Do you know what my real problem with the "Madeline gone missing" case???

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My real problem is that Brits are daring to criticise Americans and others for not talking about Madeline 24/7!!! For example:

Why do yanks never know what is happening in the news in England? Missing Madeline -heard of her?

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WHY WOULD USA CARE??? They have their soldies, goverment and war problems... Sure that is more important than a 4-year-old...



They say why doesn't USA and other countries care but what about you are ignoring Russian kids... So what is your problem???

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiRRG4x2c8ubjennlc9opaQgBgx.?qid=20070517034150AAUPC07

Wear a white ribbon for the Russian kids, please....You won't??? How comes??? Is it because they don't have a British passport like Madeline...

Can you wear a black ribbon for each starving African child and a green ribbon for every dying Muslim child as well??? Nope... Why is that??? Ohhh, yes, they have no British passport...

And if you wear a black ribbon for each starving African child and a green ribbon for every dying Muslim child, won't you be covered in ribbons... But if you wear a yellow ribbon for every missing British child, you will hardly have any on you...

Answer 1

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British only care for themselves, not even their country but themselves.
The girl comes from a good background, a white background, and most white-british are full of themselves to the extent that they would vomit.
I personally know people that have been abducted and are missing to this day. There are no searches, even though the police are more likely to find them as they were kidnapped in britain. The only difference is that they are black and grew up in less then "privilaged" environments.... oh.... and their parents didn't leave them sleeping in a foreign area, whilst they went to eat lobster.
All Hail The British- the most important race on the planet.

Answer 2

The point here , which may be a little hard for a 17 year old of your maturity to grasp is, whether British, Russian, Spanish or any other nationality this is a 4 year old girl. It does not matter that she has a British Passport. What matters is she remains unprotected 14 days after her disappearance. This is about her well being, her safety and her being returned.

This is so raw because it is a four year old girl thousands of miles away from home, in a country whose language she doesn't know and she may be suffering god knows what at the hands of complete strangers.

Yes there are terrible things happening to children all over the world. In the UK alone 11 British, 9 British Muslims and 13 British/Chinese children have been logged as missing persons with the UK National Missing Persons Bureau in the past two years. The majority of these cases relate to the parent who did not have custody taking the children.

I can only answer for myself and it touched a nerve with me because I am a mother of a three year old girl. She is my world and every time I look at the picture of Madeleine I think about how her parents let her down. It is not her fault she was abducted, it is not her fault she is no longer in a safe environment and it is not her fault that she is now at the mercy of a complete stranger(s). She isn't asking for all this publicity but I am glad that she is getting it. If it helps bring her home and highlights the plight of all the other children that are suffering then it is worth every moment.

There is no need to make this an argument about religion, nationality or colour. This is a child who has no concept that she is different to any other child and she deserves to be given any help which enables her to be found.

Answer 3

It is ironic how much the British accuse Americans of being self-obsessed and then turn around and then throw a fit that they aren't paying enough attention to us.

I live in England and I am not sure I have even heard of Natalie Holloway. Every time I visit family in the US there's a missing person all over the news- these stories rarely travel overseas because we all have our own.

For the record, VERY few Brits would agree that the US media should be paying more attention to Madeline. In fact I don't know a single person who wouldn't laugh at the suggestion. So please don't tar us all with the same brush.

Answer 4

the ingredient right here , which may be a splash not uncomplicated for a 17 year previous of your adulthood to entice close is, whether British, Russian, Spanish or the different nationality that could be a 4 year previous female. It would not rely that she has a British Passport. What concerns is she continues to be unprotected 14 days after her disappearance. it particularly is approximately her wellness, her protection and her being back. it particularly is so uncooked simply by fact that could be a 4 year previous female hundreds of miles remote from domicile, in a rustic whose language she would not understand and she or he may be suffering god is conscious what on the palms of finished strangers. particular there are adverse issues happening to infants international huge. in the united kingdom on my own 11 British, 9 British Muslims and 13 British/chinese language infants have been logged as lacking persons with the united kingdom national lacking persons Bureau in the previous 2 years. maximum folk of those situations relate to the discern who did not have custody taking the youngsters. i will basically answer for myself and it touched a nerve with me simply by fact i'm a mom of a three year previous female. She is my international and every time i seem on the photograph of Madeleine i think of roughly how her mothers and dads permit her down. that is not her fault she substitute into abducted, that is not her fault she is not in a secure ecosystem and that is not her fault that she is now on the mercy of an entire stranger(s). She isn't soliciting for all this exposure yet i'm happy that she is getting it. If it helps carry her domicile and highlights the plight of all the different infants that are suffering then that is well worth each 2d. there's no ought to make this an argument approximately faith, nationality or colour. that could be a toddler who has no theory that she is different to the different toddler and she or he merits to settle for any help which permits her to be got here upon.

Answer 5

Every country has a propensity to be culture-centric or nation-centric when it comes to these kinds of tragedies.

Last year, the U.S. obsessed over the Natalee Holloway disappearance in Aruba.

I don't think they over did it one bit because we are talking about a human life here.

I don't know how much coverage the British press have given to the still unresolved case of Natalee Holloway's disappearance, but I don't think it was anywhere near what the U.S. news coverage was.

For some reason, we are desensitized to the loss of life of or the abuse of African, Muslim, and even Russian children.

The world is indeed, growing smaller, but not fast enough in some instances.

And that is sad.

Answer 6

I don't often agree with you yanks but in this case i think your pretty spot on, it's arrogant to expect other people in the world to know or care about one child when this kind of thing unfortunately happens all the time, but the way the press is/was covering it over here (its dying down now) you would think it had never happened before, it would be nice if she was found safe n sound, but it's not looking good, however, if it pisses you off so much why click on the Maddy Q's?

Answer 7

What's your problem ?? Didn't you criticise portuguese police ,and labeled portugal as a third world country ?

Everybody as the right to an opinion , right ?

Get on with your live , and hope that every missing child is found live and well , and that every starving child is saved from starvation

Answer 8

In 2004, 1,490 children died due to child abuse or neglect. 80 percent of children killed were under 4 years old. Neglect and physical abuse was a major factor in child fatalities (US Dept of Health and Human Services 2006). We in the U.S. lose 1,500 kids a year to neglect (which Madeline's parents are guilty of - leaving small children unattended) and the whole world is supposed to stop? Her parents were not close enough to check on the children or the abductor wouldn't have had time to steal her. If her parents didn't care about her safety for the sake of a dinner out, what do you want U.S. citizens to do? We feel for the little girl but her parents are idiots.

Answer 9

This question is regurgitated ever day in different forms and I'm starting to tire of it, especially the rhetorical no-need-to-answer-my-question element. I'm tiring of it because the same comments are coming up over and over. Perhaps it's time to ask the right questions for a change rather than swallowing the same bitter pill with no effect?

Answer 10

I'm gonna wear a turquoise ribbon for the streetkids in Rio. OK?