DonLever Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I went by the Nelson Mandela Memorial Friday night outside the Art Gallery in Vancouver and the crowd was very small. Maybe 100-200 people there. Today on TV, I saw a lot more people attending the Paul Walker Memorial in Vancouver. This article say maybe more than 1000 people attended. http://bc.ctvnews.ca/hundreds-of-cars-set-to-roll-for-paul-walker-memorial-1.1579358 What does it say about our priorities in life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Did Mandela live his life a quarter mile at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Paul Walker Memorial? Never heard of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapes-N-Canucks Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I quote DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, "Drive Fast, Speed Turns Me On!!!" Late- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 What does it say about our priorities in life? i don't know, just tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 The important part was what Nelson Mandela did while he was alive, how we react to his death will have zero impact on anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Ask those < 20 if they even know who NM is/was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 According to organizer West Coast Car Events’ Facebook Page, A Tribute to Paul Walker & Roger Rodas, more than 1300 people in 300 to 400 cars plan to gather at SilverCity Riverport in Richmond and drive together to Spanish Banks. Walker, 40, died last Saturday when the Porsche Carrera GT he was in driven by friend Rodas smashed into a tree and burst into flames. Organizers posted on the Facebook page that they are “hosting a cruise in the memory of Paul Walker. Someone who has impacted many of us in the car industry.” Participants in the cruise are being asked to donate money to the Red Cross to aid in the help of typhoon victims in the Philippines. wtf is wrong with society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Ask those < 20 if they even know who NM is/was. My thoughts exactly, HBR (posted at the same time as you too! *high-five*... or in this case mourn together for humanity?) Pretty sure that, if you ask today's youth about what Mandela did, or to explain (or even pronounce, let's start with that) the concept of "apartheid", most people wouldn't know. In today's short-attention-span society that's driven by an overdose of information on social media that's meant to catch the eye, mellower characters in the past like Mandela, with all due respect, won't be as known as the hunk on the silver screen who drives nice cars. No one really gives much attention to history anymore, since so many are trapped in the glamour of the present, as presented to them by technology. Sad reality, I know. If only schools emphasized history classes then more people may develop an interest in historical figures rather than just caring about Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 why didn't someone tell those punks that someone more important died recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 idiot kids with their cell phones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 wtf is wrong with society I guess you missed this part... Participants in the cruise are being asked to donate money to the Red Cross to aid in the help of typhoon victims in the Philippines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 idiot kids with their cell phones idiot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I guess you missed this part... sarcasm, bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 sarcasm, bro As BB used to say "Whooooooooosh!!!" Right over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 don't blame the kids blame the school system especially down south where they quite often deal with local history or US history only i have met plenty of Americans come up here for high school and know squat about World History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruthHurts Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 How to value one life more than the other life 101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 don't blame the kids blame the school system especially down south where they quite often deal with local history or US history only i have met plenty of Americans come up here for high school and know squat about World History Cuz 'murica #1. duh. Actually, America is #1 in pillaging and raping third world nations and roided up professional athletes, that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 How to value one life more than the other life 101 people do it all the time. There will be more of an outcry if 3 toddlers get run over compared to 3 senior citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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