Gone with the flood

May 28, 2014 14:45

Good day, my fellow cynical and indifferent popcorn-munchers concerned folks whose hearts are bleeding for the woes of humanity! In some history schoolbooks, Sava is described as "the river that unites the nations of (former) Yugoslavia". Well, Yugoslavia is no more, its nations have been anything but united, and in the meantime, within a short ( Read more... )

disaster, balkans, aid

Leave a comment

Comments 11

ddstory May 28 2014, 12:02:45 UTC
Well that sure is some refreshing news, even if it took a disaster like that to prompt it.

Sometimes the worst situations call the better side of people.

Reply

yes_justice May 28 2014, 17:35:51 UTC
Reminds me of the tsunami in Aceh that paused that civil war.

Reply


nairiporter May 28 2014, 12:38:10 UTC
And thus, humanity scores a sole but resounding consolation point, douchebaggery having been on a roll for ages in that region.

Reply

htpcl May 28 2014, 12:38:51 UTC
I assure you douchebaggery is very much alive and well at these latitudes.

Reply


yes_justice May 28 2014, 17:39:08 UTC
Climate change is re-writing the map.

"With hardly an inkling of what this is about just married to profit in flood and in drought." - dr, here at the end of the world.

Reply

enders_shadow May 28 2014, 17:58:15 UTC
To rebuild the world from scratch, first you must create the universe. ;)

Reply


enders_shadow May 28 2014, 17:59:37 UTC
When we aren't exploiting, murdering, imprisoning or warmongering, humans can be wonderful people.

Reply

htpcl May 28 2014, 18:03:44 UTC
^ DQ.

Reply

enders_shadow May 28 2014, 18:13:32 UTC
*humble bow*

It's always when you least expect it.

Reply

htpcl May 28 2014, 20:27:01 UTC
Yep, it's always.

Reply


johnny9fingers May 29 2014, 11:56:19 UTC
Disasters can often bring out the best in people. It's a shame it takes catastrophe and shared privation to bring out the best in us, but I suppose every cloud...

Reply


Leave a comment

Up