Already have lived through plenty of tragedy, natural and man made. Don’t remember a single person from NY or NJ, conservative or liberal, lifting a finger to help.
So in other words, your wish has already come true. It’s ok though, it’s not like it matters.
Does that mean that just because you don't remember it, it didn't happen?
And that that justifies hardening your heart towards others?
Look, I have precious little sympathy (read: "none") for those who voted for entitlement and then come around whining that Uncle Handout wasn't there providing for them in the manner which they expected. Tough beans for not watching out for yourself.
But there are a lot of people who experienced a tragedy in Sandy that was beyond anything any of them expected and beyond what they prepped for. There are some levels of destruction and just can't be dealt with on a human level.
Don't lump them in with looters, welfare queens, and other entitlement mentality deadbeats.
Contrary to the popular opinion (stereotype), not all NYers are kool-aid drinking liberals. I know a lot of good, decent, VERY conservative people who live in NY, and I will not accept *blame* for *living in Sodom*. If all the Christians who are conservatives left all the liberal areas, who would be ministering the love of Christ to those in need?
Christ commanded us to go into the world and make disciples. We are to be in the world but not of it, but that means being IN places where the need is greatest.
Even Jesus came from an area with a bad reputation. Remember, Nathanael asked “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”