[lit-ideas] FW: Re: Katrina
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 00:33:39 -0400
Last point. Even if they took it upon themselves to walk somewhere, where
would you have them go?
> >
> > take a look at who the people are who are STILL in New Orleans. Ask
> > yourself why. It's not their fault. I'm not scapegoating. It's just the
> way
> > it is. And the thing is, it was predictable and technically avoidable.
In
> > reality, it obviously was NOT avoidable, afterall, it actually happened.
> >
>
> Are you a long distance runner or walker that you think people should just
> walk out and go somewhere? Chemical plants are exploding, there's still
> water, there are now gangs that are proliferating. Long distance
> walking/running also takes drinking water. Where are they supposed to get
> that? You sound like what they might be saying at this very moment at
DHS
> in response to this.
>
> And it was absolutely avoidable. The fact that it happened had nothing to
> do with avoidability and everything to do with utter lack of preparation.
>
> Andy
>
>
> > Paul
> >
> >
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