911 or Tsunami

[MrPALCO]

I am always amused how the immature and the godless always blame ?natural? causes for these disasters.

God did not create this earth to convulse as it has, that is the fault of evil sin and those who attach themselves to sin.

If you are not with God, I put the responsiblity of this disaster on your god, satan.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: MrPALCO
I am always amused how the immature and the godless always blame ?natural? causes for these disasters.

God did not create this earth to convulse as it has, that is the fault of evil sin and those who attach themselves to sin.

If you are not with God, I put the responsiblity of this disaster on your god, satan.

Born again christians are the fvcking worst. <^>:|<^> to your 'Disaster is what you get for not worshipping my chosen diety' BS. Now piss off before you get OT-PWNED by everyone else. That's just fair warning, trust me.

 

[Farvacola]

Originally posted by: MrPALCO
I am always amused how the immature and the godless always blame ?natural? causes for these disasters.

God did not create this earth to convulse as it has, that is the fault of evil sin and those who attach themselves to sin.

If you are not with God, I put the responsiblity of this disaster on your god, satan.

I nominate you for the fool of the week award. Not only for choice of content, but for the chance that you actually believe what you typed.

 

[MySoS]

Originally posted by: MrPALCO
I am always amused how the immature and the godless always blame ?natural? causes for these disasters.

God did not create this earth to convulse as it has, that is the fault of evil sin and those who attach themselves to sin.

If you are not with God, I put the responsiblity of this disaster on your god, satan.

Either this is a joke or you are the biggest bible freak ever.

 

[BillyBatson]

I htink the tsunami is much worse but maybe not as big of an impact as 911 because it is not on our own soil and is a natural disaster

 

[intogamer]

nooo thats cause your not azn. If i was Indian or Indonesian I would feel really bad. I am chinese I feel bad, not bad as the other people's countries was effected.

 

[JBT]

Tsunami....

 

[Astu222]

this thread is stupid. it makes no sense.

 

[SuperTool]

911. It got Bush reelected.

 

[moomoo40moo]

I think 9/11 was the more worst disaster, because it was intentional, and was meant to cause harm. These people WANTED to kill the americans. No one wanted the people dead that the tsunami killed. It's also worst in that you can see what is happening now in iraq, and is affecting A LOT more people than the tsunami will. Tsunami sucked, yes, but eventually, (after the US gives CRAZY amounts of money) the area will be rebuilt and will not stir any more people's emotions around the world. 9/11 sparked something that will go on for many years, and will affect everyone around the world, how we live, and how we look at people in other countries, which the tsunami just cant do.

 

[SuperStrokey]

for americans 911 for sure as it happened to americans. for the rest of the world the tsunami. I dont see anything wrong with it being this way. its kind of like what strikes you worse, your neighbor being murdered or someone on the other side of the country? But after all things are said and done 911 will be remembered more as it is much more convient politicaly (not trying to start a flame thread or anything just stating a fact)

 

[SuperStrokey]

Originally posted by: MrPALCO
I am always amused how the immature and the godless always blame ?natural? causes for these disasters.

God did not create this earth to convulse as it has, that is the fault of evil sin and those who attach themselves to sin.

If you are not with God, I put the responsiblity of this disaster on your god, satan.

this is a joke right? cause not only is it retarded its also logically flawed

 

[Locut0s]

This thread just goes to show that you can't capture the differences of these two events in a simple question such as "which was worse". Like others here have been pointing out that all depends on how you approach the question. Were you a family member of a 9/11 victim, then of course 9/11 is worse, family member of Tsunami victims then of course that is worse. From a purely humanitarian point of view, unbiased by such aspects as the home country you live in etc, the Tsunami is unquestionably worse. However others who have said that 9/11 has actually changed the world more make a good point. It's an unfortunate but sad truth that within 10 or 20 years the world will have largely forgotten this disaster, and even the effected countries will have largely rebuilt, at least in most areas, and those affected will continue their lives as everyone who has lost someone has to. 9/11 however fundamentally changed world politics, which is sad considering how pointless and unconnected much of the fallout has been such as the war in Iraq and the limiting of free speech. We will be living with the after effects of 9/11 for many decades to come in the form of increased resentment toward the US for Iraq, and continuing instability caused by the fallout of US foreign politics post 9/11. Again this highlights 2 different ways of looking at the question from a political point of view 9/11 was "bigger" from a humanitarian point of view the Tsunami is unquestionably "bigger". So how do you prefer to look at the world from a highly logical/political/economic stance, or from a personal/humanitarian stance. Both are equally valid in their own ways. I for one prefer to see the world from the latter point of view so I have to give my own nod to the Tsunami.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: Sc4freak
The Tsunami killed around 120,000 people. 9/11 killed around 3000 people. How can you possibly say that 9/11 was worse? Is 1 American life now worth more than 50 lives from poorer countries? Frankly, then thought of this disgusts me. Now I know that most Americans don't think this way and are honest, decent people... But really this is the message I think America is conveying to the rest of the world.

