[extropy-chat] Getting AId to people in need

[Mike Lorrey]

It readily exposes how dependent the emergency infrastructure is on a
non-robust communications network. If all your cops, ambulances, and
others are trying to communicate with a cellphone and landline system
that isn't working, how do you expect to accomplish anything?

And, once again, FEMA also expected people to follow the mandatory
evacuation order. For those complaining about all the stranded being
black, perhaps that is more a commentary on those who chose to stay for
various reasons, good or bad, than on the system.

--- "kevinfreels.com" <kevin at kevinfreels.com> wrote:

> You are forgetting the most probable reason this was bumbled.
> Incompetence.
> I am starting to get the idea that everyone thought someone else was
> doing
> things while no one was aware of just how big ght problem was. The
> whole
> mess has been an information nightmare. The FEME people apaprently
> weren't
> watching TV. No one thought "Hey, lets grope some troops on the
> ground and
> assess the situation" Or "Let's follow the TV news crews - they
> always know
> where to go". I am willing to bet that the communications
> infrastructure of
> the news companies is superior to anything FEMA has which is why
> everyone
> except FEMA seemed to know what was going on. Had they just watched
> the news
> they could have tackled that issue.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "The Avantguardian" <avantguardian2020 at yahoo.com>
> To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 2:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Getting AId to people in need
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > --- "kevinfreels.com" <kevin at kevinfreels.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Are you kidding? Do syou seriously expect anyone to
> > > believe this is a
> > > cash-flow problem? They take out loans for this kind
> > > of stuff and can borrow
> > > damn near without limits.
> >
> > I am not trying to convince anyone of anything. I was
> > merely hypothesizing why the federal government would
> > sit idly by and watch one of its oldest and most
> > historic cities become a third-world-country over
> > night and then let it sit that way for days before
> > doing anything. My assumption was that it was a cash
> > flow problem as even loans take time to process but if
> > you are right and cash flow/logistic problems are not
> > to blame, then I was being overly charitable to the
> > government.
> >
> > If the snafu was not logistical, then it was
> > intentional. If the federal govern COULDN'T provide
> > immediate disaster relief, that would be one thing.
> > But if it COULD then apparently, it was just reluctant
> > to do so and that opens a whole new can of worms.
> > Because then one is left with the question of why the
> > federal government didn't want to? Was it because the
> > victims were blacks? Was it because New Orleans voted
> > democrat last time around? Or maybe all the FEMA guys
> > were waiting for Bush to get back from vacation so
> > that he could tell them what to do? If it was Miami,
> > Dubya would have had check in Jeb's hand before the
> > hurricane hit.
> >
> > I don't think it's a state jurisdiction issue either
> > as the federal government has made it crystal clear to
> > California that it will come in and step all over
> > state's jurisdiction when it WANTS to.
> >
> > Lets face it. In this administration, if you live in a
> > blue state (or a blue county in a red state) you might
> > was well be in Somalia.
> >
> >
> > The Avantguardian
> > is
> > Stuart LaForge
> > alt email: stuart"AT"ucla.edu
> >
> > "The surest sign of intelligent life in the universe is that they
> haven't
> attempted to contact us."
> > -Bill Watterson
> >
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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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