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Originally posted by bilmore
Actually, lots of Americans vacation there, and it's a noteworthy piece of information for those of us wondering if our friends are okay. In the absence of direct news about someone, not seeing their names among the eight is at least a little comforting. In a sort of short-term, incomplete way.
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Uh huh. I'll bet there are a lot more people in this country who know or are related to someone who actually lives in the area than there are people who know someone on vacation there.
Whatever -- I still find it insensitive, but I suppose you've just proven the point. We care more about (or at least the media think we do -- and you've demonstrated that it's true) the few people who died who happen to live within our borders than the massive number of people who have lost their entire families.
