Why do people have so many thoughts about Hurricane Katrina victims?

Question

Yup, I'm whining about the whiners (which, by the way, is one of only two things I have whined about, the other being lack of indoor plumbing at my old school).

1. You do nothing but beg for handouts

Wrong! My family got probably two dozen Meals-Ready-to-Eat and a few gallons of water. That's it. The story is repeated across much of my town.

2. You should have gotten out. They had reports!

There's things that you can't do after the storm when you're miles away. Too bad that your house has been cleaned out of its valuables while you were gone, 'cause you could have protected it from looters if you were there...

3. You're just waiting for the government to pull you back on your feet!

See #1. Also, the families that have the money to rebuild are doing so as fast as they can.

4. Wait, I thought the hurricane only hit New Orleans.

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Gulfport, MS.

Can't we just drop this whole thing?

Answer 1

"Can't we just drop this whole thing?"

Well, there you go.

Answer 2

Yes. It unfortunately is true that many Americans are CLUELESS as to exactly what people in Katrina affected areas face: the depressive frustration of being swamped in burecratic red tape by hand of INEPT political leaders.

But a few of the clueless DO make the journey to New Orleans, where they load up on the small shuttle buses---and ride through the Katrina blasted neighborhoods, which are still existant to this very day.

Their faces grow ashen with shock the second they see homes smashed to matchsticks, for they know real fast--this is NO Hollywood film studio set up: this is REAL Mother Nature fury at it's freakish worse! And it comes to about 88 THOUSAND family homes--less than a fourth are rebuilding; the others haggle in legal fights with insurance companies, fighting to wriggle free from responsibility.

Kat came at a bad time: the U.S. Government spends 50 BILLION a MONTH on the Iraq War. Full government assistance to fix everything affected would topple over a TRILLION DOLLARS plus some; the math is staggering....and depressing, at best.

The new President is gonna have their hands full.

The challenges of rebuilding a nearly destroyed metro city are complex and many; people need to keep the Katrina affected people in both their thoughts AND prayers.

Drop the "whole thing"?? I say keep the hell raising to our government strong to get off their azzes and do something.

Answer 3

in case you reside close to a river you are able to assume it to flood in specific situations. Volcanoes erupt. Hurricanes can strike practically everywhere yet some aspects are extra probable to work out sturdy hurricanes. New Orleans is in a typhoon services section. New Orleans is likewise below sea point, next to the main important North American river and next to Lake Pontchartrain. there's a surprisingly sturdy probability there may be a catastrophic flood there. consequently i do no longer stay there. If I have been to settle everywhere flooding is the 1st factor I evaluate. in case you get bombed some issues would no longer be destroyed. in case you have a hearth some issues would no longer be destroyed. A flood does not miss lots. Jobs are created by ability of the non-public sector. go searching. ny city has many skyscrapers. practically all of them have been geared up with private money.

Answer 4

Because for many Americans, their attitude is "Oh you dont have enough money? what's wrong with you"

In some countries, the goverment takes charge into seeing every home getting rebuilt, or at least every person has a place to stay, they are all voters after all.

but in america, every vote isnt equal. Bill gates' money is worth much more than my vote, so in a way, america is not truely a democracy, only on the surface, but policy is driving by everything but voters.

America is dog eat dog, and sorry to say but the government we give our tax dollars to sponsors the dog fights. Enron vs. enron stock holders / texas california energy consumers
Food safety vs. Food lobbies Medical lobby vs. hard working americans.

Answer 5

Oh sweetheart I know how you feel. I am from Jones county MS and we were the second worst hit county in MS besides the Gulf Coast. You have a right to feel loss and to grieve over it. I hope that things are getting better for you. I was on the coast for Camile so I know what it's like to have gone through both of the "Big Ones". Peace, light and love to you. Have faith it will get better.

Answer 6

I could explain it to you, but believe me you don't want to know.

Answer 7

What sweetpea said...