Needs to be shown...a huge portion of this very country doesn't care of give a damn about what has happened down in red state country. Blue state media isn't even leading off top stories in their local news with it. Like 3-4 stories in.
Amazing to watch it unfold this week. I know people in NY and Cali. saying "those really aren't part of the U.S....they are like 3rd world states that people forget even exist"
The snobbery in this country could kill you. Shep needed to do this and they need to do a hell of a lot more. Show the reality...put a human face on it. The facts need to be revealed.
Amazing to watch it unfold this week. I know people in NY and Cali. saying "those really aren't part of the U.S....they are like 3rd world states that people forget even exist"
Yep. While being referred to as refugees correctly recognizes their status, they are Americans. It's disgusting that there are people who view their fellow Americans with disdain because of their economic status, political disposition or any other variety of discriminating factors. As for the leadership of Louisiana, there doesn't appear to be any. It's almost as if Louisiana was counting on the people left behind to perish, so that a massive rescue effort wouldn't be needed. If the state of Texas can be well on it's way to have the Astrodome set up with even hot showers for up to 25000 people, the Superdome could have had a bare minimum of water for drinking. They could have been sending supplies over while haggling with lawyers on Saturday evening. The fact is the city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana did nothing until the absolute last minutes to provide a shelter that wasn't even sure to hold up.
One of the biggest stories people are concerned and even outraged about is the looting. The worst thing about allowing the looting is the chaos that is allowed to ensue. But, even here, we have people fretting over the items stolen that have no survival value. Those items pretty much have no value period since most have water damage and would be considered a loss. Looting should be stopped to ensure law and order, not to protect some meaningless material items.