I Give Up... The world sucks
September 06, 2005
I am at a loss for words regarding Hurricane Katrina. My bestfriend, Cat is originally from Gulfport, MS, luckily her family and their home came out unscathed.
There are more than enough comments blogged about this ongoing tragedy... the sheer messiness of this disaster that could, very well, have been prevented. So I'll spare the few people who read this... my blog from me... mounting a soapbox.
I feel a quiet rage that is such, that if unbridled, will cause me to call some people a few choice names. So, I choose not to engage co-workers, or much of anybody, on my thoughts. I think the most important action is PRO-action... RE-acting is not really doing much but inciting most of us to wrath.
Anyway, I will say that seeing the thousands upon thousands of faces that represent this natural disaster and the national disgrace... the complete and utter ineptitude at evacuating the U.S. citizens they refer to as "refugees" is indicative of the clear disparity of those who have and those who don't... the disregard for the "have nots" the people they refer to as refugees.
Anyway, I hope everyone had a productive Labor Day weekend. I know I did. Obifromsouthlondon, thanks for visiting my blog. I will be glad to do a reading for you!
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They are referring to them as refugees because they are- they cannot live in their homes and thus seek refuge elsewhere.
As far as the inability to evacuate people, that's the biggest stinking pile of horseshit I've ever seen. Even if the lack of action from our government was due to simple shock, they are worthless as leaders.
It's a total disgrace.
i feel you...
There's nothing positive about referring to US citizens as 'refugees' - especially since the American population shows callous indifference to refugee populations in Africa and Asia all the time.
I'm glad your best friend made it through this calamity ok.
I still say evacuees sound better than "refugees."
How about that Barbara Bush and her ignorant statement about the storm being a good thing for the poor, displaced, people... or um, refugees?
Main Entry: ref·u·gee
Pronunciation: "re-fyu-'jE, 're-fyu-"
Function: noun
Etymology: French réfugié, past participle of (se) réfugier to take refuge, from Latin refugium
: one that flees; especially : a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution
Now that I've put the definition of what a refugee is I hope that this clarifies that these American citizens ARE NOT refugees. They are homeless, yes, but there are very few, if any, that are fleeing to foreign lands. If you're referring to some folks going to Canada then I'll let that go...otherwise, we as a country need to stop talking about our own citizens like they don't belong.
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