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How one should react to natural disasters.

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How one should react to natural disasters.
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How one should react to natural disasters.
June 4, 2013 at 7:40 am
In the wake of the worst floods Germany has seen in a very very long time, efforts to keep the damage low and to rebuild have been fast and efficiant.

Today Merkel announced that 100 million euos in direct help would go to the hard hit state of Bavaria from the federal goverment.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/euro...03638.html


And here`s the thing I have noticed and which I wanted to post about:

Not a single call by a public official to pray was given!

All efforts undertaken were actualy usefull!

Makes me proud Big Grin
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RE: How one should react to natural disasters.
June 4, 2013 at 9:50 am
One thing the German people and the Scandinavian people have in common...efficiency.

You have every right to be proud TGAC Big Grin
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RE: How one should react to natural disasters.
June 4, 2013 at 10:24 am (This post was last modified: June 4, 2013 at 10:25 am by The Grand Nudger.)
-By running in the opposite direction.

(looks like yall have that handled pretty well from the link....Bavaria...fucking loved that place - good to see you guys taking care of your own)
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RE: How one should react to natural disasters.
June 4, 2013 at 10:32 am (This post was last modified: June 4, 2013 at 10:32 am by ideologue08.)
Germany should take care of itself if they can afford to, I don't see why European taxpayers should step in: http://www.dw.de/eu-pledges-aid-for-floo...a-16854776 I didn't see any German money flowing into Britain when we had floods, it seems money is only going one way in the EU from here: out of Britain.
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RE: How one should react to natural disasters.
June 4, 2013 at 10:32 am
Much better than the Oklahoma senator who said that aid to the tornado victims will be contingent upon finding cuts elsewhere.
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RE: How one should react to natural disasters.
June 5, 2013 at 9:28 am (This post was last modified: June 5, 2013 at 9:29 am by NoraBrimstone.)
You're right to feel proud. What a great way to actually deal with a situation: Take action and not just ask the invisible man to do all the work.
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