"Vaughn" wrote in message
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"Artemia Salina" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 08:00:41 -0700, doo wrote:

We pay our taxes with the idea that the government is working for us.
One of the things that the government is supposed to do is rescue us
in times of disaster.

OK, but two thoughts;
1) Yes, but we should not not expect out rescuer to be sent by the
federal government. This why we have local and state governments, they
should be the first responders and should be the #1 responsible parties
for the event. The Federal function should be supportive, not preemptive.
2) Just because we have governments does not mean that we should leave
everything in their hands. If possible, we should conduct our affairs in
such a way that we do not NEED rescue.

Supposedly the people left behind in NO were unable to leave for
various reasons.

Unable or UNWILLING.

Why wasn't transportation and shelter provided for
these people in order to get them out of the area before the storm
hit? It would've saved a lot of lives.

I agree, and was wondering about this while watching those poor people
stand in line for hours on end waiting to enter the Superdome before the
storm. Why not just load them into school buses and get them out of town?
Had they done that, they would have had many more living people remaining
after the disaster...and more schoolbuses!


And cripes, why didn't they at least evacuate the hospitals and nursing
homes before the storm??

Good point.

Vaughn

I think it should be easy to assess that a lot of idiots are ruining it for
the bunch (when it this never the case). It is clear that the local
government failed. Now we are seeing the local government's failure being
blamed on the federal government.

If you are that ignorant to rely on the government for your general well
being, than good riddance to you. Unfortunately the smarter ones will all
be paying for the ignorance of others.

I saw a news clip on the telly last night. I full grown man came up to a
reporter asking her to go help find his relatives.

Now this man seemed fit and more than physically able to do just about
anything humanly possible. What in the world would any good do asking a
110lb women, who probably has never set foot in NOs, be able to do, that
this man could not do on his own?

We have breed a part of our society to rely 100% on others for their well
being.

During this same run on the telly, there was another shot of a group of
people sitting around screaming at the camera "We need help" . Seems like
these people were already rescued and were in safe spot. Um.. what kind of
help do they need? Most likely the same help that they expected before the
crisis. That is free money, food, shelter , etc.

Most of us are guilty for allowing this dependence on the government for
basic substance of life. As it is being proven in NO, to many people depend
on the government, for what most of us work for.

We can blame the government, sure. But...not for acting so quickly, but for
breeding this society that lacks basic living skills (or survival skills as
the OP). These same people will not walk 1 mile for free food, they expect
it to be brought to them. How can we expect the same people that cannot
feed themselves, ride out a storm.

The true tragedy is that NO is getting all the press. Guess that is where
the "news" is at. Problem is, from what little I have seen. NO is a
nothing compared to what the areas hardest hit are dealing with.

Problem is the areas hit hardest, from what little coverage I have seen,
are coming back to their homes completely gone. Their comments; "Guess we
will have to rebuild, what else can we do". This unfortunately is not news
worthy. Complaining, ignorant, helpless fools, that society is better off
without, is what is news worthy.

After watching some of this craziness on TV, I have come to one conclusion.
The government is not handing out free dental care.

--
Chris

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