Melech 9,900 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (Bloomberg) -- Germany was in mourning Wednesday after losing 67 of its citizens -- school children, teachers and opera singers -- in the Germanwings crash in the French Alps. The loss of life was the most for the country in a single incident in 15 years, when 97 Germans died in the Air France Concorde crash near Paris in 2000. Bild Zeitung, the country’s largest-circulation newspaper, ran the banner headline: “All of Germany Under Shock.” Students returned to school Wednesday in Haltern am See -- the town in the state of North Rhine Westphalia that lost 16 students and two teachers. The Joseph Koenig Gymnasium decided not to close to give students and teachers the opportunity to grieve together and consult counselors, said Florian Adamek, a spokesman for the city of 38,000 about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Dusseldorf. North Rhine-Westphalia State Governor Hannelore Kraft traveled to Berlin to accompany Chancellor Angela Merkel to the accident scene in France. Germanwings Flight 9525, operated by the low-cost subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, plunged into the mountainside en route to Dusseldorf from Barcelona, likely killing all 150 on board. “This is the darkest day in the history of our city,” Haltern am See Mayor Bodo Klimpel said during a Tuesday press conference, his eyes tearing up and his voice breaking. “The city is deeply affected, we can sense a state of shock everywhere. It’s the worst imaginable.” Germanwings canceled several flights on Tuesday as staff mourned the loss of six colleagues who perished in the crash. The airline is taking over most Lufthansa flights serving German airports outside the main hubs of Frankfurt and Munich. Lufthansa, Europe’s second-biggest carrier, shifted control of operations at Dusseldorf to Germanwings a year ago. Two German opera singers, who had been performing at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu in composer Richard Wagner’s Siegfried, were also on the plane. The opera house plans to remember the performers with two minutes of silence on Wednesday night. Oleg Bryjak was a 54-year-old bass baritone singer who had been at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein since 1996. Contralto Maria Radner was on the flight with her husband and baby after spending a month in Barcelona. In Haltern am See, hundreds on Tuesday filed into the 19th century red-brick Saint Sixtus church, lighting candles and writing messages in condolence books as organ music played. Not far away, dozens of red and white candles covered the school’s main entrance. The group of 10th graders had visited the IES Giola de Llinars del Valles school in the Catalan town of Llinars del Valles for a one-week language exchange. National Mourning Spain declared three days of mourning for crash victims. The government is working with Germanwings to determine the Spanish death toll from the downed plane, said Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. As many as 45 people on board had Spanish last names, she said, without confirming they were citizens of the country. Other nations with citizens on board the plane included the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Turkey, the U.K., Argentina and Israel. Lufthansa and Germanwings changed their logos on Twitter and Facebook to commemorate the victims. The German national soccer team will wear black armbands at Wednesday’s game against Australia, the country’s DFB soccer federation said on Twitter. One of the German players, Benedikt Hoewedes, grew up in Haltern. Hoewedes, who was a member of the squad that won the World Cup in Brazil last year, expressed his condolences via Twitter. Writing that he still has many friends and relatives in Haltern, he said he was “incredibly sad.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 7,821 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This is so tragic Young lives that didn't even get a chance to live themselves May they rest in peace See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very sad, but (and I hope I won't step on toes) I never understood concepts of national mourning.I get that it hits closer to home because you can relate more to them, but I mean.. I don't get what's there to discuss here that doesn't apply to all of the victims. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 7,821 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very sad, but (and I hope I won't step on toes) I never understood concepts of national mourning.I get that it hits closer to home because you can relate more to them, but I mean.. I don't get what's there to discuss here that doesn't apply to all of the victims. you could be a bit less harsh, you know every life is a life even if you don't know the person closely, you should be empathetic for the sake of humanity See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very sad, but (and I hope I won't step on toes) I never understood concepts of national mourning.I get that it hits closer to home because you can relate more to them, but I mean.. I don't get what's there to discuss here that doesn't apply to all of the victims. Could you just show some empathy please? It's not right what you post there. Just let it be instead of criticizing it. It's nothing to be discussed since there are no arguments. It's sad for Spain and Germany and a huge loss. Who said it doesn't apply to all victims? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceGaga 7,644 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 God this is so tragic. It's heartbreaking to know that young people and babies even were on that plane that had a whole life ahead of them. It's just awful and I send my condolences to all the families involved for these losses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 you could be a bit less harsh, you know every life is a life even if you don't know the person closely, you should be empathetic for the sake of humanity But that's my point.. I'm not being harsh, you're reading that into it. In actual fact I'm showing empathy to all of the victims, not only the German ones. It's nothing to be discussed since there are no arguments. It's sad for Spain and Germany and a huge loss. No, it's sad for the people who lost relatives and friends. Hence my point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Of course it's sad, but I can't help but feel kind of apathetic? I can't help it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 But that's my point.. I'm not being harsh, you're reading that into it. In actual fact I'm showing empathy to all of the victims, not only the German ones. No, it's sad for the people who lost relatives and friends. Hence my point. then keep it to yourself. Germany is shocked by all death. thanks for derailing the thread like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 At our government buildinghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CA7gBkZVIAACpPY.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 then keep it to yourself. If according to you there's nothing to discuss and you wanna censor people making legitimate points, I guess you should keep the whole thread to yourself next time I'm not meaning any disrespect, in fact I'm making my point out of respect for the victims and their relatives and friends, and out of respect for people who are suffering daily and don't get the littlest bit of world attention. I'd apologize if that wasn't clear but it actually was, so I guess (active?) misinterpretation is to blame here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erotica 34,925 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's indeed very sad and tragic, but I can't help but wonder why this gets so much attention compared to car accidents.I mean, more people dies in car crashes than plane crashes, but I don't see any countries mourn for those people like this. Why is that? Is it less tragic? Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 If according to you there's nothing to discuss and you wanna censor people making legitimate points, I guess you should keep the whole thread to yourself next time I'm not meaning any disrespect, in fact I'm making my point out of respect for the victims and their relatives and friends, and out of respect for people who are suffering daily and don't get the littlest bit of world attention. I'd apologize if that wasn't clear but it actually was, so I guess (active?) misinterpretation is to blame here. But you was disrespectful. Let Germany and Spain mourn about ALL victims. Germany and Spain just shows their respect. It's a tragedy, let the Spanish and German mourn. Mourning about all the victims including the Japanese, Australian and Israeli victims. it's not the right time to make points about that. Please be a little bit more aware of it. I'm actually shocked about the use of I personally know a guy from seeing that lost both of his parents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's indeed very sad and tragic, but I can't help but wonder why this gets so much attention compared to car accidents. I mean, more people dies in car crashes than plane crashes, but I don't see any countries morn for those people like this. Why is that? Is it less tragic? Less dramatic. We're too used to car accidents If that's not sad I don't know what is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's indeed very sad and tragic, but I can't help but wonder why this gets so much attention compared to car accidents.I mean, more people dies in car crashes than plane crashes, but I don't see any countries morn for those people like this. Why is that? Is it less tragic?Could please be more aware? it's because of the amount of people, I guess. According to your logic people shouldn't mourn about the Titanic back then, about the Holocaust, about the 9/11, because I guess people die everyday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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