RoboCampbell

Holy shit. I cannot believe the ridiculousness that is taking place in Haiti. I've been following the aftermath of the earthquake there, and I keep waiting for some good news. I imagine that it takes a LOT to organize all of the aid that is being directed there-- the US is just one country sending money, supplies, and volunteers-- but I also imagine that there are lives being lost simply because it takes so long for help to get to those who need it. I watched a segment on CNN that brought Campbell Brown to tears. A young girl had been pinned from the chest down for three days, and was being kept alive by a few caretakers-- finally, she was able to be pulled out, and upon examination, she was found to need more intensive treatment that what the medics could offer, but she passed away before she could be transferred. The field reporter repeated the girl's last words, and if Campbell Brown HADN'T started crying upon hearing them, I probably would've questioned whether or not she is actually human as opposed to robot. Unbelievably awful.

In times like these, when there is a massive problem with people who need basic attention, I hate that I've spent my time and energy focused on career path[s] that would make me absolutely useless in a pinch. I don't know how to set a broken bone, I don't know how to administer an IV of antibiotics, I don't know how to rebuild a road, etc. Basically, all I know is how to use words. And I only know the words in one goddamn language! It would be nice to have a skill set that comes in handy in widespread emergency situations. I may work on that.

Also on CNN, they showed clips of people waiting to be evacuated. I saw several able-bodied Americans, standing around, looking like total assholes. I know I'm jumping to conclusions, and I have no idea how scared they must be or what it was like to live through an insane earthquake, but...WHAT THE FUCK?!?! Are they somehow too busy to lend a hand? There are people trapped under rubble whose fates are hanging by a tiny thread. There are lives that can be saved, and that won't be the case for much longer. So, why can't those people go back to the city center and offer some help? Yeah, maybe they're hungry and tired, but they're still able-bodied. What the hell?