What is happening in New Orleans its a abslute disgrace ?

Question

did you see the bbc news last night,New orleans 1 year after the storm and floods,there are people still with out electricty and running water,and people living in severly unsafe damaged houses,there are even people paying mortages on a pile of rubble,most of the people living in the worst areas are poor black people,yet they can spend £12 million dollars on palm trees for there city center,a bbc reporter asked the Mayor of the city why this was and he said we are working on it, i think it makes the USA look bad ,i welcome any American answers,and i am certainly not anti usa,what do you think?

Answer 1

i agree with you and understand why we, as "america" have such a bad reputation in other counties. but we aren't so different, there are other countries that have different level's of people, poor to rich. I am sadden by the lack of improvement in New Orleans in one year. we are considered one of richest nations and yet we'd let our fellow human beings, suffer like this for a year. we should all be ashamed.

Answer 2

I am American. I think that New Orleans was a disgrace long before the storms hit it. As I answered in another post just a minute ago, the morals of America are collectively in the toilet. Our values are way off-center, and we thought that it wasn't really important what we did, or what we allowed in our country.

The values of the Bible were once very important to us, and were embraced in common culture. Now anything goes, it seems. I believe the lack of creativity in movies and music in our culture is directly related to this. Everyone is self-centered, self-serving. Me, Me Me. It seems like you can't turn on the TV without getting some ungodly definition of sexuality shoved right in your kisser. It turns out there is a price to our ungodly behaviors.

Am I suggesting that God hit New Orleans with the storm? No. But the clean up would be much different if people still loved their neighbors as themselves and gave to the poor. The love of money is still the root of all evil. A return to Jesus Christ and the Bible is the answer, if there are any takers. Inward transformation in the hearts of men and women by the power of the living Christ (the Holy Spirit) is what it takes. That is a decision that everyone has to make for themselves. Will it cost us something to do that? Absolutely. Undoubtedly. But not as much as going into oblivion. Most people are miserable in life because of their sin. They can give up that misery for something much better! They can actually want to do the right things, and be happy for doing them!

If you are reading this you can pray to Jesus and ask Him to change your heart right now, and He will set you free!

Answer 3

Maybe the palm trees were paid for donations from citizens who wanted the money to go to them. Maybe a hard working person might want to donate to making the city look better instead of giving it out to ungrateful people who do nothing but complain. If a rich person wants to donate a million dollars to the arts while unwed mothers and children go without, so be it, that person has no obligation to those less fortunate. This is America and a person can spend their money on anything they want. As far as the poor black people that have lost everything, they should get in touch with black leaders like Rev Jackson or Farakan for assistance. I'm sure they have plenty of extra money to donate to the cause.

Answer 4

I grew up in New Orleans mostly in orphanages in impoverished parts of the city. They say that people become a product of their environment, and that those controlling their environments are to blame. I suppose you must possess the will to change. I was given no advantages in life, never had a family, never owned any possessions. All I had was the will to change. Today, even after transferring colleges after Katrina, I am within a few semesters of graduating and changing my life for the better. I think more people could have survived had they not lost hope in themselves. Even the disadvantaged must accept some responsibility for their lack of will. I have never accepted any form of government aid that wasn't rightfully earned (such as scholarships), because even with no fundamental resources, I do not believe I need to rely on others for my well being. To put it bluntly, does that mean all those who suffered were just too weak, or does it mean that I am just that much stronger?

Answer 5

I'm originally from Louisiana. I don't really know what's going on back there. I know that the Superdome is almost up and running. The reason for this is NOLA has to get tourist coming back and the Saints football games brings in a lot of revenue.

As far as the housing situation...you have to realize that there aren't many people living in the flooded areas...In Houston, TX alone, there are over 100,000 former residents of NOLA. I assume it's a plan to rebuild the parts of the city that will bring in tourist dollars. Rebuilding of the 9th Ward, etc. is probably on the back burner as there is no one living in those areas...or very few.

