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A complete disgrace.... Posted by AMG [Email] (#3110) [Profile/Gallery] (more from AMG) on Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:42:24 In Reply to: More Katrina... On CNN this morning, Noel, Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:06:25 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
..I want you to ask yourself: if these people were white, would this situation be different? Would the first concern be "security" or saving dying people? Would MEN step forward and risk themselves to save dying white children and elderly, or would they stand aside and fret about possibly being shot at? The answer, I'm afraid, is sickening. We are seeing a graphic and large-scale example of institutional racism in our country.
The military was dropping water/food on Banda Aceh (sp), 14000 miles away in Indonesia, within 48 hours of the Tsunami, yet 5 days go by in a desperate American city with little/no troop activity???
These are people who were desperately poor and discriminated against before this storm, there was/is a violent reaction among some of these people in a suddenly lawless and catastrophic situation. They are making it unsafe for rescuers. So should we abandon them further because it's unsafe, or should our troop reach out with water and food in both hands and their rifles on their backs, in plain view?
The answer is obvious, this IS a job for the military given the security concerns, but the scandal is that there is no military presence here! They're all over the world, in Iraq most notably, but they're not here. The Pentagon calls up reservists by the couple thousands these days to go to Iraq. There is no reserve of troops here. We've got global hegemony to extend and protect here people! That does take troop presence overseas you know....
We pay the taxes and do the voting, we chose this path. There are criminals running the country, attempting genocide in Irag with depleted uranium rounds (nuclear weapons that are also killing our troops, ever hear of Gulf War Syndrome?) Leaving black americans to die by the hundreds, debating on looting and security when our brothers and sisters are dying!
I'm disgusted and sick and constantly fighting an urge to get in my car and drive all day and night to help. Instead of paying taxes again, I'm thinking of another donation to the Red Cross. Please forgive us, people of New Orleans, this wasn't what we wanted....
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