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July 3, 2007 at 10:01:50

Some National Cultures More Tolerant of Death?

by John Carey Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Back in 2005, China’s Jiangling Motors tried to market its Landwind SUV in Europe. But sales evaporated after the SUV failed this kind of crash test miserably.

Will China’s auto industry some day produce a safe and reliable vehicle for export? Yes. Are they ready now? No.”

India also has tremendous loss of life on its roads.

Because India has no functioning ambulance system, a victim is often taken to a nearby village hospital in an auto-rickshaw - a slow, three-wheeled taxi, known affectionately as a tuk-tuk, for the spluttering noise made by its engine.

International Herald tribune reporter Amelia Gentleman wrote in an article on April 12, 2007, “Anyone traveling on India’s highways soon becomes familiar with the sight of crumpled, upturned trucks abandoned by the roadside. These accidents are a routine feature of modern life, as car sales soar and India’s roads become more perilous.”

Last year around 95,000 people died on the roads in India, ranking India currently second only to China in terms of annual fatalities. Safety experts predict that because China has begun to introduce effective measures to reduce its traffic casualties, India will this year overtake it to occupy first place.

Vietnam reports one of the world’s highest road death tolls, with 33 fatalities a day, resulting in more than 12,300 victims last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Vietnam has a population of 85 million.

There are about 18 million registered motorbikes on the streets of Vietnam. “Vietnam needs to make helmet use mandatory on all roads and effectively enforce it,” said Hans Troedsson, WHO director in Vietnam, considering it one of the most significant measures to reduce human loss and head injuries.

About 40 percent of the country’s total severe road traffic crashes have been caused by youths aged between 15 and 24, who account for 20 percent of the population, he added.

“Traffic accidents in Vietnam have reached epidemic proportions,” said Troedsson.“Road safety is not just a public health issue, but an economic and social issue,” he said, citing an Asian Development Bank estimate that 885 million dollars is lost from Vietnam’s economy every year because of traffic accidents.

I am proud to say that one of America’s cultural ties to the individual. From “Go west young man” until now, we Americans value human life and the individial very deeply.

Good to remeber this on the 4th of July.

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John E. Carey is the former president of International Defense Consultants, Inc.

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A writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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Mark SashineA writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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Oh, My God! make him stop, please!

I really can't help it. Since ' Go west, young man' until ' Go to Iraq, young man' we surely ' value human life' So great we value it that we killed mainly all the Indians, nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki and right now we are killing Iraqis and Afghanis. Surely, we are proud that we also kill our young either ' by Armor's pork and beans' like it was during the Spanish War or by sending them to Iraq. And yes, through the whole history of this place there were people like Horace Greeley and John Carey who ... it makes me puke.

by Mark Sashine (53 articles, 19 quicklinks, 250 diaries, 3574 comments) on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 12:12:58 PM

John E. Carey is the former president of International Defense Consultants, Inc.
John E. CareyJohn E. Carey is the former president of International Defense Consultants, Inc.

China Fighting Many Serious Scandals

--China has stonewalled the world on the genocide of Darfur
--Today China admitted it had a problem with doctors harvesting human organs from the mentally ill and prisoners (who die) and then selling them for transplants
--China has an ongoing slavery scandal
--China admitted it widely used child labor in violation of international norms
--Many of China's "normal" practices have been condemned by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International
--The U.S. FDA banned all imports of Chinese seafood due to unsafe practices.
--China imported poisoned toothpaste and other producs to the U.S. and other nations
--China has the worst record on earth for automobile safety, mine safety and industrial safety
--China is the world's largest polluter and emitter of greenhouse gases

There's more to write on China but not enough room here!

by John E. Carey (207 articles, 0 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 106 comments) on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 5:10:54 PM

Go East, young ( or not young) man, go East

Then just take your list of grievances above and go to China, ask for the university audience and tell them what you think. Let them debate you- they will surely appreciate an opportunity. After that come back and report on what they said. But I bet there will be only ONE message from them: all those things are happening in China because there is a DEMAND for those from you, folks , the clean, nice, trustworthy Americans. Our govt ( Chinese, I mean) is in cahoots with yours, what do you expect. You take us ( Chinese, I mean) for fools?

Twilight zone indeed.

by Mark Sashine (53 articles, 19 quicklinks, 250 diaries, 3574 comments) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 8:47:11 AM