re: #74 freetoken

Several days ago, when the Gaza missile action was ongoing and was the center of attention here, I raised as an example of how overlooked (by the American audience) so much of the world can be by raising the fire going on in a major slum in Bangladesh.

Sure enough:

Official: At least 100 dead in Bangladesh fire

Many more people died in this fire than did from poorly aimed missiles raining down in Israel.

These kind of things happen all the time. What we take for granted here in the US - fire codes, on-call fire fighting and rescue - are luxuries that the poor in the world can’t afford, all the while they produce the clothes for our backs.

Well, that certainly brings up memories of past discussion topics.