New Orleans the next Atlantis???

[Onefast99gsx]

Yeah, i just heard about that with the sniper shooting at relief workers. Fricking terrible! It's become a semi-war zone of its own. It's chaotic. One of the top U.S. cities in total ruins. I know i'd feel much different if it were myself or someone close to me, but if we didn't have natural disasters or accidents, this continent would be hugely over-populated and we wouldn't have the resources for everyone. I lost my mom when she was 49, you never get over it but you just learn to accept it. All you can hope is that they are in a better place than here.

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You know what pisses me off? Is that the PEOPLE down there knew it would happen and they expected the GOVERNMENT to bail their asses out!!

So you think that, in a time of need, the government should turn it's head on OUR OWN COUNTRY's PEOPLE?? I'm not saying the government should give $1,000,000 grants to everyone that lived there(though it could easily afford it). Simply, give them housing, maybe some food.. I'm sure people can fend for themselves, but if you were down there, wouldn't it be nice to know you had SOMEONE backing you and you weren't alone in this. Your comment really pisses me off, I think the goverment should take away all you have (ALL MONEY, ALL CARS, YOUR HOUSE if you have one and maybe even A FEW FAMILY MEMBERS) and throw you into N.O. where there's a warzone down there and say " Fend for yourself asshole " Cause, that's what you're saying the govt. should do to my cousin and his family. I have two words for you. INCONSIDERATE ASSHOLE.

[CVD]

Thats me, being inconsiderate.

I wasnt saying that I disagree with the relief effort. Shit is fucked up down there and people need help.
I'm disagreeing with your comment that the Government, rather than the people, should have seen this coming and made arrangements before hand. I'm surprised that you or anyone thinks that because the city is basically a dry lake sitting between 2 bodies of water and a river, that the government should have "done something about it."
Heres an idea, move before the shit hits the fan.

Oh, but as far as the relief effort, I guess I am against rebuilding there. Thats just idiotic.

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And if this was your home, born and raised there, would you want to move because of some low-level hurricaines? They've been having hurricaines since the city was built and haven't seen one this powerful before. Hurricaines are nothing new, but the strength of this one was. My point is, hurricaines were just normal storms to them, they're use to it. They had a couple days of warning to get out of there, which most did. Now, they come back to find nothing left. They knew it was a category 4 hurricaine and cat 5 coming at them, but this has never happened before.

[CVD]

I'm not saying the government should give $1,000,000 grants to everyone that lived there(though it could easily afford it).
The idea that you think this is possible give me an idea of your grasp on reality. The government is made up of taxpayers, so that would be an average cost of $3500 per taxpayer. Relief efforts will cost enough without fanciful amounts of money being thrown at people simply because they were in the disaster area.
If they were dumb enough to live below sea level and surrounded by water, I can only hope they were smart enough to buy flood insurance.
Bad things sometimes happen. Just because you dont entirely deserve it doesnt mean you wont get stuck paying the consequenses. Thats life.

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durp

[CVD]

And if this was your home, born and raised there, would you want to move because of some low-level hurricaines? They've been having hurricaines since the city was built and haven't seen one this powerful before. Hurricaines are nothing new, but the strength of this one was. My point is, hurricaines were just normal storms to them, they're use to it. They had a couple days of warning to get out of there, which most did. Now, they come back to find nothing left. They knew it was a category 4 hurricaine and cat 5 coming at them, but this has never happened before.

Sure, thats understandable. Buy flood insurance and ride it out hoping for the best. But at least know the consequenses of your actions. I just despise people who fuck up then look to others to make things all better.

[Onefast99gsx]

Just read that hundreds of Americans are opening their homes to the refugees of Lousianna. That's good to hear. I could see supporting someone in my home as i have a spare room.

[awd-drifter]

Man, that is pretty crazy. I heard from CNN or somewhere that New Orleans is 80% under water. What would happen if Bush never sent us to war? Would gas still be high? Would we have more or less money? The government is in a major hole...i think.

[JET]

Wow, CVD is right on here. The people knew they lived in a lake bed. If YOU decide to do that then YOU have to live with the consequences! It is like building a city on a volcano that that is only active every 50 years. You know the shit is coming. Interviews with people even said they knew something like this was going to happen. It isn't up to the government to make up for dumb people.

Yes it is too bad your family lost a lot down there. They knew the possibility of a hurricane though, yet they accepted the possibility.

Like you said while defending the people, this had never happened before. Why would the government spend billions of dollars to prevent something that hadn't happened and possibly wouldn't in the near future? It sounds like you are very biased because this affected you indirectly.