Yes, I know I sound cold hearted but quite the contrary, I believe that we should help relocate most of those affected by the storm into more secure communities, further inland. This should be a 'One Shot Deal' because if we don't learn from history, we are truly destined to repeat it. Whether it is five weeks from now or fifty years from now, there will be another hurricane that will hit the 'soupbowl' and anyone who moves back in is risking everything.
There is a reason that the Old French Quarter survived as well as it did. That would be because when it was settled, there were no levies or people living on pumped off swampland. People lived above the predictable flood zone, only to find that even on the side of caution, there was an occasional flood or hurricane, that would disrupt their lives.
Today, every town wants to be a city, including those without places for proper expansion. Drain the swamp, fill in the Hudson or build a city in the middle of the dessert , that is dependent on outside power and water. Then when the dam brakes and the power and water are gone, cry to me that you need for me to pay for your rescue. While you have been living the high life, on a man made oasis, and I have struggled to maintain a reasonable lifestyle in a reasonable place.
Common sense mandates that the threat of the next natural disaster is looming and that mankind, the self proclaimed highest order of species, somehow learn to abide by the laws of nature or face dire consequences. The Globe is littered with habitats that are more reasonably suited for human safety and located beyond the reach of most natural disasters. We all know where those places are, but are spoiled and deluded as to believe that somehow our will and intellect puts us above the reach of climatic elements and catastrophic events.
If I put my head in the sand and refuse to look at what is going on around me then I will suffer no consequences. What am I? We call the Ostrich a lesser species, but revert to its behavior whenever it becomes convenient. Duhhhhhh!
As for the poor people of Louisiana, who have been deluded into believing that the land they once occupied was ever safe, I wish them god speed in their relocation. To those who continue to reside in places that are unnaturally unsafe or overcrowded, know that there will come a time that the rest of us will refuse to indulge you in your folly. Do what you do because you want to... Live where you want to live... But run the numbers and if you choose to buck the odds and you loose in your gamble... do not expect pity, expect consequences.
You know who you are, and where your live, weigh the benefits, the risks and the consequences, then make your decision. For those who truly do not understand, they should be offered compassion. For those who got rich selling swampland, may God forgive you because it is you who is responsible for the loss of life and human suffering. Even God doesn't offer forgiveness, if the sin is committed with prior knowledge of it's consequences.
There is a reason that the Old French Quarter survived as well as it did. That would be because when it was settled, there were no levies or people living on pumped off swampland. People lived above the predictable flood zone, only to find that even on the side of caution, there was an occasional flood or hurricane, that would disrupt their lives.
Today, every town wants to be a city, including those without places for proper expansion. Drain the swamp, fill in the Hudson or build a city in the middle of the dessert , that is dependent on outside power and water. Then when the dam brakes and the power and water are gone, cry to me that you need for me to pay for your rescue. While you have been living the high life, on a man made oasis, and I have struggled to maintain a reasonable lifestyle in a reasonable place.
Common sense mandates that the threat of the next natural disaster is looming and that mankind, the self proclaimed highest order of species, somehow learn to abide by the laws of nature or face dire consequences. The Globe is littered with habitats that are more reasonably suited for human safety and located beyond the reach of most natural disasters. We all know where those places are, but are spoiled and deluded as to believe that somehow our will and intellect puts us above the reach of climatic elements and catastrophic events.
If I put my head in the sand and refuse to look at what is going on around me then I will suffer no consequences. What am I? We call the Ostrich a lesser species, but revert to its behavior whenever it becomes convenient. Duhhhhhh!
As for the poor people of Louisiana, who have been deluded into believing that the land they once occupied was ever safe, I wish them god speed in their relocation. To those who continue to reside in places that are unnaturally unsafe or overcrowded, know that there will come a time that the rest of us will refuse to indulge you in your folly. Do what you do because you want to... Live where you want to live... But run the numbers and if you choose to buck the odds and you loose in your gamble... do not expect pity, expect consequences.
You know who you are, and where your live, weigh the benefits, the risks and the consequences, then make your decision. For those who truly do not understand, they should be offered compassion. For those who got rich selling swampland, may God forgive you because it is you who is responsible for the loss of life and human suffering. Even God doesn't offer forgiveness, if the sin is committed with prior knowledge of it's consequences.
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