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Race and the hurricane response
There has been a lot of speculation as to why the federal government has taken so long to adequately respond to Hurricane Katrina. Do you think that
race had anything to do with it, as some have suggested?
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DAK
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I don't believe the response was because of race. I think it was a matter of having everything in place and the "know how" or practice. I don't
think our government was prepared. Race is a non-issue in my opinion.
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George Bush doesn't care about black people!
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I don't think Bush is conciously thinking "whatever, they're only negroes" (or is actually capable of concious thought, but that's another topic) but
on some level I have to think it contributed to his lack of conviction. Can anyone honestly believe that he would have dragged his feet like this if
middle class white people were in that situation.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by moforn
I don't think Bush is conciously thinking "whatever, they're only negroes" (or is actually capable of concious thought, but that's another topic) but
on some level I have to think it contributed to his lack of conviction. Can anyone honestly believe that he would have dragged his feet like this if
middle class white people were in that situation. |
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did you see the look on Austin Powers face...he looks uncomfortable.
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as Moforn said, race wasn't on the forefront of his mind (oil was), but I cannot imagine the response (and even the preperations / build up after the
obvious warnings that something pretty nasty as on its way) would have been so ridicilous if Katrina was hitting DC or Virginia.
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i am tired of hearing race brought up into every thing.
everybody always wants to blame the "white man".
if anything a more reasonable argument could be....maybe bush just doesnt care about poor people, and there are plenty of poor white people.
and there are plenty of poor white people going through this tragedy now, they are not just helping white people down there and neglecting the blacks
are they?
\"thank you very little\"
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thedog
i am tired of hearing race brought up into every thing.
everybody always wants to blame the "white man".
if anything a more reasonable argument could be....maybe bush just doesnt care about poor people, and there are plenty of poor white people.
and there are plenty of poor white people going through this tragedy now, they are not just helping white people down there and neglecting the blacks
are they? |
Exactly. It is poor people in general that he doesn't care about and we have known this for some time now. He does not give a shit for the lower
class.
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