tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578299375433383985.post4798612425176790268..comments2024-03-14T00:16:58.277-07:00Comments on Ordinary Guy: More About RwandaTim O'Keefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653709506879101775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578299375433383985.post-16183295090762067482010-07-09T14:10:55.936-07:002010-07-09T14:10:55.936-07:00I heard a comic recently joke about the fact that ...I heard a comic recently joke about the fact that many countries in the world don't have clean water to drink yet here in America we build massive parks dedicated to splashing and playing in it.<br /><br />Your comment about being isolated from real news made me think about all the talk going on right now around Lebron James and his hour-long program on ESPN last night to declare which NBA team he would play for next year. It's awfully amazing to see what people will get worked up about. <br /><br />Do you remember that scene in Hotel Rwanda where Joaquin Phoenix (Jack)takes his camera out and gets footage of what is happening in the streets during the genocide? It goes...<br /><br />Paul Rusesabagina: I am glad that you have shot this footage and that the world will see it. It is the only way we have a chance that people might intervene.<br /><br />Jack: Yeah and if no one intervenes, is it still a good thing to show? <br /><br />Paul Rusesabagina: How can they not intervene when they witness such atrocities? <br /><br />Jack: I think if people see this footage they'll say, "oh my God that's horrible," and then go on eating their dinners. <br /><br />Sad, but it's true.Mr. Hass' Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966423580619691843noreply@blogger.com