A Response...
The following is a response to a comment left by anna to my last post (the political one). It will be the last here on political stuff (until something else pisses me off again...lol). Then I can get back to fun stuff again.
It's not that simple and please don't romanticize the issue. Communication was cut-off, roads were blocked, helicopters can only do so much (especially when being shot at).
I am NOT romanticizing the situation in New Orleans this past week. All three things that you say are true…but all those things did not stop the media from getting in to take the very pictures that have you convinced that the federal government, as well as state and local government, did all it could. If we can go to Iraq and build a bridge or pave a road in 36 hours or drop 15,000 pounds of supplies over Bagdad hours after taking it over (all of which we did and are still doing), where was that response when a catastrophe happens on our own soil.
I'm ashamed at the local and state government…Especially the fact that one third of the NOPD turned in their badges or plain quit instead of standing ground and becoming leaders when citizens needed it most.
The local and state response wasn’t any better than the federal response. They are just another part of a system based on greed and a “watch out for yourself” policy that is prominent in every aspect of our society.
I also have the utmost respect for those police officers that stood there ground and protected the city they took an oath to protect. But don’t show disrespect for those that left. Many had a choice between staying on the job and protecting other families or protecting their own families. It is a choice that I think we can all agree is an extremely difficult one and I don’t believe there is a right or wrong decision. They did what they felt they had to do.
Everyone is quick to point a finger at Bush, but that's just because it's common practice these days. Have a little sense and honestly consider the issue.
If we are not to point a finger at Bush, than whom should we point to for responsibility. Our president is the top of the pyramid and is responsible for the citizens of this country and their wellbeing. I believe that I am ‘honestly considering the issues’ (issues: plural). Are you?
…(a country BY the people, not BY George Bush)…
My point exactly…when exactly are we going to get a candidate to vote for that isn’t a rich, middle-aged white man? Not while we cow-tow to the political machine. Republican or Democrat…they are both the same.
We were given the choice of two men in our last presidential election, and I feel that neither of them was the right man for the job. Until we find a way to make money a non-issue in our elections, we will continue to be given the choices of candidates that we now get, with little chance for true change.
…if you want to continue blaming our president for everything that goes wrong in this country… you know who to go to next time you run out of toilet paper, or don't have change for the daily paper, or forgot your breakfast.
I have read this paragraph over and over…and I just don’t get it. Go to the president if I run out of toilet paper? Blame myself for running out of toilet paper? What the Hell does that mean???
What's wrong with this country? It's a nation filled with whiners constantly looking for a free handout.
I am sure you are equating ‘whiners’ with liberals who want our government to look at domestic issues like poverty and discrimination…and ‘free handouts’ with the programs said liberals want to protect.
If a person has the opportunity to use a government program that will help them get on their feet, is that a ‘handout’? If so, than I say go for it. I know that there are people out there that have and will continue to take advantage of what their government gives them, but as someone who was once on food stamps and knows what it means to wonder if you will have food on the table for the whole week, I can tell you that the vast majority of people using these programs are NOT taking advantage.
And tell me…which of these two scenarios would you consider taking advantage of ‘handouts’:
1. A single mother of four working two jobs (people who work two low-paying jobs work an average of 68 hours a week…with NO overtime) who uses food stamps and is on the WIC program…
or:
2. An eighteen year old driving a $40,000 automobile that his parents bought him about to go to Yale or Harvard, again, on his parents dime.
Annoy a liberal. Work hard and be happy.
Working hard is what poor people are used to…it is them who truly built this country. The ‘be happy’ part is more difficult. You see, when you’re working 68 hours a week with no overtime, you barely make enough to pay your bills for basic necessities. You don’t have extra money to jet down to Orlando and spend a week at Disney or go out and buy a boat to take out on weekends.
I have a saying of my own…
Annoy a conservative. Speak out and be happy, despite right-wing conservatives.
C.
P.S. I bet you wish you hadn’t bought that SUV now, huh?
I am NOT romanticizing the situation in New Orleans this past week. All three things that you say are true…but all those things did not stop the media from getting in to take the very pictures that have you convinced that the federal government, as well as state and local government, did all it could. If we can go to Iraq and build a bridge or pave a road in 36 hours or drop 15,000 pounds of supplies over Bagdad hours after taking it over (all of which we did and are still doing), where was that response when a catastrophe happens on our own soil.
I'm ashamed at the local and state government…Especially the fact that one third of the NOPD turned in their badges or plain quit instead of standing ground and becoming leaders when citizens needed it most.
The local and state response wasn’t any better than the federal response. They are just another part of a system based on greed and a “watch out for yourself” policy that is prominent in every aspect of our society.
