When is it not the Governments Fault?

Published on September 4, 2005 By greywar In Current Events

Just a quick follow-up here.... When do my personal choices absolve the Federal and State governments of responsibility for my plight?

Katrina is a tragedy no doubt and the Government is rushing in to help these folks as best they can. I take serious issue with folks who are bitching that it is not enouigh or that it is too slow.

If you live in the Red River Valley's flood plain and it floods I don't mind my tax dollars going to help you out. It is just neighborly. I do get a bit heated when you the flood plain resident start griping that the Government (and *me* your neighbor by proxy (we are the Government)) are not doing enough to bail you out of a situation that you put yourself into.

Live on the San Andreas fault? Guess what... there is an earthquake in your future. Don't wan't to live through and earthquake? Don't live there.

Beach house in Malibu? Guess what... Mudslide is a guarantee.

Gulf coaster? Hurricanes.

Mid-west? Well Tornadoes, but they have a pretty tiny impact area compared to the other ones I just mentioned.

My mother and I just spoke on the phone and she had this remark :

"You could see the light-bulb come on in some of these people. They won't be moving back."

She's right of course. When you live on the effluvial delta of the Mississippi River right on the Gulf Coast it is simply a matter of time before you are wiped out by a storm. Hell even the Discovery Channel has been running some it's programs from years ago about how N.O. was doomed and how it was simply a matter of time before this happened.

Don't act surprised that this disater occurred. Don't bitch that we don't do enough about it. You live there and we will help but don't even pretend that it is *our* fault or that somehow I, your mayor, or the President are responsible for your poor choice of area.

Your decision. Own it.

Comments (Page 3)

Dr Guy

on Sep 06, 2005

You're blaming the victims for where they live? Are you serious?

No, not blaming. Holding acountable. Strange concept for liberals, but every day occurances for the rest of us.

greywar

on Sep 06, 2005

You're blaming the victims for where they live? Are you serious?

Did you READ the article? Guess not.

on Sep 06, 2005

A bogus e-mail does not have to one that is not real, but can be one where all your spam goes to, like a yahoo mail which has bulk box. One click and it's all gone.

thatnicegirl

on Sep 07, 2005

i completely agree.

as terrible the plight is in the gulf region, i'm pretty sure it was caused by a hurricane...not a person...or a government.

wait, i take that back. it may have been caused by some godzilla monster. yup, i'm pretty sure that was the case.

tinker: http://secretlifeofsh

on Sep 07, 2005

i do agree. if you decide to live in a place just on the brink of some sort of natural disaster, you have to know that one day it will come.

Todd

on Sep 08, 2005

Wow. Amen. What I've been trying to explain to those critical of everyone trying to help. I just find it flabbergasting that every move a governmental body makes requires a g**damn investigation.

Spc Nobody Special

on Sep 10, 2005

1)Would not waste my time to get a account. Because I only ran into this site while surfing Blog Explosion.2)My Grammers bad according to who? you? Your point of view sucks.3)Everyone here to a degree is anonymous... even if I got a account anybody can give a junk e-mail address. So bite me, the only Chickenshit is pencil neck POS like you (Spc Nobody Special) wanting to talk shit behind the safety of their keyboard.

I regret taking so long to respond to your latest witty repartee, but I was in New Orleans, helping out my sister. And after seeing things first hand, I've thought long and hard, studying the evidence for your point of view. Know what? You're still full of what makes the grass grow long and green.

1. So, when you're out on the street you wander into other people's conversation without bothering to introduce yourself or hang around? What's that quote from Lebowski? "Donnie, you're like a little child that's wandered randomly into the conversation." Show some commitment rather than randomly wandering around the internet insulting people.

2. Your grammar AND spelling suck. You lack the ability to express yourself with any similitude of eloquence. For example, grammar is spelled with an a, it's according to whom, and you should be after a comma, not a question mark. If English is a second language for you, you're doing well. If not, then I wish you better luck in your remedial classes.

3. My name is Ben. I live near Killeen, Tx. I'm 29, and just got out of the Army. I've got brown hair, hazel eyes and stand about 5' 9". I'm a Scorpio, I enjoy reading, metal casting, and restoring old cars, and although I don't take long walks on the beach, I am a marathon runner. Of course if you actually read people's blogs regularly instead of flipping through Blog Explosion looking for people to flame, you'd already know this and a great deal more about me and the others here. I'm cautious, but hardly anonymous.

If that's not enough, I don't feel like travelling, however you can look up my email at my site here. I'd be glad to explain my views on your intelligence, your ancestry, your relationship with animals, and your appearance in general either over the phone, or in person, although I doubt it's worth the effort. For you though? I'll always have a moment. Monkey boy.

pseudosoldier

on Sep 10, 2005

NBS - With the way that you're able to express yourself now, I truly do believe the Army was holding you back...

Good to see you back safely. Time to cruise over to your site...

Moderateman

on Sep 10, 2005

It's all Bushes fault!!!! famine!!!! hurricanes!!! disease!!!! earthquakes!!! tornadoes!!!! cyclones!!! tsunamis!! and the heartbreak of diarrhea

Angloesque

on Sep 11, 2005

Democrats need to come to the realization that many Republicans came to long ago -- government, all government, is incompotent. Some are less incompotent than others but incompotent just the same.

A lovely cynical quote to add to my database.

Good blog, greywar. I agree.

-A.

drmiler

on Sep 11, 2005

If Bush had sent the active military Monday after the storm, there would have been less suffering and less dead

THIS is just plain baloney! Had the state and local authorities done their jobs correctly, GW wouldn't have had to sent in the troops at all.

drmiler

on Sep 11, 2005

If that's not enough, I don't feel like travelling, however you can look up my email at my site here. I'd be glad to explain my views on your intelligence, your ancestry, your mother's relationship with animals, and your appearance in general either over the phone, or in person, although I doubt it's worth the effort. For you though? I'll always have a moment. Monkey boy.

You need to add one word. "mother's". That would account for the "monkey boy" comment. And Please save some for me! I would like to get my hands on a piece of that jerk!

Spc Nobody Special

on Sep 11, 2005

GW wouldn't have had to sent in the troops at all.

Greywar sent in the troops? He's more powerful than I thought.

Dr Guy

on Sep 11, 2005

Greywar sent in the troops? He's more powerful than I thought.

test not your Gods!

Priapo at http://rsc112.tk

on Sep 12, 2005

You can expect natural disasters anywhere, some places have also more probabilities of suffering one, but in all cases the government must respond and help the citizens, specially when the disaster turns in as a catasthropic one.

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