Who else is sick of people milking sympathy for "Katrina victims?"?

Question

It was sad, but good grief, get over it, move on, get another cause, and shut the hell up about it. If I were a "Katrina victim" I'd be tired of hearing about it by now, I'd get tired of being reminded of it. Another thing, they were warned that they needed to get out, but they were too stubborn, stupid, or illiterate to heed the warnings. Now, they say LSU, Tulane, the Saints, and every other team from Louisiana is winning for the "Katrina victims" every time they win a freakin' game, it's getting tired and worn out, MOVE ON FOR GOD'S SAKE! Also, that BS where they attempted to blame the government and President Bush was crap. Spike Lee and his goons were preying on the ignorance of the black community in New Orleans and across the country, Lee knew that they were just ignorant and uneducated enough to believe that crap. Hell, they had people on rooftops shooting at rescuers; I would have let them all starve to death if that was their way of showing their gratitude for being rescued.

If I had a family member who had lived in New Orleans and they didn't have the good sense to get out, I'd feel bad about it, but I'd also say "Hey, they had a chance, but they were too stupid to do what they needed to do to survive and escape." We need to quit being the world's biggest cry babies and move on. The only people who love the role of victim more than blacks in America are the Palestenians who are squatting on Israel's land in the middle east. Now they milk being a victim for all that it's worth even better than black Americans do, especially when that land was never truly theirs in the first place.

Answer 1

This is going to sound bad, but here goes. It was a horrible tragedy, but some of it could have been avoided if people accepted personal responsibility for themselves instead of relying on the government (who, btw, did a pretty lousy job in this case). Instead of "what can you do for me?" the focus should now be "what can we do for ourselves."

Answer 2

I have read hundreds of articles on the condition of New Orleans more than one year after the disaster. It's actually my job. You have no idea how much those people are still suffering. It is hard to know that this hurricane is actually going to take your house and maybe your life when other hurricanes didn't. It also takes a lot of financial resources to leave, and in the 5th Ward many were living less than paycheck to paycheck. Is it a little ridiculous to say that sports are winning for Katrina? Absolutely. There is certainly a triumph to be made that sports are back in the city at all, but not much more than that. As to who was to blame, who built the levies? That may not be the only issue that contributed to the flooding of the city and the widespread damage, but consider that those levies were the federal government's responsibility. If you saw one person screaming at the rescuers, I can assure you that the others didn't. And don't forget, that even the people that left are still suffering with property damage, loss of a job, and being uprooted from their life.

Answer 3

I agree. It's not the worst natural disaster in history or anything. You wouldn't know that by the news though. What gets me is that when the Army was attempting to help some victims, they shot at Army helicopters and we actually robbing each other at the shelters. What the hell? Instead of helping each other out, they screw each other over? Makes a whole lotta sense! You can't help those who don't help themselves. Hats off to those victims that didn't resort to looting, robbing & getting caught up in the mob mentality of the whole thing.

Answer 4

Oh, oh, oh, me, me, me. I stopped feeling sympathy for them almost immediately...when an 80 year old man was interviewed by Geraldo and proudly said he had never worked a day in his life. And then a few days later, the people down the street had all of their stuff stolen by the family they had kindly taken in. And then, my friend was almost raped by one of the refugees. And of course the people still in hotels who refuse to get jobs. Here's their logic...jobs equal sweat. Sweat equals bad.

And I forgot. Okay, living in a place how many feet under the sea level, in a place where the Mississippi River used to flow and are surprised at the fact that something like this happened? It would seem to anyone with common sense that this could happen.

Answer 5

I for one say yes.. I am from New Orleans and I am on my way to a new life with other things on my mind other than the trash that the media bore down on New Orleans..I was angry with the media also with people that were from there doing things they shoudn't generally the whole thing.I now live 2000 miles from there and couldn't be happier..I had recorded five specials on Katrina and ended up deleting them.I for one is sick of the whole thing.It happened ,people moved and started new lives.Actually to tell you the truth.We were the lucky ones.We went through hastles overcame them and all moved on with our lives.I don't even tell anyone im from new orleans anymore..it just starts millions of questions and comments.. I say yes get over it get on with your life and stuff happens.. I have had lots of friends that have been in hurricanes and other natural disasters and never had to go through the scandal and media circus that we did..Although people tried to do things for us to help us and its appreciated but was unnecessary.A lot of times we accepted to keep from hurting their feelings but we didn't accept money nor any assistance because we somehow got out of it with better circumstances than others..I didn't want to talk about it then and don't now.When people ask me where im from .. I say from where we live now..never mention new orleans.. As I said being from New Orleans I can assure you there are many that feel the way I do .They want to go on with their lives and let go of the past.. Its not even home anymore this is home. Not everyone that you have found was one of those in the media. We were long gone when the hurricane struck.We were gone almost two months came back made repairs and moved to a home that we had in another part of the country .I was sick of all the crap on tv about it and the reminders a year later as a result I never watch tv unless its a show on discovery ,history ,or the learning channel that has nothing to with all of that or I watch if its a prereorded movie..I don't read about the past there and don't even want to discuss it and not everyone wants that kind of attention and i for one agree lets move on.. Im really sick of hearing about it myself and im the one that should complain..

Answer 6

I'm definitely tired of people treating me differently.

"Oh, you were in Katrina? You poor thing. You poor poor thing."

On the other hand, my Deuce McAllister jersey is hanging up for their pre-Superbowl game.

I wrote thank you letters to everyone that helped me out and I've promised that in thirty-five years when another storm wipes out a corner of America, I'll pack my bags and head there. Heck, I might still be living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast then, and it might wipe us out again.

I didn't leave, but it wasn't due to ignorance. It was due to the millions from New Orleans evacuating, and I didn't want to go through Katrina in my car.

Answer 7

i'm ill of not being waiting to break Will Ferrell interior the nuts with a 5 lb hammer,even although he merits it better than the different talentless ,worrying,stupid,nauseating a$shole in the international

Answer 8

Yep, and now they're using the free FEMA trailers to sell drugs and hire prostitutes. Ah yes, our tax dollars at work !!!

Answer 9

that's like saying get over 9/11 WE can't!!! that's something tragic that happened in OUR country you have a very closed mind..maybe if one of your family members were a victim of Katrina your thoughts would be different

Answer 10

I am.