Blacks Have Right to Be Angry at Katrina's Aftermath |
| Posted by: malcolm xx | | 
Recent Gallup /Cnn poll( before video of Bush is released), 87%
said they were angry about the gov response to Katrina. According to pew poll , 76% of Blacks felt if the victims had been white, gov response would been quicker.
One source of anger is the FACT that FEMA have responded before hurricanes hit on the Florida coast, in areas that are both largely white and politically potent.
Another souirce is media's focus on lawlessness of Victims as opposed to lack of swiftness in delivery of humanitarian assistance
Their anger also grounded in knowledge that this did not happen when the tsunami hit Asia and looting and rioting also occured. Media portrayed event as human tragedy , worthy of our immediate response, complete with former presidents to raise funds.
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| Posted by: lodgebo | | Are you trying to say the Tsuanmi was not a human tragedy? look I am not going to say Katrina was not a tragedy because it was but you cannot compare Katrina to the Tsuanmi, the poorest people in NO were 100 times richer than some of the richest people in the Tsuanmi areas. There was also very little rioting aftre the Tsunami because anything worth taking was either detsaroyed or washed away.
There was a lot of lawlessness after Katrina we all saw that on the news and only the biggest Bush supporter would deny that that the response to Katrina was unsatisfactory. | | Reply To this Message
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| Posted by: HECK! | | It's just a sad fact that the majority of people affected in New Orleans were black.
But I have quite a few relatives that dealt with Katrina as well, so I don't think it's a racial thing to be honest.
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| Posted by: illuminate | | In terms of Florida, you have to remember the connections it has with the Pres. As for it being a racial thing, both white and black were affected. Since there was no one RELATED to Bush in NO I'm sure he just sat back and waited for someone else to deal with it, AS USUAL. | | Reply To this Message
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| Posted by: malcolm xx | |
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fuscia said this in post #5 :
It is not a race thing, it is a poor thing. It is all about $$$. |
Last year 70% of registered voters were Black, and the city has not elected a white mayor in more than 30 years.
But Katrina has dispersed the Black population to other states and many will never be able to return.
Now, at least 3 white men have plans to become city's mayor.
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| Posted by: HECK! | | Regardless of color, I think new leaders are needed in New Orleans.
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| Posted by: malcolm xx | |
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HECK said this in post #7 :
Regardless of color, I think new leaders are needed in New Orleans.
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That can be said for almost every city. Look at the facts: 30 + years without white mayor, 87% of Blacks blame gov, Blacks was 70% of pop. , Blacks were force to Superdome, What pop is being dispersed?..etc
Reality is not colorblind. If you beleive racism exists, race involve in everything . Quick denying it
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| Posted by: HECK! | |
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malcolm xx said this in post #8 :
That can be said for almost every city. Look at the facts: 30 + years without white mayor, 87% of Blacks blame gov, Blacks was 70% of pop. , Blacks were force to Superdome, What pop is being dispersed?..etc |
So you're saying that New Orleans has been without a white mayor for over 30 years and after Katrina, 87% of black people (in America...?) blame the government, and black people made up 70% of the population of New Orleans. I have to ask, are the citizens of New Orleans blaming anything on their mayor?
If I recall, the poorest communities were forced to live in the Superdome, regardless of race. As it happened, the majority of people forced to go to the Superdome were black. Like someone said earlier, it's a money thing.
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Reality is not colorblind. If you beleive racism exists, race involve in everything . Quick denying it |
I know racism exists and I do not deny it does.
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| Posted by: malcolm xx | |
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HECK said this in post #9 :
So you're saying that New Orleans has been without a white mayor for over 30 years and after Katrina, 87% of black people (in America...?) blame the government, and black people made up 70% of the population of New Orleans. I have to ask, are the citizens of New Orleans blaming anything on their mayor?
If I recall, the poorest communities were forced to live in the Superdome, regardless of race. As it happened, the majority of people forced to go to the Superdome were black. Like someone said earlier, it's a money thing.
I know racism exists and I do not deny it does.
An ansysis conducted by Brown University concluded that New orleans could lose as much as 80% of black pop if damaged neighborhoods not rebuilt and if there is not significant gov assistance. 
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| Posted by: HECK! | | That's sad, I surely hope our government does something. But I agree, if this had happened in Beverly Hills, there would be aid there in minutes.
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