Monday, June 7, 2010

Gulf Aid Concerts?

Ok, a friend of mine pointed out something very insightful tonight on Facebook. Our country is so quick to throw benefit concerts, and such during Foreign Disasters (i.e. We Are The World, Comic Relief, Live Aid, etc.). Where are all the benefit concerts for the Gulf Oil Spill? The environment, and therefore the people in the Gulf States are hurting because of this spill. What are the celebrities waiting for? Do they want to see how bad the economy can get in the Gulf States? Do they want to see how many fishermen and their families go hungry before they start raising money for them? I don't know, I just think it is a double standard. We give to help the world, but when we are hurting here in our own country people seem to turn a deaf ear to the problems. Just my two cents worth.