On 7/29/06, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A horrible mess ensued. Included in that were the deaths of 20 senior citizens in a bus accident. My question is whether the mayor owes the families of those senior citizens an apology, because it would have been better if no evacuation order was given.
But there really was a hurricane and it really did hit the area, to varying degrees. I don't think there are many who seriously argue that an evacuation was not called for. But it seems that there's a need to take responsibility for the lack of preparedness that seemed to be present. I'm not close enough to the situation to have an informed opinion. I know that around here, we are terribly unprepared for disasters, despite the fact that we can expect brush fires and a major earthquake now and then. Sure, but there is also the interesting fact that only certain questions
were asked.
You seem to be hinting at something. "Certain" questions?
Why do people use denial? To avoid pain, sorrow, anger and so forth. One good step would be to depoliticize ceremonies.
We manage in the ones I'm involved in. But people politicize them by labeling them political. Being for peace is political, apparently. No photos are allowed at Arlington because that's political. For example, there's a crazy bill in committee in the House that would make it illegal to mention the name of a deceased member of the U.S. military in a political context without the permission of next of kin. It sounds like it is protecting the family, but it's really protecting the politicians from criticism. It further isolates the families by erecting yet another barrier to grief. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
