Katrina Aftermath
I'm, in a way, immitating a section of my friend Patrick's blog regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast of the US. So here goes my take on things, which will probably quite similar.
What was left in the aftermath of Katrina was of course an unfortunate tragedy and many people have lost pretty much everything they had, the most important loss being family members. I couldn't imagine losing everything I had nor losing any of my family members or close friends to a disastrous hurricane. I definitely, beyond the shadow of a doubt, sympathize for those affected by Katrina. So let me get that out of the way first -- i DO care about those who have lost so much in so little a time and if I had sufficient funds, I would be sending a personal check to at least help 1 person. Now, for those who have perverted the situation I have no respect and they will get the brunt of my criticism -- so here goes!
First, I would like to address the one who sticks out the most in my mind when it comes to people who have lost my respect as a result of things they have said. That person is Kanye West, whom I definitely had respect for UNTIL I saw what he said on what was supposed to be an informative, objective, and sympathetic TELETHON on NBC. Instead, Kanye West turned it into THE BLAME GAME, joining the ranks of the rest of the idiots blaming the president for a NATURAL, did I say natural, DISASTER!!!
Kanye West pulled out the race card in this game, which is sure to cause some controversy because of the way he did so. He blatantly blamed president Bush for failing to send aid because the remaining population of New Orleans had to wait for it.
Let's review what happened: Hurricane Katrina came with damaging winds and high volumes of rain, damaging New Orleans in effect. It rained so much, that the SUBPAR levees that are supposed to withstand a Category 3 Hurricane were breached. Another interesting fact: most places in New Orleans are not that high above sea level, which also played a major role in the immense flooding of New Orleans. Bridges were damaged, roads were damaged, and communication lines were completely destroyed. Most places where people needed to be rescued were surrounded by water.
What did Kanye want President Bush to do? FEMA is supposed to take care of the logistics of delivering supplies and food and healthcare to disaster victims, but they too were cooped up in some building because they simply could NOT get to everyone.
And I quote Kanye West's stupidity: "George Bush doesn't care about black people." First of all, let's not point out the obvious fact that Condi Rice (Secretary of State) is black AND female and one of Bush's most trusted aids. Let's not also forget the fact that he had Colin Powell in the same office the term before. Thanks for making yourself look like the typical race card thrower, making accusations before looking at the obvious facts. It's okay to be mad that they received aid a few days after, but don't pull the race card because you just look ignorant.
Also: "They're saying black families are looting and white families are just looking for food." First of all, I haven't heard any news correspondant say that, nor has anyone said that in any reports following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Please send me any manuscripts or video/audio recordings of people saying that, I would REALLY like to see that.
Yet again: "they're giving the (Army) permission to shoot us." By "us" I know you mean black people in this statement. Let's look at some vague statistics: the majority of the impoverished population in the city of New Orleans has historically been black and that trend has not changed. I'm not being racist whatsoever, but the population has historically been black. Race should not be an issue, but it is because of people like Kanye. The National Guard IS the military AND have been trained to shoot, and kill if necessary. Now when you have snipers shooting at police officers and aid workers, as well as national guardsmen evacuating ill and sick people out of a hosptial, they have every right to kill the bastards.
Kanye, thanks for regressing in a time of need instead of being progressive and trying to put in your part to fix the problem. Instead, you've just created more. Thanks for playing the BLAME GAME when you SHOULD have been looking for ways to better the situation. Just because you survived a car accident, wear an expensive backpack, wear sweater vests over button-ups, wear a Jesus "diamond piece," have so much money, have an artistic ability, and sold quite a few records DOES NOT mean you can blatantly blame President Bush for something that is not his fault. It would've been nice of you to take the opportunity in the telethon to HELP the people in need instead of bringing up a RACE ISSUE. Stick to singing about Jesus in one song and weed in another -- might be easier for you.
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