How come Japan gets better media treatment?

[TeeBs]

It think this is worth posting

I would also say that the japanese earthquakes were way more destructive. Its about the statistics.

Why do all the atheists voicing this opinion think the only thing we do is pray for them? I donate money to relief efforts that my church makes worldwide with great regularity.

I think the point of this picture is that although you can pray for Japan, doing something actually matters. You just assumed I meant all christians.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

It think this is worth posting

I would also say that the japanese earthquakes were way more destructive. Its about the statistics.

Why do all the atheists voicing this opinion think the only thing we do is pray for them? I donate money to relief efforts that my church makes worldwide with great regularity.

I think the point of this picture is that although you can pray for Japan, doing something actually matters. You just assumed I meant all christians.

I didn't really assume you (personally) meant all Christians, but there sure seem to be a lot of atheists here who make the assumption that's all people saying "pray for Japan" are doing to help. I wasn't trying to single you out, I was just mesmerized by your slick graphics.

 

[Watchmacallit]

I think its more of the fact that over 10,000 have died in Japan and its 3 disasters.

 

[Blank Kold]

The New Zealand quake, at 6.3 on the Richter scale, equated to about 77.9 kilotons, which is almost four times larger than the Nagasaki nuke.

The Japan quake, at 9.0 on the Richter scale, equated to about 474 megatons, which is several thousand times as large as the New Zealand Quake.

Look! I can Use wikipedia!

 

[Bobbity]

Well, let's put it in perspective.

New Zealand is a relatively unimportant country (unless you happen to live in the region, like we Australians do), and only sixty people were killed. Admittedly, it's a tragedy, and it should have received more media attention, but when you compare it to Japan, one of the most important countries in the world, being struck by one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, and then being swept by a tsunami, it's a different thing entirely.

The death toll in Japan was around 12,000 as of yesterday, and millions of people are now homeless and without shelter or food. Besides which, this is going to affect global markets, whereas the earthquake in New Zealand has had a very limited impact on anything.

 

[Nexoram]

Also, there was an earthquake in China in the same day as Japan and no one seems to care about it as Japan had a much higher earthquake on the richter scale.

 

[Sprinal]

Okay, before the angry brigade fight me down, let me explain.

Before what happened in Japan, there was an earthquake in New Zealand. when I checked around some websites. Some hardly even mentioned it. But when the earthquake hit in Japan, these same sites are i an uproar!

"PRAY FOR JAPAN!" "PRAY FOR JAPAN!" "PRAY FOR JAPAN!"

Granted, the nuclear meltdowns and tsunamis made it worse, but did we know when this was going to happen when New Zealand was in jeopardy? No. Then where are the PRAY FOR NEW ZEALAND articles?

EDIT: Or GIVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY AND HELP ARTICLES. There. No more snarky comments on how prayers are useless, please. As much is that seems to be a topic here, it isn't the issue I want to address.

What about the floods in the North of Australia? That killed many people and destroyed towns and farmland possibly causing global food shortages in the coming year.

 

[Cool Welshy]

Okay, before the angry brigade fight me down, let me explain.

Before what happened in Japan, there was an earthquake in New Zealand. when I checked around some websites. Some hardly even mentioned it. But when the earthquake hit in Japan, these same sites are i an uproar!

"PRAY FOR JAPAN!" "PRAY FOR JAPAN!" "PRAY FOR JAPAN!"

Granted, the nuclear meltdowns and tsunamis made it worse, but did we know when this was going to happen when New Zealand was in jeopardy? No. Then where are the PRAY FOR NEW ZEALAND articles?

EDIT: Or GIVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY AND HELP ARTICLES. There. No more snarky comments on how prayers are useless, please. As much is that seems to be a topic here, it isn't the issue I want to address.

What about the floods in the North of Australia? That killed many people and destroyed towns and farmland possibly causing global food shortages in the coming year.

Exactly my point!

 

[Sprinal]

It think this is worth posting

I would also say that the japanese earthquakes were way more destructive. Its about the statistics.

SAVED

 

[Xojins]

Japan probably got more media coverage because of their position with western nations. They are a hugely productive industrial society, which (not wishing to offend anyone) New Zealand can't really say. In layman's terms, Japan is more important to western nations than New Zealand.

Also Japan got hit way harder than New Zealand did, all things considered.