I think that it should not have been opened and been tore down and a memorial put up for those who suffered and died in Katrina.It may have costed the owners to do that,but Katrina was just as devistating as 911 was why do they not have a memorial devoted to them?I was outraged to find out that they same place that so many people suffered was cleaned to reopen for games when alot of New orleans was still destroyed and nothing done toward the clean up there and still many are homeless or displaced and would like to return home.How do you feel about this?All comments are welcome,but please give sensitivity to the ones who were affected by this and keep your comments to the point.If you have nothing postive to say don't comment please.
2006-09-18 16:32:45 · 9 answers · asked by **BLu Tinkerbell** 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
During the Jaguars and Steelers game they had announced the reopening.
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2006-09-18 16:42:28 · update #1
Right now, Louisiana--espicially New Orleans--needs every POSITIVE sign to assure the city can strongly bounce back and recover from Katrina. Reopening the Dome is indeed a very smart step in that direction.
Many people died during Katrina because they chose the infamous Louisiana tradition of "riding out" the hurricane; a choice that killed them because they turned away EVERY opportunity to flee.
We honor the dead who were helpless; who couldn't save others or themselves. We don't honor the dead who made an ignorant choice as those who refused help when it was there.
You're right: Football IS business....and Louisiana and NOLA needs to raise all the $$$$ it can if a good chance to build a STRONGER AND BETTER city can be reached.
Why is simple, that state has two empowered people who the highly empowered in Washington D.C., for very good reason, frown on their running the state/city of NOLA as they've shown so far. Translation: don't expect the $$$$ to flow any easier than it barely now is....until those two are out of office, anyways.
2006-09-18 16:46:42 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure that the people that spent time in the SuperDome have some horrible memories associated with that place - and they may never want to enter that building ever again. But when it comes right down to it, the SuperDome was simply serving as a temporary evacuation site during a time of disaster.
It's still a multi-billion-dollar structure that was paid for by the taxpayers to serve a purpose - in this case, a sports and entertainment venue. You don't just tear something like that down. The SuperDome is going to be part of New Orleans' economic recovery from this disaster. Perhaps you might place a marker on the site to acknowledge it's historical and psychological significance to the area, but it would not be prudent to tear it down (unless it had bee destroyed).
2006-09-21 21:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by sdatary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just it... you don't understand. New Orleans is not a city looking for pity. The opening of the Superdome gives many of the people who suffered something to look forward to. For one, it is helping the economy. For the second point, no matter how much the Saints lose, they have die hard fans that look forward to watching them play. Tearing down the Superdome would make no sense because it would cost less to renovate it than it would to tear it down. They are making the money by keeping it open. I know how important it is to have sports to the city of New Orleans. I know you said keep it positive, but I know for a fact that tearing down the Superdome would only be harder on the people from the city. Yes they have lost a lot, but why lose another part of the city when they can use positive things like sports to move forward? I know people that have lost a lot and they are happy to see Sports back in the city.
2006-09-19 00:46:15 · answer #3 · answered by 5wh0anelly4 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well its folks like you who look to the past and not to the future that bring great city's like New Orleans down. The Super Dome unlike the World trade center was opened as a shelter to those in need. It was not destroyed by some terrorist attack. Thousands of people did not loose their life's in the Dome. The Dome was a shelter. If anything the Dome should be rebuilt in honer of the good things that it has provided for the people and the economy.
2006-09-19 06:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by Cowboy Roy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It just goes to show where the priorities are. Football is business, people's lives are not. They would rather make money by having football, than spending money on getting people's lives back in order. The message is "money matters, ordinary people don't"! Remember after the hurricane, Cuba offered to send doctors to New Orleans to help out. The Americans refused, preferring to play politics over saving people's lives. Once again money and political games matter, not ordinary people's lives.
2006-09-18 23:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think your an idiot! It's good that football is back in the Cresent City! It gives people jobs and brings much needed money into the city. It gives the City, and the entire state something to rally around when we need it most!And where do you live New Jersy?
2006-09-18 23:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They were victims of their own idiocy, not national heroes.
The best memorial to the dead would be to never elect a Democrat governor, again.
2006-09-18 23:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
lots of people die in hospitals, they don't tear those down and put up a memorial.
2006-09-18 23:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by kbraut832 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I highly doubt it'll ever re-open.
2006-09-18 23:39:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