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Re: Re: Re: I do agree with you however (Reply to this comment)
by imprimis2
Yep..in the coming weeks and months, I'm sure that many of these folks will go through culture shock---so they will need as much financial and emotional support as possible, as well as family structure if they have lost loved ones.
Good to know there are many all across the nation outpouring their hearts for each other. :)
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Sep 09 '05
9:47 am PDT
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Re: Re: I do agree with you however (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
I totally agree with you. I have signed up as a volunteer at Camp Edwards on Cape Cod and hope to spend a week there and have some people at my house for Thanksgiving. MA is willing and waiting for more people. Though I don't blame people for not wanting to go so far from their roots! jo
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Sep 09 '05
4:43 am PDT
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Re: I do agree with you however (Reply to this comment)
by imprimis2
Well, yes, but the storm surge which caused the levees to break was a by-product of the hurricane itself--so, in essence, we have to blame Katrina for an increase in water levels.
All of this plays out sort of like the Titanic did, ironically. People had their chance to heed warnings, but did nothing---eventually, something disastrous and unfortunate is going to come your way..and if you're not prepared for it (and not all disasters can even be prepared for), then you will suffer.
Nobody deserves to die--but the objectivity of the matter is that New Orlens simply was not prepared to face this type of storm.
I know you're not blaming anyone, but I want to reiterate the point that this isn't the time to blame anyone, because saving lives should be the top priority at the moment. Maybe in the coming months and years we will be able to launch a full scale investigation into what exactly went wrong. Until then, we should focus on making a difference in others' lives.
Thanks for your thoughts!
=Aaron=
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Sep 08 '05
9:33 pm PDT
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I do agree with you however (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
a group of friends and I were talking about how old the levees were. The breaking of those caused this disaster more than the hurrican itself I do believe. I don't know what a new levee system would have cost or for that matter a wall around NO but I can be certain that it would have been less than this is costing us both in terms of money, our economy and most important the lives of so many. jo
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Sep 08 '05
1:50 pm PDT
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by imprimis2
Without getting too in-depth on the politics of the war, to say it is a very unfortunate situation would be an understatement from many perspectives.
When your attention is "divided", it is hard to maintain balance or focus--this disaster is an excellent case in point.
Thanks for the interesting discussion!
=Aaron=
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Sep 07 '05
7:38 pm PDT
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