sing in London while Justin Timberlake can sing in LA; them doing that allows money to be donated by viewers all around the world to a small poor country located in the middle of the carribean. CNN, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook allow people to find their loved ones faster and to donate money and deliver aid faster. That is the difference and that is our now. Of course, in 100 years, it may even be possible with technology to stop these disasters from occurring. For now, Facebook groups like "Find Family in Haiti" or "Find Me in Haiti" will continue to work to help people connect with their loved ones.





Facebook statuses about Haiti:
User 1: "has a newfound respect for Taylor Swift. She is performing for the Haiti relief right now, prayers to all those effected. 'The night is always darkest before the dawn.' - BtDK"...who knew that quotes from a blockbuster film (Batman: Dark Knight) would have such a powerful message?

User 2: "Everyone should download and donate to Music For Relief to aid the good people of Haiti in these terrible times. Follow the link on my wall."

User 3: "Amazed how my sister's school raised over $1 million today for Las Vegas Charities and Haiti."