Heroism in real life

The thing that struck me the most about the story of the trapped Chilean miners is the self-discipline and group cohesion that 33 men have shown, managing to survive for eighteen days in a rather small space and on minimal rations. There used to be a cliche' in Britain that miners were heroes; this lot certainly seem to be.

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If Nigerians spent half the time they spend trying to find weak-minded Western bank customers, in building up stable businesses, Nigeria would be one of the great industrial countries. I actually feel sorry at all the ingenuity and knowledge wasted on these penny-ante and degrading attempts at swindles. I get, literally twice or three times every day, well faked bank letters in Italian, which is not a West African language or very easy to learn. Somewhere there are Nigerians or similar who have learned Italian to an excellent level - and use it for no better purpose than to try to fleece a few weak-minded internet users. Don't you agree that it is a sad waste?