Bomb Blast in Bali! My parents... - Page 3

Davros · 10-13-2002, 05:37 AM

I knew exactly what point you were making - you have to understand the context of who is reporting, and to whom. Australians know that 182 people died - Australians heavily frequent the night clubs of Kuta beach - Australian audiences have a great reason to be concerned about fatalities. The report on the Beeb could well have heavily originated from ABC footage. Looking at my local news tonight, the stations focus has been on all the fatalities / bombings first, then discussions of local impact, then talk on the terrorism element.

I have not seen ANYTHING, even in my local reporting, that suggests any Australian is more important than any of the 182. Hence the degree to which I take offence at your original post.

By the way - welcome to the forum - one disagreement is no cause for me to forget my manners.

Ziroc · 10-13-2002, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Trickster:
OK, I just heard from them! They are OK.

I am very relieved!

Whew, I am SO glad for you. I can't believe that a car bomb could kill so many people. It's so sad. This planet is falling apart--well, should I say humanity is.

GokuZool · 10-13-2002, 05:40 AM

I'm glad your parents are ok! [img]smile.gif[/img]

When are they coming back to Australia?

Dagorion · 10-13-2002, 05:44 AM

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Originally posted by Ziroc:

quote:
Originally posted by The Trickster:
OK, I just heard from them! They are OK.

I am very relieved!

Whew, I am SO glad for you. I can't believe that a car bomb could kill so many people. It's so sad. This planet is falling apart--well, should I say humanity is. [/QUOTE]Sadly enough if we continue on with this both my fall apart. If only religion hadnt been so abused that most people now stay away from it... either that or they abuse it even more. What a sad world this has become...

Eudoxus · 10-13-2002, 05:53 AM

The latest TV report still states 182 dead.
No indication yet of how many of each nationality was involved. Every one is still cagey about sheeting home the blame but Indonesia has stated that it believes that it was the work of internal Islamic militant group(s) with links to AQ.
We shall see which way the Indonesian authorities tackle the problem, go for a crackdown or an attempted cover-up.

meladril · 10-13-2002, 05:58 AM

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Originally posted by Davros:
I knew exactly what point you were making - you have to understand the context of who is reporting, and to whom. Australians know that 182 people died - Australians heavily frequent the night clubs of Kuta beach - Australian audiences have a great reason to be concerned about fatalities. The report on the Beeb could well have heavily originated from ABC footage. Looking at my local news tonight, the stations focus has been on all the fatalities / bombings first, then discussions of local impact, then talk on the terrorism element.

I have not seen ANYTHING, even in my local reporting, that suggests any Australian is more important than any of the 182. Hence the degree to which I take offence at your original post.

By the way - welcome to the forum - one disagreement is no cause for me to forget my manners.

thanks again

The Trickster · 10-13-2002, 06:00 AM

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Originally posted by GokuZool:
I'm glad your parents are ok! [img]smile.gif[/img]

When are they coming back to Australia?

My parents have just called me, and they're leaving Bali at 11:00pm tonight (in 3 hours). I'm picking them up in the morning.

Man, that casualties figure just keeps on going up! Now it's close to 200, when it started at 24 this morning!

This has all hit home to me just how close we all are to this. Even us Australians who believe we can hide over the other side of the world. It's most upsetting.

meladril · 10-13-2002, 06:02 AM

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Originally posted by Dagorion:

quote:
Originally posted by Ziroc:

quote:
Originally posted by The Trickster:
OK, I just heard from them! They are OK.

I am very relieved!

Whew, I am SO glad for you. I can't believe that a car bomb could kill so many people. It's so sad. This planet is falling apart--well, should I say humanity is. [/QUOTE]Sadly enough if we continue on with this both my fall apart. If only religion hadnt been so abused that most people now stay away from it... either that or they abuse it even more. What a sad world this has become... [/QUOTE]its odd because bali is hardly a hotbed of violence.. it was ment to be one of the most stable areas in indonesia

Memnoch · 10-13-2002, 07:02 AM

Meladril, your location says "Faerun" - are you in Australia or in the UK when you watched the BBC news report? It's not unusual for a country to emphasise its nationals, or that of a country with close links to it, when reporting the news. I don't think this is intended to mean that Australians are more important than others, but rather because the intended audience may contain a number of Australians. I know equality's important and all, but sometimes we need to take what we see with a dose of perspective.

The Trickster · 10-13-2002, 07:08 AM

Well I know for a fact that Faerun sees Australian's as extremely important, as I (being an Australian) have saved the land many times! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

10-13-2002, 05:37 AM	#21
Davros Takhisis Follower Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Mandurah, West Australia Age: 60 Posts: 5,073	I knew exactly what point you were making - you have to understand the context of who is reporting, and to whom. Australians know that 182 people died - Australians heavily frequent the night clubs of Kuta beach - Australian audiences have a great reason to be concerned about fatalities. The report on the Beeb could well have heavily originated from ABC footage. Looking at my local news tonight, the stations focus has been on all the fatalities / bombings first, then discussions of local impact, then talk on the terrorism element. I have not seen ANYTHING, even in my local reporting, that suggests any Australian is more important than any of the 182. Hence the degree to which I take offence at your original post. By the way - welcome to the forum - one disagreement is no cause for me to forget my manners. __________________ Davros was right - just ask JD

10-13-2002, 07:02 AM	#29
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	Meladril, your location says "Faerun" - are you in Australia or in the UK when you watched the BBC news report? It's not unusual for a country to emphasise its nationals, or that of a country with close links to it, when reporting the news. I don't think this is intended to mean that Australians are more important than others, but rather because the intended audience may contain a number of Australians. I know equality's important and all, but sometimes we need to take what we see with a dose of perspective. __________________

10-13-2002, 07:08 AM	#30
The Trickster Manshoon Join Date: September 24, 2002 Location: Australia Age: 46 Posts: 208	Well I know for a fact that Faerun sees Australian's as extremely important, as I (being an Australian) have saved the land many times! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] __________________ <br /><br />Movie Reviewer for Ironworks Gaming<br />Hero of Icewind Dale and alias to The Nameless One, Gordon Freeman, Garrett, Elayna Sedai, Cate Archer, Child of Bhaal, J.C Denton and Patrick Galloway.<br />Leader in the war against commercial music.

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10-13-2002, 05:40 AM	#23
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	I'm glad your parents are ok! [img]smile.gif[/img] When are they coming back to Australia?

10-13-2002, 05:53 AM	#25
Eudoxus Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 22, 2002 Location: Brisbane, Q\'ld Age: 93 Posts: 44	The latest TV report still states 182 dead. No indication yet of how many of each nationality was involved. Every one is still cagey about sheeting home the blame but Indonesia has stated that it believes that it was the work of internal Islamic militant group(s) with links to AQ. We shall see which way the Indonesian authorities tackle the problem, go for a crackdown or an attempted cover-up.

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