Those 120,000 people didn't have the same influence on the world that those lost in 9/11 did (and the sh|tstorm that's followed because of it). THAT'S why 9/11 is a bigger loss to the world as a whole than 120,000 nobody's. I really don't intend to be mean here, and I know 120,000 dead is a catastrophic loss, but when you talk about what is going to have a bigger effect on the history of the world, there's just no sugar coating it.

I highly doubt 9/11 was as tragic for the rest of the world as it was for Americans.

Wasn't the UN capital in the World Trade Towers? How many companies in those buildings were making enough money to keep the economy going that lost EVERYTHING? The US economy took a dive. If you think 120,000 people that struggle to merely get by every day are worth more than a noticable impact to the world's economy, you're gravely mistaken.

Thousands of those killed are rich western tourists, plus not all of the locals are dirt poor you know. Have you ever been to places such as Sri Lanka and India? While there is rampant poverty, not everyone there is dirt poor. Some live just like you and I.

I was in New Zealand during 9/11...while it was massive news....people weren't crying into their dinners I assure you.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

911 hits home more, but as afar as catastrophic events go, 911 is nothing in comparison to a tsunami.

I live in CT, so 911 was pretty frightening, but people in California pretty much wern't concerned. Alot of this poll is going to be biased as many people simply saw it is a non event. And NY people can admit that they don't worry much when Clifornia gets hit by a big quake. It''s a matter of perceptoin really.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Safeway
tsunami in death toll. 9/11 in impact.

9/11 impact is menaingless to people effected to the tsunami. But in sheer nubmers, I can gaurenttee that more people are impacted by the tsunami.

 

[IHYLN]

Is it too late to mention that the OP is dumb and the two incidents are equally tragic despite the death toll?

No wonder I visit this place once a week now.

 

[Patt]

As has been mentioned, 9/11 has changed the way the US relates to the world, economically and politically. Good or bad, this is the case. It sparked a sense of fear into people who had never before felt threatened, giving them the realization that no one is invulnerable.

The tsunami, on the other hand, has changed the way the world will relate to the affected areas of SE Asia, as can already be evidenced by the large donations towards aid relief. It has sparked a sense of compassion, and realization that it is not only man-made destruction being wrought, but through nature. (Bible-thumpers p!ss off ... I am not referencing a deity)

To compare the two however, is an exercise in futility. Both were terrible, and the impact of both will continue to be with us for a long time yet.

 

[mzkhadir]

911 was a conspiracy all the way.

 

[Scarpozzi]

The Tsunami wins by death toll. 9/11 wins because it fueled Bush to win over the flock of sheep that are the American people with a fear campaign and led them into a war with a country that had nothing to do with it. I can't wait for that poser to get replaced and I don't care if it's by a republican/democrat/ape....etc.

 

[rasholianmon]

both were foretold in biblical prophecies as signs of the last days of this wicked system.

pay attention to the warning signs for our day, these aren't just coincidences.

 

[Forsythe]

911was never a big thing, only because of your weird outcries. The tsunami is a big thing. Not not all too big. AIDS is a _Big_ thing!

 

[dabuddha]

Uhhh obviously the tsunami.

 

[Ynog]

The simple answer is 911 and the Tsunami aren't comparable. They just aren't.

One is a natural distaster and the other is a attack. One is a horribly tragedy that was unavoidable and yet will most likely happen again in the future. The other was attack by terrorists on a high profile target. While tragedic, its also noted they were attacks.

Think about it, besides people from Iran - how many people remember the earthquake on June 1990, that killed 50,000

Or what about this earth quake that happened in 1976. How many people actually know and remember these things.
China?

Ok now considering those two earthquakes results, think about it. How many people know about them or had heard about them. Now how many people know about Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma City, When Kennedy was Shot? Now those things are more focused towards Americans. So how about Chornobyl? The death tolls were far less than say the tsunami or the other two natural disasters I listed, Yet why do people remember them and not the others.

The simple fact is natural distasters aren't etched into history the same way that human events (attacks/mistakes) are. They just aren't.

So you cannot compare them on which is worse. Yes the death toll is far worse in the tsunami, but that is just a numbers game, and frankly, the purpose of 911 wasn't to just kill people. So how can you compare those two things? You can't.

 

[JoeFaheyx]

9/11. the tsunami was absolutely horrible, and the death toll was much greater, but it was a natural disaster. I voted for 9/11 because of the fact that it was MURDER. Still though, best wishes to the people whos live's have been ruined from the tsunami. Nearly the greatest natural disaster besides the Chinese earthquake.