I get that. If other nations were looked at through the lens of a "medical triage" (where multiple victims of an emergency are separated into three categories -- savable right now, savable with deferred medical help, and unsavable no matter what you do), Haiti would fall into that last triage category. How many decades have we poured billions of dollars into an unsalvagable country, at what point do we stop and put our resources to better use elsewhere?
" . . . felt happy that some average American family were NOT the victims here."
Happy or relieved? For a split second I had a sense of relief but quickly reminded myself that they still died and that someone loved them.
Yeah, I get that, a human life is still valuable and one of God's creation. As I said, I was conflicted about it.
That's why I asked happy vs relieved.
Two very different emotions
Yes, 'relieved' was probably a better choice of words. Written in the heat of the moment.
In other words, relieved that it's not your close family (Amercians)
I just don't want you to beat yourself up too much over a human feeling
I get that. If other nations were looked at through the lens of a "medical triage" (where multiple victims of an emergency are separated into three categories -- savable right now, savable with deferred medical help, and unsavable no matter what you do), Haiti would fall into that last triage category. How many decades have we poured billions of dollars into an unsalvagable country, at what point do we stop and put our resources to better use elsewhere?