do you think the late response of Hurricane Katrina was a form of Racism in New Orleans?
87215
No I don't think so and I am so sick of hearing the race card get played.\n\n1st of all Mayor Nagin had the power to evacuate his City before even bothering to contact the President but Mayor Nagin failed.\n\n2nd of all a lot of residents of New Orleans chose to stay in their homes when they were warned.
584494
#1 The city of New Orleans was allocted the $$ years ago to fix the lEVEE's. Their corrupt goverment spent it elsewhere.\nThe mayor did a crappy job during Katrina. He should of had the city evacuated. He had plenty of notice. We all knew! The governor was too busy crying about it. Literally crying and then when all was said and done she blamed who else? The President of course. But as the mayor said it will be a chocolate city again! I wouldn't live there if you paid my rent and fed me!
109744
Great question.  I think most racial groups have racist members in them, and I think these racist feelings stem from personal experiences with other races.  Newer examples of racism tend to be among minority races.  Black people in my area don't like Hispanic people, and Asian people don't like black people.  These issues come from what they perceive about the other races based on their interactions with a select few.  I think a lot of white people are quieter about their racist feelings now and often don't realize their feelings are racist.  The older I get, the more I see that the real problems are between the haves and the have nots as opposed to the "whites and the blacks."  I personally think the issues in New Orleans had far more to do with poverty than with race.  On a side note, one of the "selling points" for one school in New Orleans was that their school had a copier so teachers wouldn't have to make their copies at the central office.  My school has 3 copiers (in NC).  When dealing with THAT sort of poverty, I think the problems with the gov't have far more to do with poverty than with race.  I rambled.  Sorry.
295158
yes i agree with you. i feel that racism is like a swinging pendulum. it will never stop in the middle so we can all have peace.
103781
YES OF COURSE THEY WERE! IT DOESNT SURPRISE ME ONE BIT...black people scream racism at every chance they get, but what they dont realize they are the racist ones! in the 2000s we shouldnt even be using the words black/white anymore. i just cant believe what i hear sometimes ..makes me sick
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yep, it makes sence.\n1)  Katrina was a fluke.  It is something that engineers expect to see once every 100-200 years.  No reason to waste time & resources planning for such a rare occasion.  It would cost more to plan for that event than to rebuild.\n2)  New Orleans is a very important port city because of its access to the Mississippi river.  Lots of shipping to midwestern states.\n3)  There is too much pride in our government to ignore one of our own cities when billions of our tax money goes to helping other countries deal with similar tragedies.\n4)  There is a lot of money to be made in the new New Orleans.  This is a chance to adjust zoning laws to attract new businesses.\n5)  The failure to respond exposed massive city corruption that will be corrected so that the city will have a second chance to prosper instead of being dragged down by red tape.  This will also attract more businesses to the city.\n\nIf America was to abandon every city that was struck by tragedy these cities would not exist today:\nWashington, D.C. - War of 1812\nSan Francisco - Earthquake\nChicago - Fire\nAtlanta - Civil War
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My brother lives in Houston, too, and has been complaining about alot of the relocated people from New Orleans not trying to improve their situations on their own by accepting job offers or offers to assist in job placement.  He is not someone who is heartless, either, and he was one of the first people along with his fraternity who gathered food, clothing, and diapers in the immediate aftermath of Katrina.  He tells me of stories of people just panhandling and creating undue ruckus around his community.\nBut, let's be fair.  Some of these people have little or no education and have lived in constant poverty for much of their lives, so there is no quick fix solution for something that has persisted unnoticed by the non-impoverished for so long.  Our country is so interested in fixing every other countries problems, but they neglect to fully realize that our country has needed fixing of the major kind for decades.  Our country is more interested in economic growth than the plight of its own struggling, starving, homeless, jobless, and working poor.  I have a Master's degree, was a teacher, No Child Left Behind came along, and guess what, teachers got displaced, students got lumped together, and even more children are being left behind by a system that sees dollars instead of the human condition.
304216
You might want to research the suicidal people that couldn't escape Hurricane Katrina, because of money and poverty. A lot of people died the Government isn't reporting properly, and are ignoring the whole thing because of race.
567544
Not really. I think people may be a little quieter about their opinons than before because people may feel they are racist, but I think most people still feel the same way about the situation.
607215
Yes they are very racist.What I didn't understand is "WHY they only pointed out th blacks looting?" As if they were a bunch of hooligans that had nothing better to do during a crisis.I KNOW for a fact that they were not the only ones to to steal material Items.And besides who the hell would really care,it was a HURRICANE for christ sake, THAT BASICALLY WIPED OUT THAT WHOLE DAMN STATE..and they were concerned about people looting.To me it seemed like they just wanted a story to tell,and to stereotype blacks like they usually do!
307821
I have been through Lafeyett,La. Not much their. La. Got hit so hard by Katrina Hurricane, they all have not recovered yet, I would wait another 1-2 before moving their.
355525
I bet if you looked at the overall population in the area that was hit by Kartrina, I bet it would show that the majority of it was occupied by white people, (only the city of New Orleans is probably one of the few areas that has a majority black population) yet the deaths are probably nearly equal... so if there were many more white people hit, yet almost an equal number died, then it's not a very pretty picture...
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It is reverse racism, and I do not agree with it. Some white people feel guilty over their ancestors' role in the history and let black people get away with it, and some black people fully exploit the situation. I think no one should use any derogatory terms towards another person. We should all try to let go of the past and move on towards a better tomorrow.
76631
no, New Orleans was a hazard waiting to happen and nothing substantial should have ever been developed there, the people who lived there were in danger the whole time they've been there, it was just simply overlooked
1153516
You're oviously not from New Orleans.  \n\nBush is an idiot, if you can't see that there is nothing I could say to prove it to you.
1153567
Agreed. We know the poor are not coming but the I want more (on the whole). They used that excuse to often and we know the truth. As with menial jobs. It does not cut the mustard on posts any more-nor does racism. Time to talk truths.\n\nIt seems many don't want to answer the questions that point that out-their excuse for bad behavior is gone. And yes look at who is crossing on film these are not touch ups.\n\nAnd to some of these post--we can show you some real America that is just as sad-mary we have many slums
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Why he was re-elected is beyond me.  NOLA will get what it paid for.\n\nI am going to be criticized as being insensitive, but here's my $0.02 anyway.\n\nHow dumb are you if you are waiting for the government to tell you to leave the area when there is a class 5 hurricane heading straight for your town that happens to be below sea level???  And how can you be surprised that a house built directly on the beach on stilts to prevent flooding gets destroyed in a bad storm.\n\nI blame the liberals for creating a "victims mentality" in this country.  No one is ever responsible for their actions, "They never told me to leave, its Bush's fault for not telling me to leave."  \n\nSermon over.  Sorry.  Had to vent it, feeling better now.