do anyone think that the katrina hurricane was a governmental plot to reduce the black population?
494214
I don't know if it was the government's plot to reduce the black population but it sure did work.  When Katrina hit; the American Government showed their butts by not helping out the American People.  They did anything in their power not to help by delaying the trailers and the transportation.  Katrina showed us as an American of what our government is all about when it comes to disaster in an black population.
355525
I bet if you looked at the overall population in the area that was hit by Kartrina, I bet it would show that the majority of it was occupied by white people, (only the city of New Orleans is probably one of the few areas that has a majority black population) yet the deaths are probably nearly equal... so if there were many more white people hit, yet almost an equal number died, then it's not a very pretty picture...
770278
Yes, they did do away with it.  What's race got to do with it?  Everyone in this area shops at Walmart... and we are a very integrated area because of a large military base.  I never thought of any racial issues to do with Walmart or their lay-a-way program.\n\nSue
465983
No, he didn't.  None of the government agencies handled it well at all.  They just made the whole situation worse than it already was to start with rather than prepare for something like this.  For years they knew a disaster of that magnitude might hit New Orleans but did nothing to prepare for it.  And when it did they were lost.
146900
BECAUSE IN THE PAST THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE USED TO THINK THAT IF A FLOOD OCCURED THAT THE BLACK PEOPLE WOULD OVERLAP THE WHITE PEOBLE AND LAY ON TOP OF THE IN A SEXUAL MANNER BUT I REALLY TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS SO THAT THEY COULD BE ON TOP OF US AS THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN.  BUT YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE SOUTH AND IT IS THE SAME WAY IN THE CITY.  MOST WHITE PEOPLE THINK THAT HEAVEN IS IN THE DIRECTION OF THEIR HEADS LEAVING US BLACK FOLK GOING TO HELL IN WHICH THEY BURY US IN THAT DIRECTION AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE NO SAY IN WHICH DIRECTION WE ARE BURIED. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME NEXT TIME AND I HOPE NO TIME SOON ONE OF YOUR BLACK RELATIVES BECOME DECEASED, ASK TO HAVE THEM BURIED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AND SEE HOW MUCH OF A FUSS YOU GET AND ALSO LOOK AT THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACES WHEN YOU ASK THAT QUESTION.  ALSO A GOOD QUESTION MS HELLFIRE.
924592
Absolutely\n\nI am an expert on this subject because I was raised in a southern republican family where the only word referring to a black person started with an 'n'.\n\nThank God I educated myself and got rid of my ignorance.\n\nThe Republican party uses hate and prejudices to motivate voters. I am not making this up.. those words have come right out of Rove's mouth.\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/architect/view/\n\nHe has been doing this to win elections since the 70s.\n\nAnother way to see proof of this is to ask yourself simple questions like how many whites and blacks are on welfare... there are actually more whites on welfare than blacks. BUT, what does the republican party think and tell you about this and WHY. They have successfully used race to paint a black female with 3 kids welfare face on the democratic party. Why? = to motivate your prejudices.\n\nAnother example is gay marriage. Watch that link I gave above. Rove is quoted as stating his #1hate issue to motivate votes is gay marriage.\n\nI can't tell you anymore. You will have to watch and learn.\n\nThe sad fact of the matter is that using hate to win elections might win the battles but loses the war for America... dividing us all.
519597
That was an interesting Freudian slip wasn't it. The majority of the poor in that area (New Orleans) just happened to be black.
45541
The worst thing people can do is expect the government to take care of them.  As seen in Katrina they will let you down.  People need to take repsonisiblity for themselves.
650901
we already have welfare, food stamps, government housing, and medical care. there shouldnt be any other special programs. new orleans has been taken down in the past by hurricanes, it will happen again. it is a stront city, it has rebuilt on its own in the past without the help of the government. i lived in texas where rita went through. i lost almost everything as far as possessions go. i'm not accepting handouts from the government. i moved, life continued on. when the weather dictates that you evacuate, you dont just sit there and then expect compensation for your own lack of listening. i say the government should completely back out of rebuilding new orleans and let it do what it needs to to rebuild itself. people with money will invest, it will come back bigger, better, and stronger.
