Comments on: Popularity, Profession, Wealth – Measuring a Person’s Worth

By: smoMashup

smoMashup — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:33:39 +0000

”The grief councilor came on the air to say “it is especially sad because these kids were so popular”.”

I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit right there.

By: Tanguy

Tanguy — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:33:21 +0000

waow, I do not know this “Rosie”, but well, the way he is talking about her, means she would definitely deserve some attention… such attention from such a rich man always claiming counting each minute of his time…

In summary, it would be like : “I’m handsome, I’m popular and i’ve money… she is not, I don’t like her”.

This is unfortunately (sometimes) an image America is carrying out abroad… such man with such status, should behave a bit better…
No, America is not like that ! There are nice people too there… like everywhere !!!

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:47:35 +0000

I agree that people are valued wrongly and that it is the way of the world – but I think we can do better.

By: Jeremy Jacobs

Jeremy Jacobs — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:58:23 +0000

That’s the world we live in Stefanie. People are valued wrongly.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:27:23 +0000

What a chilling story – we don’t have the death penalty in Canada but Pickton will at least go away for a long time.

By: Michael-Ann

Michael-Ann — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:27:04 +0000

Reading the first part of this I am reminded of those tragic murders that still remain unsolved (since perhaps 1993?) because of corrupt government and what seems to be a case of someone(s) thinking nearly 400 dead women are not worthy of investigating…all those women who were abducted and murdered in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico,

By: T.

T. — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:33:04 +0000

Nice post – I think so too.. success and failure are fleeting.