U.N. Says Mind Your Language — ‘No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster’

Breitbart ^ | 01/01/2024 | Simon Kent

[goodnesswins]

Me, also. I am reading Margaret Truman’s biography of her father...NATO and UN created during his terms. Seemed logical at the time, although many Republicans were against UN. The Charter changed, seems to be the problem.

[Wdempsey]

Get the US out of UN and the UN out of the US!!!!

[citizen]

I see they're starting off with a bang in 2024. 🙄

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And it only needs $Trillions, alocated thru the UN, to cure the problems.

[M Kehoe]

Can’t stop an earthquake
Can’t stop a volcano
Can’t stop a hurricane
Can’t stop... etc.

Even if you can reasonably prepare, nature will still kick your ass.

Idiots.

5.56mm

[PeterPrinciple]

There is no such thing as a natural disaster only the failure of humans to prepare for events beyond their control,

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Those used be called acts of God on my insurance contract.

[Scrambler Bob]

Boy, is she ever full of crap
= = =

When she swells up and blows, is that a Natural Disaster?

How should we prepare?

[MRadtke]

In my opinion this is typical of the hubris of the global “elite”. They seem to think that mankind has absolute mastery over the entire universe. They couldn’t be more wrong...

[metmom]

This idea that you (society) can prepare for every possible natural catastrophe is a recipe for a bankrupt society.

I don't think that anyone is claiming to be prepared for every natural disaster.

It's foolishness for us to prep for hurricanes, tornadoes, or flooding. The risk of other natural disasters of other kinds is very low.

We are prepped for snow, ice, and power outages. We get those regularly, but should something like an earthquake happen, the same prepping we do for snow and ice would work as well. So you don't need *special* preps for each individual kind of disaster.

By discouraging people from prepping as you are, you are only exacerbating the problems of recovery when they do happen because the government cannot and will not be able to bail everyone out in the manner they expect.

[metmom]

It can still be a disaster as it causes destruction, but its impact on mankind is then insignificant if nobody is living there.

[metmom]

Of course, prepping for a tsumani off the Great Lakes is moronic, but that is the government for you.

[SaveFerris]

width="600" FRiend - :) - otherwise, she scrolled right - into the Atlantic LOL

[SaveFerris]

Oh, and add 66 to that for any image of Obama ......

[rightwingcrazy]

Sometimes their manipulation and subversion of language is more blatant than others.

[SaveFerris]

[The UN is a man-made disaster.]

Alright now, shaddup and get in the van. It's for your own good.

And give me that Bible! It's been outlawed for the good of the Global Citizen Community!

[SunkenCiv]

In its defense, the United Nations is doing its best to prove that.

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• Massive earthquake strikes Japan, major tsunami warning issued for Ishikawa [01/01/2024]
• 2023 National Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness [01/01/2024]

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[Pontiac]

Ultimately disasters are a societal failure, the UNDRR concludes, before adding words of its own wisdom, cautioning “Next time you hear that phrase – ‘natural disaster’ – step up to the mark and correct the speaker: ‘There is no such thing as a natural disaster.’”

I am not discouraging anyone from being prepared for disasters.

For decades FEMA has told people to have at least 3 days of food and water for your family so that you can make till the Feds arrive. The FEMA website has a list of things you should have store to make it till help arrives.

That is a minimum.

My point is that the government can't and should not try to be the savior of every individual.

If the local governments keep a store of emergency supplies how can they be sure that those stored supplies will not be destroyed by the disaster or that may become inaccessible by the disaster. Also such stores need to be replaced periodically. Governments can't be trusted to do these things.

People have to be responsible for their own survival.

Many of course will not and will be recipients of the Darwin Award if a disaster strikes.

[Seruzawa]

Correction. Sounds like a bunch of middle-aged stoners sitting around a bong. An EVIL Bong!

[devere]

The UN is an unnatural disaster.

[metmom]

I see. I guess I misunderstood then.

[metmom]

FWIW, three DAYS worth of supplies is nowhere nearly enough.

After seeing enough recovery efforts from hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc, a three week supply is a bare minimum for individuals.

it’s good to stay off the government’s radar by venturing out and begging for help.