Posted on 01/07/2005 12:11:19 PM PST by Sally II
"I am in complete agreement with this guy. It is about time they are gone. One of the few good things to come out of the tsunami."
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So you're saying that thousands of deaths is a good thing?
Thailand is my home... or will be starting next month.
But how would you feel if it were your home, business, and/or children that were wiped away?
Those are seperate points. Of course it is a tragedy that people were killed and that peoples homes and legitimate businesses were destroyed. No one is denying that. On the other hand I don't feel bad that a lot of illegal construction was destroyed. I also don't feel bad that a lot of the tourist trappings like mountains of plastic chairs are gone.
I know very well what happened in Thailand and what is happening now. My Thai girl friend just got back to BKK from helping out in Phang Nga and will be heading back there in a few days. A lot of my friends were down there also helping out. They are the first ones I heard positive comments from related to the tsunami 'cleaning things up'. Even the last comment in the article you posted is from a Thai making positive remarks. Interesting everyone ignored that line in order to slam the western tourists who made the same comment. Seams to me a lot of people are reading more into the story than what is actually there.
Of course not. I know people who died in the tsunami. Try not quoting me out of context next time.
Heaven help the poor Thai people. Thousands times thousands are dead, and many more may perish from disease and starvation. But at least the beaches have been expunged of deck chairs and parasols. Wouldn't want anyone to make a buck. That wouldn't be civilized.
If someone started construction on a public US beach without a building permit and then started closing it off and turning it into a private area, again without a permit, would you approve of it?
Honestly, I'm not greatly incensed at construction without a government permit. I fear the disaster may increase lawlessness for a time. I believe people who see the destruction as a public good and benefit to environmental planning issue are best grasping for a silver lining or at worst, being crass and superior.
That was in context.
The guy was saying that the tsunami washing away people was a good thing.
And you said you agreed with him.
Because maybe that's not what he wanted to experience. Phuket is a prime destination for sex-tourism. Patong beach in particular was known as the place to go for for gays.
Typical elitist. 'All the people should be kept in small areas [camps] away from nature'. Excepting elitists, the true owners of the universe.
Where does it say that? I just read it again and can not find that statement anywhere.
Why don't you read Mr Greg Farrando's statements.
Your understanding is a little lax it seems.
I see it as a reporter having a slow news day, reporting what people are saying, and it being taken out of context.
I get what you're alluding to.
The diseased ideology of the environuts shows us the right side of it's face.
Perhaps if she get's killed by a shark we can say how she was littering the ocean...and we prefer just seeing fish. Sick.
So please explain to me where he says it is good people died. He simply says the beach is better without the vendors. You are the one making the assumption that he means he is happy that they were possibly killed. If I say downtown New York is better without homeless people trying to clean my car window, does that mean I want them all dead? Of course not.
"PATONG BEACH, Thailand - Many believe the tsunami that devastated this tourist hotspot and killed thousands had one positive side: By washing away rampant development, it returned the beaches to nature.
Greg Ferrando glistened with sweat and sea water as he went for a barefoot jog up the immaculate white sand beach, where the tsunami has wiped away almost all signs of humanity.
"This whole area was littered with commercialism," said the 43-year-old from Maui, Hawaii. "There were hundreds of beach chairs out here. I prefer the sand."
The beauty of Thai beaches is the stuff of folklore: pristine, clean and untouched. That was 10 or 20 years ago. More recently, they have been swamped by development. "
Now that all the people and their evil commercialism have been washed away, it's much better!
That's what he's saying.
Yes and if those pesky people return there are always land mines to keep them off the now pristine beaches. As for those environment damaging buildings, I suppose arson or dynamite will have to do.
The insensitivty of some people just boggles the mind. I suppose if there had been massive loss of animal life they would be singing a different tune. What maroons.
Read "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton
"Honestly, I love this nature," she said. "Twenty years ago, it was like this, and full of trees. I haven't seen the beach this white in ages."
So according to your analysis, this Thai woman is also happy her friends got killed in the tsunami? Give me a break.
Me too, I think, horrors. But that is the reason I will not eat crab or lobster. Friend's father was a WWII Navy Vet. Nuff graphic stories to keep me borderline Kosher.
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