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It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina. ↗
#alleviate #brought #disruptions #federal #federal government
He must trust, and he must have faith. And so he builds, because what is building, and rebuilding and rebuilding again, but an act of faith? ↗
I also believe my home state is cursed by ignorance and poverty and racism, much of it deliberately inculcated to control a vulnerable electorate. And I believe many of the politicians in Louisiana are among the most stomach-churning examples of white trash and venality I have ever known. To me, the fact that large numbers of people find them humorously picaresque is mind numbing, on a level with telling fond tales of one's rapist. ↗
Do you know why hurricanes have names instead of numbers? To keep the killing personal. No one cares about a bunch of people killed by a number. '200 Dead as Number Three Slams Ashore' is not nearly as interesting a headline as 'Charlie kills 200.' Death is much more satisfying and entertaining if you personalize it. Me, I'm still waitin' for Hurricane Ed. Old Ed wouldn't hurt ya, would he? Sounds kinda friendly. 'Hell no, we ain't evacuatin'. Ed's comin'! ↗
#humor #hurricanes #names #death
People don't live in New Orleans because it is easy. They live here because they are incapable of living anywhere else in the just same way. ↗
Some things just couldn't be protectd from storms. Some things simply needed to be broken off...Once old thing were broken off, amazingly beautiful thing could grow in their place. ↗
#bahamas #deception #friendship #natural-hurricanes #second-chances