I also have the utmost respect for those police officers that stood there ground and protected the city they took an oath to protect. But don’t show disrespect for those that left. Many had a choice between staying on the job and protecting other families or protecting their own families. It is a choice that I think we can all agree is an extremely difficult one and I don’t believe there is a right or wrong decision. They did what they felt they had to do.
Everyone is quick to point a finger at Bush, but that's just because it's common practice these days. Have a little sense and honestly consider the issue.
If we are not to point a finger at Bush, than whom should we point to for responsibility. Our president is the top of the pyramid and is responsible for the citizens of this country and their wellbeing. I believe that I am ‘honestly considering the issues’ (issues: plural). Are you?
…(a country BY the people, not BY George Bush)…
My point exactly…when exactly are we going to get a candidate to vote for that isn’t a rich, middle-aged white man? Not while we cow-tow to the political machine. Republican or Democrat…they are both the same.
We were given the choice of two men in our last presidential election, and I feel that neither of them was the right man for the job. Until we find a way to make money a non-issue in our elections, we will continue to be given the choices of candidates that we now get, with little chance for true change.
…if you want to continue blaming our president for everything that goes wrong in this country… you know who to go to next time you run out of toilet paper, or don't have change for the daily paper, or forgot your breakfast.
I have read this paragraph over and over…and I just don’t get it. Go to the president if I run out of toilet paper? Blame myself for running out of toilet paper? What the Hell does that mean???
What's wrong with this country? It's a nation filled with whiners constantly looking for a free handout.
I am sure you are equating ‘whiners’ with liberals who want our government to look at domestic issues like poverty and discrimination…and ‘free handouts’ with the programs said liberals want to protect.
If a person has the opportunity to use a government program that will help them get on their feet, is that a ‘handout’? If so, than I say go for it. I know that there are people out there that have and will continue to take advantage of what their government gives them, but as someone who was once on food stamps and knows what it means to wonder if you will have food on the table for the whole week, I can tell you that the vast majority of people using these programs are NOT taking advantage.
And tell me…which of these two scenarios would you consider taking advantage of ‘handouts’:
1. A single mother of four working two jobs (people who work two low-paying jobs work an average of 68 hours a week…with NO overtime) who uses food stamps and is on the WIC program…
or:
2. An eighteen year old driving a $40,000 automobile that his parents bought him about to go to Yale or Harvard, again, on his parents dime.
Annoy a liberal. Work hard and be happy.
Working hard is what poor people are used to…it is them who truly built this country. The ‘be happy’ part is more difficult. You see, when you’re working 68 hours a week with no overtime, you barely make enough to pay your bills for basic necessities. You don’t have extra money to jet down to Orlando and spend a week at Disney or go out and buy a boat to take out on weekends.
I have a saying of my own…
Annoy a conservative. Speak out and be happy, despite right-wing conservatives.
C.
P.S. I bet you wish you hadn’t bought that SUV now, huh?
P.P.S. lg and I are all moved in the new house...well sorta...lol The new job is awsome but it is all VERY hectic. I hope to be able to start posting regularly again soon.
Keep Living Well.
posted by Blogger at 9:57 AM
4 Comments:
Thanks so much for responding to my post, C! Honestly, I wasn't so much talking to you as I was the searabbit person, but I do appreciate the response.
I'm not going to argue against you, since it's pretty pointless, but I will tell you that I am a full time college student, drive an '02 corrolla, work 45+ hours per week, and don't receive help from my government nor my parents. But thanks for stereotyping anyway.
Love your blog, by the way. :)
No problem, anna...
I figured that your comment was not a personal attack...just a generalization. I hold no ill-will at all and love the fact that these issues can be discussed without a shouting match.
And I was just returning the stereotyping favor...
: )
C.
Blue! man we miss you here in the blogsphere. in the endless sea of female submissives you were the only voice from the flip side! come back soon and let us all know what is going on in bluetown.
I have to say to Anna that the problem with political discourse in this country is mainly that rightwinger/republicans reduce the discourse to either you are with us or you are against us. Whoever you voted for last election, George Bush is president, and as president is responsible for those he appoints and what kind of job they do. And I am sure the local authorities also did a lousy job, and hey, guess what, they should be held accountable also. And what is going to happen here, after the flood, is that a lot of people are going to get rich on taxpayers money, and none of them will be the poor people who truly suffered this last month. And how sad is it that we can't even talk about it without going into our defensive postures. This country, this civilisation, is on the skids folks. Time to move to Canada where at least gay people can have a commited legal relationship. You know when the moral majority dominates the supreme court, they will overturn the sodomy ruling and all of us that read this blog will be legally liable for any sort of assplay we might indulge. What about that Annie? Ever had fun with your butt? Well, kiss it goodbye, darling.
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