RockStarJewelry's Blog

Now this has me at my wits end~! As I am sure you have all seen, Myanmar, in South East Asia, was hit by a devastating cyclone about a week ago. As usual the US steps up to the plate to aid in the relief efforts. This aid however, is not welcome by the Myanmar government. Their own government is limiting access to the aid workers. BLEEP? We are talking about over 60,000 people that have died and over 1,000,000 now homeless and that toll is sure to rise. THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT is limiting the access to those who are trying to lend a helping hand. I know we all talk about the problems that happen right here in our own country, why not focus on what is going on here instead of the other countries. I agree to a point, but on the other hand, we are compassionate as a nation and want to help when we see something as catastrophic as this. When you see children walking what is left of the streets of this city, bodies littering the streets, chaos all around, this is beyond a GOVERNMENT ISSUE~! Their government sits safely in their homes and offices as this outpour of aid is sent to them.  "Anything that might have a positive impact is being looked at and is being discussed. Everything within the law is being considered at this point in time." Ky Luu, director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance said... I think at this point anything would be a positive impact. I bet if you were to get down there in the heart of the disaster and ask the people walking around, tripping over dead bodies, and all the aftermath of this cyclone, they would probably welcome any help they could get. Thousands of people die daily due to the lack of help allowed in.   I hear their government is saying "NO" to aid from the US, but what do you think the PEOPLE want? What do you think the PEOPLE need? They need help. A lot of help need help. What an insult to the people to now hear that they will allow ONE US plane to send supplies.This is where we actually see what our elected officials do for our country when hit with a disaster. It's a Humanitarian situation, this shouldn't be political. There is nothing wrong with accepting help when it is needed so badly. I'll be dammed if I would live in a country where my  government is so arrogant and headstrong that when they are hit with a disaster, the handful of them compared to the MILLION (or more) that are victims walking around in the chaos, sit there playing "eenie, meenie, miney, mo" with the aid that is trying to be sent their way... HOW DARE THEY PLAY WITH PEOPLES LIVES LIKE THAT.... Kind of makes all the BS going back and forth between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama obsolete, doesn't it.... Get out and vote people~!