"This is our tsunami?"

f4df · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:57 am

Last comment before I dont read this thread anymore. And the only reason is because I have nothing better to do at work.

I completely agree with the initial post that objectively comparing the this with the tsunami is exaggerated BUT he didnt do that.. he said this is OUR tsunami... emotionally, economically etc.. it is having the same effects. And I agree.

So was the comment wrong? I dont know, but surely insensitive when if you figure that someone on this board knows someone (or someone's someone) who is still missing or worse, confirmed dead.

I get more fed up with the holier than thou bullshit from others who then opine as though their view of the situation is uniquely informed.

I dont post here much anymore, but I see the "call it like it is" (or arguably, insensitive) comments made by some posters who in this post got all righteous....I agree with Joey C on this one...

robotboy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:01 pm

oldbulee Wrote:

ryan, a douche Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

ryan, a douche Wrote:

jesus fucking christ dude. get over yourself. we get it. it's a terrible, terrible thing. no one is saying that it's not. you're acting like you're right in the thick of it, like your life has been wiped away but yet you said "houma has been spared." you're not the only person that knows someone in N.O. quit acting the goddamn ambassador and spokesman about the Plight of the People of the Bayou. It's awful, yes. A terrible, horrible natural disaster. But come on. "Someone's to blame?" When there was the earthquake in San Fran during the World Series in '88 and shit got fucked, was the first thing that the people of California thought "THAT GUB'MENT! THEY DID THIS TO US!!" I don't know anyone in N.O. or anyone down there for that matter. So yes, I'm not as involved as other people might be. And the more and more I watch CNN and read reports, I learn more and more about what happened down there and how awful it really was/is. I'm hoping for the best of the people down there, and that would include you and your friends/family. I'm sorry that this has happened to you/them. But if you're so concerned about getting in touch w/ your friends, helping people, etc, I'd suggest a different approach than posting on a webboard.

Ryan you seem like a cool guy but FUCK dude. Cut him some fucking slack. His state has only been completely ransacked and people have been displaced everywhere. Towns have been completely wiped off the face of the earth. He's just venting a little. You might try a little compassion.

I mean what does a person have to do around here to get a little sympathy? Have you heard any of the stories about wives and babies getting swept out of their parents arms by flood waters yet. We're just now getting reports back of this stuff.

Oh yeah, the waters are STILL coming in New Orleans from the busted levee from Lake Ponchatrain(sp?). It's not over.

I'm not saying that it's not a big deal. You'd be naive to think that it isn't a big deal. maybe I let my hangover influence what I said, but I'm not lacking any compassion about this situation. My fiancee and I donated $100 this morning for relief. It's a sad event, one that I hope to never go through. I guess I just got tired of him saying that noone understands the situation more than him, which is silly.

today i am feeling a little better. Houma has destruction but comparatively it was "saved." Dude our lives here our based on New Orleans. I live about 45 minutes away from downtown and 5 minutes away from massive destruction. Sorry if I am freaked the fuck out. Areas that I grew up in are GONE FOREVER. At least 75% of my friends currently live there. 5 of them I still have no idea about. Today I found out my family is okay. So that's good news. I'm off to our Civic Center to help with the refugees.

Best of luck. I apologize if my tone came off harsh, and I'm not in your shoes, so it's easy for me to say things like that. I hope you don't think that I'm not sympathetic about the situation and that you understand where I was coming from.

OPA! · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:04 pm

ryan, a douche Wrote:

Best of luck. I apologize if my tone came off harsh, and I'm not in your shoes, so it's easy for me to say things like that. I hope you don't think that I'm not sympathetic about the situation and that you understand where I was coming from.

And we should leave it at that. It's obvious some people on this board think they're "more sympathetic" than us so let's leave them be.

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

f4df Wrote:

but I see the "call it like it is" (or arguably, insensitive) comments made by some posters who in this post got all righteous

Yup. One dude in particular got me to laugh out loud as he got all saintly regarding this topic, yet on a regular basis probably makes more insensitive comments than anyone on this BB. Hint: Aint anyone in the Atl crew.

People can sure be weird about what "crosses the line" for them.

Steve

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

I can't read this thread any more either... When you witness your beloved hometown destroyed, callous comments can be like daggers.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

OPA, to be fair, politicians in NYC and politicians in LA are universes apart from each other, the flood wasn't contained, and Guiliani wasn't requesting terrorist prevention research years in advance and not getting any.

and not to stir this up any more than i probably have, but i'm just thinking about how the fundamentalist Christians are going to take that a city primarily known for* a)drinking, b)voodoo/black magic, c)exposed breasts d)quasi-frenchness and e)Streetcar was leveled by an “act of god”. I can only wonder what would happen if Vegas fell into a crater next week.

*I know this is a glib reading of a city rich in both cultural and historical significance (and not just the trivia-riddled battle that bears the city’s name), but ask any mongo on the street what they think of when they hear New Orleans and you’ll probably get one of those responses.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:40 pm

Cotton Wrote:

and not to stir this up any more than i probably have, but i'm just thinking about how the fundamentalist Christians are going to take that a city primarily known for* a)drinking, b)voodoo/black magic, c)exposed breasts d)quasi-frenchness and e)Streetcar was leveled by an “act of god”. I can only wonder what would happen if Vegas fell into a crater next week.

You forgot the "homo end" of Bourbon Street.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:40 pm

Elvis Fu Wrote:

Cotton Wrote:

and not to stir this up any more than i probably have, but i'm just thinking about how the fundamentalist Christians are going to take that a city primarily known for* a)drinking, b)voodoo/black magic, c)exposed breasts d)quasi-frenchness and e)Streetcar was leveled by an “act of god”. I can only wonder what would happen if Vegas fell into a crater next week.

You forgot the "homo end" of Bourbon Street.

there was a homo end? goddamnit!

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