to just turn off the tv whenever Nepal comes on and ignore it

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It just upsets me too much and makes me feel useless. I've already given a donation.

I just feel like it doesn't affect me so I shouldn't feel the need to see all the brutal details as it doesn't achieve anything.

As I said, there are some posters where attempting discourse or reason is a waste of time.

Have donated to MSF, so thanks for that suggestion

Agree ilovesooty.

Yanbu. I turn it off too. Wars etc I feel the need to understand, but natural disasters are not controllable by human kind so I don't see the point in watching people suffer for the sake of it.

Why do I think rich is a man?

How to deal with this without getting deleted?
I find the relentless sneering at people genuinely caring offensive.
Can I ask the people sneering how they would feel if God.forbid, and I am not wishing ill on them, their families or friends were killed or lost everything in a disaster, either natural or terrorist etc. Would I give a rats ass? I can't pretend I wouldn't but imagine for a moment I sneered about it.
We are all just making our way through life, surely there is enough compassion in all human hearts to at least have a jot of empathy for others? Wouldn't spewing bile take up more energy? Surely only the illustration of trolls really truly think that and that's only because they don't realise how broken they are.

That's the sort of thing a fucking cunty troll might post, loopinthep

Just thought I'd mention, in case you hadn't realised.

Loop I've reported your post.

You seem to try hard to upset people with your offensive posts. It's a weird way to entertain yourself. Hard to believe you are the 'mother' of four children you sound and talk like an obnoxious teenage boy rather than someone who wants their child to hang out with the 'elite'

Reported too for racism.

As someone from Christchurch New Zealand who only a few years ago went through this (although not to this extreme) I take offence to your OP to be honest. I remember sitting with my children, crying while our house was constantly shaking from aftershocks underneath us, watching the news and people being pulled out of crushed buildings only 10minutes drive from me, watching the death toll go up and not knowing who out of my friends and family were alive or not. To hear you say something like "it doesn't effect me so you don't see the need to know the details" is just disrespectful to be honest. These people will be reminded and traumatised by this for the rest of their life's. Like us not knowing when the next big one is going to it. Hearing a big truck go past and automatically thinking it's the sound of the next big one coming, being worried to be too far from your children! But please again op tell us how none of that is your concern. How heartless

Wow, only read the 1st couple of pages of comments and I am truly offended. How dare you people say you don't care?? You really have no clue! How ignorant! Maybe yes I am taking it too much to heart as I have been through it, but I am Truley disgusted

Funny when rich comes on so does chiefbrody.

Obviously feeding the troll, so will ignore them now.

Hey there I have not been on since Wednesday.......... Not got the time or inclination to say or talk about the same things endlessly.

Yay, I didn't get deleted. . I'm such a pro Mumsnetter. The fine art of troll hunting (ahem ...not that I was troll hunting of course )

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I don't know what MNHQ's definition of a troll is but it seems a shame that some posters are able to continually post nasty goady posts trolls or not.

That's pathetic. I got harangued and called a troll on a thread recently and they didn't do anything. For a so called left ring right on website the moderation is ridiculous and sometimes I feel that the goading and bullying is a more important part of marketing and brand identity than the actual users who give a shit. hence why they rarely remove bullying posters. The Bastards who have jumped on every thread in the last 20 years with a scathing or disbelieving comment. MN bread and butter they are, clearly.

my2centis - those were the earthquakes I experienced. I know exactly what you mean. And I imagine you are still feeling the stress 4-5 years on. It was hard to go on with normal life in those couple of years. And YES, the feeling of being too far from your children is absolutely hideous.

It's pretty obvious that the OP is NOT saying she doesn't care. She's saying she doesn't want to watch or listen to all the news coverage.

And that seems normal to me - we can all tolerate so much. We all know what's going on but do we need to absorb every detail being broadcast every minute on the day. No.

I admire OP's honesty.

I'm really shocked by some of the posts on this thread, I seriously cannot believe how callous and heartless some people can be.

My DH was seriously ill in Nepal (Pokhara) a few years ago and the Nepalese were incredible to us. So kind and giving. We had to be flown to Kathmandu in the end and the people (staff) in our hotel all got up at 1am to wait with us for the ambulance. I will never ever forget their kindness, ever, and I find it heartbreaking to see what is happening over there at the moment.

And no I wasn't on a gap year and am not mawkishly watching the coverage.