Great idea, DavidT - I hope you receive a generous response.

David: I clicked the CARE link and made my small donation but I'm curious: How do you find out what the total from Morrissey-Solo members is?

this is a great idea. i hope everyone can donate a few bucks.

Good one David. Im sure there will be a good response, fair play.

I gave what I could. I'm a university student, so, I don't really have much money to spare... hopefully people who have more will give more!

For example, the joint venture between GreenPlastic.Com & AtEaseWeb.Com, Radiohead Fan Sites which claim its visitors have contributed nearly $50,000.

Either way this is a great challenge and way to contribute to the cause.

And my little brother didn't get his XBox for Xmas... How can you compare the tragedy of one to a tragedy of millions ?

The Tsunami consequences are out of scale for a human mind, it has brought the equivalent of more than 15 Old Traffords of homeless. Did you see that girl who was sitting by her sister's rotten body, seeing her decomposing because there was no place to bury her ? This is not a fiction and it is unbearable.

I'm not saying that victims of AIDS don't need the same aid but attacking donations to the Tsunami victims does NOT help them neither. Come think about it.

That too much money is going to Asia at the expense of other regions why not just give a general donation to one of the major charities and let them decide who needs it most?

Simple

Whilst I appreciate the sentiments of those banging on about charity begins at home etc, as has been said before the Tsunami is an unmatched NATURAL atrocity hence the outpouring of genuine humanity.

However I am interested in people's views on this Tsunami benefit gig that is being held this weekend. My problem with it is will those artists appearing who sell more records (on the back of this gig which is being broadcst in Britain, maybe to other countries too) donate ALL profits from their record sales over say, for argument's sake, the next three months?

I personally doubt that that will happen. I do genuinely believe, being the cynic I am, that some (not all) of those appearing (or more accurately the record companies that promote them) are doing it for other reasons than mere charity.

Also on top of the £200 million that the British have donated out of thier own empathy is such a gig really required? It will raise an extra 6 mill (so estimates have it) but it could feasibly raise double or treble that amount if my suggestion is implemented. More money the better but do we need popstars and other clebrities urging us to dig deeper into our pockets when the majority already have?

check this out

www.waveofdestruction.org

but it didnt day how much was collected by moz=solo! i paid via paypal!

David, Thanks for adding the paypal link for donations. Very good idea! Let's hope for a good high number for assistance.

Anyone who has complaints on the subject of donating to any fund that helps people during disasters (natural or human caused) is disgusting. I'm ashamed to even be visiting this site with those comments.

I could'nt agree with you more mate. My grandmother died of hypothermia, and this does put a certain perspective on things! How ironic it is that we don't have Pensioner Aid or something! In case you don't know out there, people here are encouraged to put a fair chunk of their earnings into a pension scheme for retirement, only to see a pittance in return. Rip-off Britain, that's what it is. Where was the help for people when Robert Maxwell stole millions from an "entrusted" pension scheme. I have no doubt at all (100%)there will be embezzlement of funds somewhere with this one! We've gave enough, now let's turn our charities to the people who really need it at home!

The whole thing is troubling me now...
It took Band Aid 20 YEARS to raise £100 million for Africa. It took the UK 8 DAYS after Christmas to reach this total. What the hell is that all about? Yes, I gave money to the tsunami appeal, I gave to Band Aid, but the whole thing is a mess. Only to give when your conscience is pricked...

I don't know what the answer is, but the inequity makes me really uncomfortable...

Stop being so contrary and churlish. Over one hundred and fifty thousand people have died in the space of two weeks, many many many more thousands are to follow. Millions are homeless. In terms of time scale and not including wars (a very big "not including" I know) this is almost unprecedented in human history. That is why there has been such a huge response. Stop trying to see dark motives in EVERYTHING.

Yes AIDS victims need urgent help too, as for that matter do elderly people without proper heating (of which of course there'll be millions before after this catastrophe.) But attacking the tsunami appeal helps these people and causes HOW exactly??

What a surprise that someone making such stupid remarks has absolutely no grasp of grammar whatsoever!

So don't help impoverished or disaster stricken nations until we 'sort "our" own problems out'? Firstly, it will never be the case that all 'our' problems are sorted out. Secondly 'our' problems for me, are the problems of humanity, as opposed to the problems of the UK. I'm a human much more than I am British, national tags are largely irrelevant as far as I'm concerned, and if you can't show any compassion for fellow humans in such great need then I wouldn’t want to be associated with you in any way!

Your argument makes no sense. First you ask, what about famine and Aids in Africa? Then you ask why give money overseas when you claim there are more pressing problems at home. Therefore: what about the Africans, and then why give to anyone who doesn't look like me anyway?

Is the truth that you gave nothing, never intended to, and give nothing to anything, because in fact it's all someone else's problem?

How human. How humane.

Did September 11th occur in a poverty stricken area of the world? Did it leave people without homes, food or clean water? Were the survivors left to cope with losing their homes, businesses and belonging with no likely help from their government?

No, so they was no relief fund. Do you think the 9/11 survivors deserve more compensation? Each of them has received many thousands of times over that which any survivor of this can expect.

You'd think that 911 was the only disaster ever to happen to anyone the way some people talk.

The scale of this completely dwarfs 911 if you hadn't noticed.

uh.... 100,000 plus people vs. 3,000 or so people.... natural disater where not only lives were lost but thousands of homes and business were destroyed. a poor country where a natural disaster has made many orphans with no family to go to. this is suppose to be one of the biggest dissasters in civilized history, a little more effort has to be expect from people all around the world, i'm sure the 9-11 survivors understand.

You seem slightly clouded by mass media. For a better example try asking where was the site's response to the earthquake in Bam, Iran.

So - because there wasn't a relief fund "for 911" (meaning?) there shouldn't be a relief fund for the victims of the Tsunami. Your logic doesn't bear up to scrutiny. One question - what relief fund? Ooh, one other question - have you donated any money?

In case you didn't notice, the United States isn't a thrid world country, and, oh yeah, there are 170,000 dead people in over 10 countries who have no water, medical aid, homes or clothing. You fucking cunt, get a clue!

If you still want to donate to support victims of 9/11 go for it! The American Red Cross is still offering support.

http://www.redcross.org/general/0,1082,0_152_,00.html

Dickfer, I know very well how you got your name wrong : you are very unfair but you're a genuine, complete dick.

RW

All the comparisons with the USA and the third world, ability too recover from this, richest nation in the world etc are valid. Both resulted in terrible loss for innocent victims.

However, the real hand grenade to throw in here is, Tsunami was a Natural Disaster.

9/11 is a result of American Imperialism and oppression throughout the Middle East to further its Capitalist Agenda and maintain its status as the world power. Far from learning from this, the USA uses it as a springboard and pours petrol on the flames. Foreign intervention is fine, but they are not allowed to fight back are they?

There should be a fund for all the victims in Iraq and all the innocent working class Coalition soldiers sent to die in the name of oil and for the benefit of corrupt individuals. Oh, and a war crimes trial for the USA Administration.

David T - good idea, I will donate again.

What a stupid question and completely irrelevant. There was much support and sympathy here, but no financial donations for the reason that one was not necessary. It may have escaped your notice, but America is a rich country and was more than capable of paying for any considerations itself.

Your question is obviously born out of a small minded view, that has you believing that smaller nations always benefit from richer ones, and that no-one gives sympathy to the US. Bollocks! Western nations have, and continue to overwhelmingly exploit third world nations, which makes your bland remarks all the more stupid, ill considered and loathsome.