Comments on: Independent Thought http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200902/independent-thought/ standards, accessibility, and ranting and general stuff by the web chemist Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: JackP http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200902/independent-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-47352 JackP Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:04:58 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=1803#comment-47352 Yeah, I nearly mentioned that one myself. "Woman I don't particularly like is dying of cancer". Well, it's obviously a shame for her and her family, but plenty of people who haven't got on my nerves die of it too, and they don't get on the news... Yeah, I nearly mentioned that one myself. “Woman I don’t particularly like is dying of cancer”. Well, it’s obviously a shame for her and her family, but plenty of people who haven’t got on my nerves die of it too, and they don’t get on the news…

]]> By: d http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200902/independent-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-47339 d Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:46:45 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=1803#comment-47339 Going back to your idea of the national mood, I recently got some disapproving looks for not expressing appropriate sympathy for Jade Goody Going back to your idea of the national mood, I recently got some disapproving looks for not expressing appropriate sympathy for Jade Goody

]]> By: Mike http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200902/independent-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-47315 Mike Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:00:02 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=1803#comment-47315 On a tenuously connected note, and between you and me: you WOULD NOT BELIEVE (good caps, eh?) the difficulty I am having getting people to sponsor me on the 40kms cycle ride I'm taking part in in support of sufferers of multiple sclerosis. On average, five people A DAY are diagnosed with this debilitating illness (in Australia alone). In sharp contrast, $15 million has been raised (mostly from individuals) in the last week in support of victims of the Victorian bush fires. Under 200 died and many people, some of which were insured - some of which weren't, had their property destroyed. There are also plans to sue the government (although I'm not sure how that will help anyone) and the electricity company that was found responsible for some of the larger fires. I think maybe once a year we should have a headline like "another 1825 people contract incurable motor sensory disease, bringing total to x". Perspective is a wonderful thing, but so is media saturation... On a tenuously connected note, and between you and me: you WOULD NOT BELIEVE (good caps, eh?) the difficulty I am having getting people to sponsor me on the 40kms cycle ride I’m taking part in in support of sufferers of multiple sclerosis. On average, five people A DAY are diagnosed with this debilitating illness (in Australia alone).

In sharp contrast, $15 million has been raised (mostly from individuals) in the last week in support of victims of the Victorian bush fires. Under 200 died and many people, some of which were insured - some of which weren’t, had their property destroyed. There are also plans to sue the government (although I’m not sure how that will help anyone) and the electricity company that was found responsible for some of the larger fires.

I think maybe once a year we should have a headline like “another 1825 people contract incurable motor sensory disease, bringing total to x”. Perspective is a wonderful thing, but so is media saturation…

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