Answer 6

yes it's a real shame but they aren't trying to get the homes fixed as much as the business side they need to figure something diff rent out ,when the other side of the world has a tsunami we send them billions ,when we have Katrina who helped us ?the government needs to get there act together on this.that is doubtful . New Orleans will never be the same . but they aren't showing everything most of Mississippi is back up and going. i am American.and i don't agree that it is a race issue it's a money issue you get out and work buy a car evacuate when they say do it there are no excuses why you can't leave or come back and help clean up. They are Americans and think the government will do everything for them with no effort from them except filling out forms just like welfare

Answer 7

Welcome to the real world. This is a classic example of my American Tax Dollars hard at work.

The bottom line is simple. The US government gave out no bid contracts to their favored companies to rebuild New Orleans.
The rich get richer, the poor get nothing, and the tax paying middle class foots the bill.

It's the way it has always been. Take away all the political posturing and censored newsfeeds and this is America at its naked unabashed truth.

The problem is our political system is corrupt and the general public is apathetic. We've become a country with an economic system that is based on the consumption of liesure goods, and as long as we are able to continue to have our cake and eat it, such will be the status quo. The only people caring about New Orleans are the people in New Orleans. Uncle Sam washed his hands clean once the contracts were issued and the checks were cashed.

However, every day, more and more the general public is waking up to the cold harsh truth. The cost of oil is up, which has made everything from gasoline and tires to the food on the grocer's shelves more expensive. Our paychecks have not increased, but the cost of living has increased as has our country's debt and the cost of borrowing money. Good will and peace have taken a back seat to global conflict. Suffering, hunger and poverty continue to plague governments around the world. Our environment is changing for the worse. Corporations continue to post record profits. Corporate executives continue to receive astronomical increases to their salaries. And the minimum wage hasn't changed.

What else should we expect when our government spends 93 Billion Dollars to fight a "war" that was based on lies and half truths?

People in this country need to wake up and take a look around at the world. We are no safer now than before the sad events of 9/11. Instead of changing our foreign and domestic policy to foster good will, we add fuel to the fires of conflict, all for fattening the wallets of those in control of the machine.

I love my country. I love the people in my country. I sponsor children around the world so that they can receive health care, food and an education. I respect those who volunteer to serve in our armed forces.

However, to those in control of our government, I have no faith in your motives, and no faith in your representation of me, the citizen. You have violated the very precepts of our constitution, and have forgotten the principles on which this country was founded.

Answer 8

Your question approximately New Orleans has attracted the widespread "solutions" from jerks and idiots who have no thought what they're talking approximately. First, New Orleans and something of the section devastated via Katrina has not been forgotten. Billions of greenbacks have been spent on restoration and greater would be spent over the subsequent numerous years. Katrina grew to become into the main powerful typhoon ever recorded to strike North united statesa. and it wrecked approximately ninety,000 sq. miles (a community greater beneficial than great Britain). to evaluate, the present fires in California affected approximately seven-hundred sq. miles. there's no precedent in American history for the organic disaster that grew to become into Katrina and restoration heavily isn't rapid, elementary, or affordable. 2d, it is greater beneficial than suitable for the USA of a to help Bangladesh after a Cyclone (comparable sort typhoon as a typhoon). i'm happy we are helping them as i be responsive to what this is desire to be of their shoes.

Answer 9

But of course you couldnt possibly believe Mr Bush could be a bit of a xenophobic Racist!!!!!!

After all coming from the heart of Texas he knows all about being a poor black person.........

of course the cynics amonst us may think the only reason the hurrican became important was that it was on its way to Texas...

Who knows, ah yes God does, apparrently its Gods will that we in iraq also......

Answer 10

no no no
only the people who will not help out their situation are living like that. people who actually went back and worked on their houses are doing just fine. it is the welfare pigs that are living like that. they were showing only one side of the story.

you have to realize that some people like to live like animals. they just want to complain. they were living like that before the hurricane. it is all bull dodo.

Excuse me people, but they chose to live in a flood zone. No one forced them to live there. When they were doing the clean up.....over 95% of the people who were volunteering were WHITE. White people cleaning up the black people's homes while they were sitting around collecting their FEMA checks and complaining.

The mayor was black. Most of the government official were black. They left leaving buses that were to get people out of their homes in the water to be flooded. It wasn't the President of the United States fault with this situation. He came in AFTER the hurricane. It was the LOCAL government.