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U.N. Says Mind Your Language — ‘No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster’
Breitbart ^ | 01/01/2024 | Simon Kent

Posted on 01/01/2024 7:02:52 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

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

In a display of almost Orwellian doublespeak, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) further cautions “a hazard can only become a disaster once it impacts on society or community. A hazard is natural, disasters are not.”

The words of warning are contained in an online assessment published by the organization, stating at the outset “We often hear about ‘natural disasters’ in the news or from NGOs and international organisations (even some less-well informed UN agencies!). The truth is, there is no such thing as a natural disaster.”

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I see they're starting off with a bang in 2024. 🙄
1 posted on 01/01/2024 7:02:52 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

As a new years resolution we need to desolve the UN and make it a homeless shelter


2 posted on 01/01/2024 7:06:16 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is that a hazardous bang or a disastrous bang? ;-)


3 posted on 01/01/2024 7:06:28 AM PST by ken in texas
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To: ChicagoConservative27
These folks are way too over insulated from real life to even listen to.


4 posted on 01/01/2024 7:06:58 AM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
This relates totally with the "abuse of language" thesis of another Freeper thread posted this morning.
Psychopathy and the Origins of Totalitarianism (A Very Important Paper to Understand where We are Today) 1/1/2024, 7:56:38 AM · by MtnClimber
"Mind your language" is a laugh and a half.

Among the coming "currencies," it has been suggested that the real component with not be perceived value but rather TRUST.

Trust in the UN as with trust in much of the federal government, especially under the Obama-Biden-Clinton gamers, is diluting. So does it seem.

5 posted on 01/01/2024 7:07:02 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: ken in texas

Let’s just say a bad case of the crabs..🤣


6 posted on 01/01/2024 7:07:05 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: Delta 21

Global Marxist Inc. will now tell us all what we can and can’t say.


7 posted on 01/01/2024 7:09:45 AM PST by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bookmark


8 posted on 01/01/2024 7:11:08 AM PST by DocRock
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The UN is a man-made disaster.


9 posted on 01/01/2024 7:11:29 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The climate change hoax is finally over? Feels good.


10 posted on 01/01/2024 7:15:34 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Somebody needs to start randomly piss testing those third worlders running the U.N.


11 posted on 01/01/2024 7:17:27 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (America!Biden has turned what was one of the greatest documentaries into a one season retard sitcom.)
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The Big Bang Theory of the beginning of the Universe is now mankinds fault according to the UN.


12 posted on 01/01/2024 7:17:37 AM PST by BipolarBob (My investment choice for 2024 is pre-ban menthol cigarettes. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

In my lifetime I have seen the UN slowly evolve from a respected, sometimes helpful, institution into a major force for evil in the world. They’ve really shown their true colors in the recent China virus fiasco and in their treatment of Israel.


13 posted on 01/01/2024 7:18:40 AM PST by Blennos ( Byaasea)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

‘No Such Thing as the United Nations’ would be even better.


14 posted on 01/01/2024 7:20:36 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
only the failure of humans to prepare for events beyond their control

I'd like to see a tornado or tsunami or somesuch come along and reduce the UN building to rubble, then see what their attitude is then.

15 posted on 01/01/2024 7:20:49 AM PST by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The UN is full of Morons


16 posted on 01/01/2024 7:21:51 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kick the toilet known as the “UN” to the curb forever. Nothing good comes from that commie organization.


17 posted on 01/01/2024 7:22:28 AM PST by Boomer (The Long Winter is coming...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I agree with a portion of that. There are certainly people who don’t plan and prepare for things which do make disasters worse than they might be.

However I doubt that is what the UN has in mind.


18 posted on 01/01/2024 7:23:38 AM PST by plain talk
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To: butlerweave

It’s like letting someone who’s never seen a car drive in reverse on the beltway……

RLTW


19 posted on 01/01/2024 7:23:43 AM PST by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
a hazard can only become a disaster once it impacts on society or community.

If you morons would only let us reduce the population to levels that would allow everyone to live in places that don't get hurricanes or tornados or floods or earthquakes or tsunamis or droughts or any other ""hazard," we could all live in peace, harmony, and safety.

The current population is 8.1 billion. We should only have to kill off 8.099 billion of you.

20 posted on 01/01/2024 7:25:57 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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