As the flood levels in the mid west continue to rise over the next few days, drowning communities and displacing farms and jobs, where is the world concern for the people of the US? Where are disaster relief workers from around the world to help us rebound from an act of mother nature?

Where are they? At home watching and thinking it is none of their concern. After all, it is America the Great with the woes, surely they can handle it themselves. Why should they bother lending a hand and expertise? After all, it’s the US and they don’t need help.

Sure, we don’t need help. At this point the thousands of displaced people will fend for themselves with the help of FEMA and other states. The rest of the country will absorb the family that do not wish to return to the flooded lands, and eventually life will go on and the shattered lives will mend themselves with time and the help of a neighbor. Not a neighboring country, just a neighbor. But it would have been nice to see some outrage and concern from other countries, some show of support and even offers to help.

But that is not the case. The US flies into Myanmar to aid flood victims, no real thank you, just red tape from their government. When earthquakes happen around the world, it is the US with offers to help as soon as possible. People in this country hold allies to create “Care Packages” in the tons to help out other people in trouble. Have there been any offers of supplies to the mid-west? No.

It is an amazing thing to me that the US will attempt to rescue any country in trouble regardless of political persuasion. We as a people do not see the differences in cultures, we just know we can help and this American community comes through for people, often. Yet when we have a disaster here, the world is reticent to help. Remember Northridge? Katrina? Where was the rest of the world then? I lives through the Northridge Quake, I lived just one mile from the epicenter. I know what it is like to have your apartment come crashing down on you. I know what it is like to live in a tent for three months eating army rations and standing in line for fresh water. Where was the world to help me out? Honestly, even today, more that 14 years after the quake I miss things lost on the quake and still freak out when a heavy truck shakes my apartment. I received nothing in terms of help from anything but US originated aid. Go Army!

So I wonder, what would happen if the US sat out the next disaster? Would all those other countries offer any aid? Oh, I am sure a couple would, but by in large they would see the US sitting it out and follow suit, not wanting to grow up and take a moral or non-political stance without the bold moves of the US setting the way. Pathetic.

So, when I hear of the advancements of other countries and the tech gains they have I know that it is nothing compared to the generosity of the US. The US is in my opinion still the best place in the world to live, the people truly care as opposed to the posers in Europe and such. They can take their high moral attitudes and shove them up their ass as far as I am concerned. Why, because if disaster falls they will be calling for aid, and it will be the US they expect to get it from. They will be begging us for anything we can offer, but you know what…I say let’s sit this one out and let them learn how it feels to need help only to find that is it not forthcoming. Like with these disastrous floods we are living through, where are they?

But then again, we are more mature than they are, so I guess help would find its way. And communities all across our land will rally “Care Packages” to help out where it can; because we are just that kind of country.