carved angel

i posted this in response at orb's to yet another idiot who seems to think the hurricane victims had it coming. (not orb, as if i needed to say that.) i'm so sick of rich and middle class american fucktards talking out their asses about things they obviously know nothing about. it's things like our reaction, as a nation, to this disaster, that make me hope america crumbles like the toxic empire that it is. i don't mind going down with the ship, as long as i get to watch a few idiots drown first.

here's my comment:

I don't know whether you've ever been to New Orleans. I have. I know, from having been there, and not just from looking at a census, that the city has a large population of poor blacks. Have you ever seen a ghetto? Are you aware that a lot of people that live in ghettos don't own cars? What were these people supposed to do? Walk out of town? Where the hell were they supposed to stay, assuming they could just walk away? Do you think they had money tucked away to stay in a hotel? I'm assuming you have never lived like these people or personally know or love anyone who has, or you would know what kind of situation these people face. And let's not forget all the people we keep seeing and hearing about that are sick or in wheel chairs. What were they supposed to do? Wheel themselves out of town?

When people make it sound like these people had a choice about staying, it makes my blood boil. And it is a fucking race issue. Too many blacks in the south are poor. And when things like this happen, they are allowed to see just how little the country cares about them or their wellbeing. Their own president, who is supposed to be representing them, couldn't be bothered to put down his fucking guitar and plate of cake, and actually be a leader.

'Cause you see, it's hard.

And, the fact is, if the federal government hadn't slashed the budgets for things like the levees (and safety programs for coal miners, who have been dying in record numbers, etc.), in favor of the clusterfuck in Iraq, maybe the levee that had been specifically pointed out as a problem much earlier, wouldn't have given way. Even if the levees had nothing to do with it, the fact remains that precious little has been done to help any of those souls. There are still people here in Florida, living in cars and tents, because our government thinks our tax dollars are better spent killing people half a world away.

Culture of life, my ass.

think i'm overreacting? go to every goddamn link below, and then tell me i'm a traitor for being disgusted with my country right now.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/1/211114/2959
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/1/17259/23125
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/1/15739/85431
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/white-house-web-site-shows-bush.html
http://www.gawker.com/news/condoleezza-rice/breaking-condi-rice-spends-salary-on-shoes-123467.php
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/1/132822/4063
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/31/235829/261
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001051313
dailykos's archives are full of reasons to be pissed off. and hop over to salon.com and watch a short commercial for a day pass, to read yet more on this travesty. i'm too tired to continue.