Simply beyond believe
I just like to share few responses I got from some of my friends after forwarding them this posting.
“…Even though you know where I stand politically, this is one of the most tragic and embarrassing disasters in our history and I blame our entire government. Just proves our American government is totally useless outside of pandering to special interest groups, the wealthy, and corporate America. The birthplace of Jazz and so much else gone (for now)- thousands dead or dying, looting, and we still haven't responded to the extent we need to! Everyone knew this was going to happen. New Orleans sounds like Iraq right now, or a third world country, not America! Did you hear the Mayor of New Orleans this morning- he's totally right. And to show just how out of touch these idiot politicians are with the American people, did you hear what Dennis Hastert said yesterday?”
“…I watched some television coverage on the disaster for the first time last night. There must be a silver lining to this dark cloud. Maybe in time it will bring a greater awareness to the vulnerability of the human race to the wrath of mother nature and to how we treat one another and value life and lives of others. As we each take on a greater personal responsibility to respect the earth, ourselves and others, there is hope of a mass conscious shift.”
My own subsequent reply was:
"Perhaps, in some strange and cruel way, this disaster will bring to the front all those commonly ignored issues of race and class...
People will stop pretending that these notions do not exist in America and will realize that they matter most in everyone's life and future. The things would undoubtedly be different if the racial and class makeup of the victims was different...
In any case, as horrible as the hurricane itself was, what followed after and is still going on is simply beyond comprehension.
So many people in other countries, who are watching what is unfolding now now, cannot believe what they see on TV..."Is this the richest country in the world?" the ask...
If anyone still had any lingering doubts about the priorities of the governing class, should be clear now.
It's profit over people...looks like it always has been."
“…Even though you know where I stand politically, this is one of the most tragic and embarrassing disasters in our history and I blame our entire government. Just proves our American government is totally useless outside of pandering to special interest groups, the wealthy, and corporate America. The birthplace of Jazz and so much else gone (for now)- thousands dead or dying, looting, and we still haven't responded to the extent we need to! Everyone knew this was going to happen. New Orleans sounds like Iraq right now, or a third world country, not America! Did you hear the Mayor of New Orleans this morning- he's totally right. And to show just how out of touch these idiot politicians are with the American people, did you hear what Dennis Hastert said yesterday?”
“…I watched some television coverage on the disaster for the first time last night. There must be a silver lining to this dark cloud. Maybe in time it will bring a greater awareness to the vulnerability of the human race to the wrath of mother nature and to how we treat one another and value life and lives of others. As we each take on a greater personal responsibility to respect the earth, ourselves and others, there is hope of a mass conscious shift.”
My own subsequent reply was:
"Perhaps, in some strange and cruel way, this disaster will bring to the front all those commonly ignored issues of race and class...
People will stop pretending that these notions do not exist in America and will realize that they matter most in everyone's life and future. The things would undoubtedly be different if the racial and class makeup of the victims was different...
In any case, as horrible as the hurricane itself was, what followed after and is still going on is simply beyond comprehension.
So many people in other countries, who are watching what is unfolding now now, cannot believe what they see on TV..."Is this the richest country in the world?" the ask...
If anyone still had any lingering doubts about the priorities of the governing class, should be clear now.
It's profit over people...looks like it always has been."
posted by Shus at 1:28 PM
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