A Thought
I've seen significantly less negative press about the government's actions taken in response to the flooding in the Midwest than what we saw in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. There are more levees breaking along the Mississippi than there were that broke in Louisiana. And the flooding appears to affects a lot more people.
What was it about New Orleans that struck people's hearts? There was more talk about race and class issues. But you'd think some of that would apply to Midwest as well. Was it that the people in Louisiana were in more desperate circumstances so their disasters was more painful than for those in the Midwest?
Will the Midwesterners receive as much money and government aid as the people in New Orleans? Oh yeah, and there was flooding in Mississippi from hurricane Katrina but we rarely heard about that. Were the Louisianians too busy with their lives that they found themselves less prepared than these other areas that have been hit by natural disaster?
Or do we just not expect the government to help us anymore as our country's resources are stretched thin with the fires in California, the never ending war in Iraq, the housing slump, and the spike in gas prices, the current national debt, and a joke of a president, Congress, and Supreme Court?
I've seen significantly less negative press about the government's actions taken in response to the flooding in the Midwest than what we saw in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. There are more levees breaking along the Mississippi than there were that broke in Louisiana. And the flooding appears to affects a lot more people.
What was it about New Orleans that struck people's hearts? There was more talk about race and class issues. But you'd think some of that would apply to Midwest as well. Was it that the people in Louisiana were in more desperate circumstances so their disasters was more painful than for those in the Midwest?
Will the Midwesterners receive as much money and government aid as the people in New Orleans? Oh yeah, and there was flooding in Mississippi from hurricane Katrina but we rarely heard about that. Were the Louisianians too busy with their lives that they found themselves less prepared than these other areas that have been hit by natural disaster?
Or do we just not expect the government to help us anymore as our country's resources are stretched thin with the fires in California, the never ending war in Iraq, the housing slump, and the spike in gas prices, the current national debt, and a joke of a president, Congress, and Supreme Court?
2 comments:
Christy said...
No, I think the news is biased. :(
Cuz that is sad what is happening, and it should matter no matter what.
Christy said...
will you please bring russ here? I still miss you!