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Originally Posted by Little32
I don't think that anyone is saying this is a duty (though, I haven't been watching t. v. too much).
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Actually I was listening to a news show this morning (granted not watching, but listening) and I heard the parents of some students that were missing in Haiti stating that the US HAS to send more rescue troops in, etc. I wonder if their children were not involved if they would feel the same.
Also other nations (France being one) are criticizing our response. So yes people do feel that it is the our duty to save Haiti.
As for not watching the news. I don't watch it that much, because I have a short attention span. But I would not recommend that folx not watch it, otherwise you miss a lot of what is going on around you. And I don't mean the events themselves, but rather the spins that are used by the media or whomever. IMO, that is important to know, because you learn a lot about how the real world works and thinks. And you never know when you may be in a position to need that knowledge. A small example is a newspaper headline. It is designed to draw in the reader. But then you get to the 2nd paragraph and realize it was misleading. If you don't read the article you don't know this, and you may base an opinion on false information.