601978
I look at it like this, the Republicans are crying to get the National Guard to police the Southern boarder States boarders. The travesty of President Bush ignoring the obvious devastation of New Orleans is just flip-flopping. It's all the demise of ethic populations in the U.S.. If America goes by the Republicans politics then the Boarder states failure to keep the Latinos from crossing the boarders would be at their expense. It's their fault that the problem exists. So I don't listen to any Republicans anymore with their racism.
836064
I also remember that a Dem mayor and a Dem governor had no time to help the citizens of New Orleans. They also had no policemen available to protect these citizens or to supply them with food or water.\nHowever the same Dem mayor and Dem governor had plenty of time and policemen to go out and confiscate the guns owned by law abiding citizens.\nAnd of course plenty of time to blame Bush for causing the Hurricane. Go figure.
461542
I live in Slidell, LA on the northshore of Lake Ponchatrain and can tell you that the levies are barely up to the standards before Hurricane Katrina.  While politicians in the state and on the federal level complain and bicker, time is being wasted as the huirricane seaon is only a couple months away.  I have never lived in New Orleans directly but would advice people that it is not a safe place environmentally or sanitarily.  Basic power and water are not available to 35-50% of the New Orleans East and most of that area is virtually untouch since Katrina!!!  my career has directed me toward the MS Gulf Coast where I am seeing vast improvements to the area as opposed to New Orleans.  Please remember the Mississippi Gulf Coast when thinking of Katrina.  The devestation here is something that needs to be seen to believed.
195767
No, The inner city is more dangerous than ever. They are still looking for the goverment to solve the problems. Parents are not around at all.\n\nYes, There are more blacks in collage, blacks are everywhere in the media, There are more middle and upper class working blacks with collage degrees. Society is becoming more intergrated.\n\nNo, Black leaders profit from false racism.
1074777
It's not entirely about politicians, though I agree that they do play a role. First of all, the majority of people affected by hurricane Katrina were poor and black. What is the race and economic status of most of the flood victims? Many of the people in New Orleans could not afford or didn't have opportunity to leave town. It is much easier to escape a flood than 100+ winds, flying debris, combined with flooding. I agree that Mayor Nagin should have done more to help people evacuate, but hindsight is always 20/20. I don't think he had any malacious plans, but he certainly didn't handle the situation properly. It is not a north vs. south thing so let's not make it about that. We are all citizens of the same country. Let's focus on helping those in need and not making controversy and comparisons where they are not needed.
155962
Purposely? No.\n\nBut was the attempt to help people in and out of the city done competently? No.\n\nI don't think it was rasict or malicious...just incompetence, from poorly selected managers and a Homeland Defence Department that is mainly focused on terrorists.\n\nThey should have left FEMA out of the DHS and put a disaster specialist in charge instead of a political crony.
254677
Bridget:\n"I agree a bit. See Katrina was 98% blacks and all the other towns around them are recovering yet Katrina is the only one in ruins!"\n\nI didn't know Katrina was a town.  Where is Katrina located?\n\nKatrina was the hurricane that hit and destroyed a lot of the Gulf Coast.  The main city that was affected was New Orleans in Louisiana.  Now, regarding Mr. West's comment, while I think there may be some truth to his statement, I don't agree 100% with it.  I don't think that Bush is a racist, and doesn't care for black people.  I think Bush doesn't care for poor people.  It just so happens, that most poor people in that area were black.  So, you see, more than a racial issue, this is a socio-economics issue.
224752
i dont think race had anything to do with it.  i think it was a disaster that we had never anticipated and one that we were definitely not prepared for.  i do think that bush should have apologized for our delay but i also think bush has so many things he should apologize for.  i think the reason this happened is because so many of the stranded individuals live such a lifestyle that they were truly unaware of the dangers.  i also believe that there was plenty of time to do a door to door evacuation which was not done.  my prayers go to all that suffered