We're beyond Minneapolis here. Let's get the thread back here or end it. David Brauer List manager
> > I wonder if that was the thinking in New Orleans as well. It certainly > > resulted in an oppressive situation for the poor who did not have cars and > > could not reach the buses to evacuate. But perhaps they should have > > thought about that inconvenience in advance and tried to solve the problem > > on their own by some creative means. > > MT: The citizens of New Orleans who couldn't get out were not oppressed. > They were victims of their own government. Oppression implies an enduring > culture of subjugation by cruelty or being kept down by unjust force or > cruelty. I don't think this was the case in NO. Keeping that in mind, when > things go bad, more often than not, government will fail the people. > Government screws far more things up than it solves owing to the massive > amounts of bureaucracy and political patronage. Katrina was another example. > I got news for ya: FEMA's first mission is NOT about managing emergencies. > FEMA's first mission is ensuring the existence of FEMA. Do you think if the > federal government really cared about the citizens and managing emergencies, > they would have put a former horse show judge at the top? REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
