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[QUOTE]Originally posted by BoondockSaint: [QB] Nice post Kitty. I thought you hated W? ;) Good arguments all around. I for one am [b]trying[/b] to get past the fact that they had ample warning and am trying to focus on the now (i.e. fixing what's broken not worrying about why it broke or who didn't fix it before it broke or who took too long to start fixing it after it broke) I mean, if they told me that a tornado was going to rip through Chaska in three days, I probably wouldn't be in Chaska in three days. And these people who didn't have transportation? My feet take me pretty far in 3 days. And these people who are poor and have no food and water and blah blah blah...well, I'm sorry but is sitting there in the path of a hurricane, doing nothing going to magically produce food, water and transportation? Anyway, Tiff had a pretty decent point about this and she's usually more even keeled then I am so it was funny to hear: these people didn't help themselves. They sat and waited to be "rescued". One of the biggest things that you notice is how quickly this group of people took advantage of the situation and turned it into a looting free for all, etc. and then sat there waiting for other people to help them and then got frustrated when no one did. There's a reason the aid didn't come pouring in like it did for the tsunami victims: these people had warning, and those people didn't. These people fight against the little aid, those people banded together and helped. Yes there were exceptions, but for the most part you saw people helping other people. New Orleans is a FRACTION of the Tsunami disaster and immediately we resort to looting, raping and murdering. Fucking animals. Think about this: a tornado in downtown Eagan flattens 10 square blocks. You think the people of that community would sit there [b]waiting[/b] for someone to come rescue them? You think the mayor would go on TV and yell at everyone else for not sending aid? You think the people would pull out their weapons and immediatly start firing at rescuers, raping, pillaging, murdering, etc.? No. As level-headed American suburban Minnesotans (See: caucasians) we would band together, form aid groups, rescue, clean, feed, clothe, save, etc. And if we needed to we'd bring in the National Guard. In fact the Governor would've activated them the second he/she saw the disaster. I was in the Guard for 10 years. I was activated 10+ times in those 10 years. Straight line winds: activated. Tornadoes: activated. Floods in Grand Forks: activated. Missing children: activated. I'm surprised that people ignore the fact that the National Guard wasn't activated right away (were they?). And don't confused yourself by even thinking, "Well they're all in Iraq." :lol: Anyway, my long ranting point is this: there's a reason these people didn't get the immediate help and it's their own fault. Not the government, not the mayor, certainly not the president. Did things go wrong, yes. Did people drag their feet, obviously. And why? Because they're probably so worried about getting critiqued for every single little move they make that they have to sit and have a meeting before they do [b]anything[/b] and think of the impact of every single thing they do. I say stop worrying and make a decision, but that's just me. But the point is that these people needed to come together during this disaster, and they didn't. No community leadership, no political leadership, no "heroes" from downtown New Orleans that I've seen...but plenty outside of Louisiana. Whew...so rip that apart. I haven't been watching the news enough to see anything else, and frankly I'm tired of it. The people that are in the way need to be moved, and New Orleans needs to be bulldozed. Start fresh. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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