[percy-l] Countdown to a Meltdown

J Rivas-Pita juliorivas at gmail.com
Sat Sep 10 16:09:47 EDT 2005


Hi all!

Just got this from a friend from other list, and thought you might want to 
have a look at it:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mitchell Ginsberg <jinavamsa at yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 10, 2005 4:02 PM
Subject: a view on Washington
To: Mitchell Ginsberg <jinavamsa at yahoo.com>

I wonder if this is resonating at all in the USA? if
it striking a chord of discontent, or simply the
wishful dream of someone whose sense of what will
happen is a bit shaky? I have less of an idea than he
does, I take it!
Mitchell

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091005X.shtml

====================

All best wishes,

Julio

On 9/10/05, Karey <karey at kareyperkins.com> wrote:
> 
> From snopes.com <http://snopes.com> (which, you may know, is the 
> authoritative source for de-bunking "urban legends"):
>   On Friday (26 August), Governor Blanco did indeed declare<http://www.gov.state.la.us/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=973>a state of emergency for the state of Louisiana in advance of Katrina's 
> making landfall in the Gulf Coast. 
> 
> On Saturday (27 August), Governor Blanco asked<http://www.gov.state.la.us/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=976>President Bush to declare a state of emergency at the federal level for the 
> state of Louisiana. 
> 
> The White House responded to Governor Blanco's request that same day 
> (Saturday) by declaring<http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050827-1.html>the emergency and authorizing FEMA "to identify, mobilize, and provide at 
> its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts 
> of the emergency." 
>  More at: http://www.snopes.com/politics/katrina/nagin.asp
>  FEMA had the authorization to move in. The city did not have the 
> resources to address the problem which was far greater than a hurricane (and 
> that should have been addressed at the federal level years earlier).
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> *From:* Tommy Armstrong <tfa at brickengraver.com> 
> *To:* 'Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion'<percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org> 
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:27 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [percy-l] Countdown to a Meltdown
> 
> 
> OK -- It obviously seems that we have a major difference of opinion on the
> structure of the United States and the responsibilities of the various
> levels of government. This has been an historical argument since before 
> the
> union was formed. It seems an irreconcilable rift in philosophies between
> two points of view. That being said, I really do respect the arguments of
> the other side, I just respectfully disagree, as the cliché goes. 
> 
> And, I for one am going to look forward instead of backward--and hope that
> from this fiasco, a good deal of good will come out. I know the pumps and
> levees will be fixed. That there will be intense scrutiny to rebuild a 
> city
> with new values. I just heard an interview on NPR of two evacuees that 
> were
> dispersed to other places in the US and they said they had no intention of
> going back to that crime and drug laden city. The city had done nothing 
> for
> them. At least for them, it was a positive, and their lives will probably
> much better off as a result--at least they think that their lives will be. 
> 
> 
> Americans of all persuasions are notorious for taking action, but only 
> after
> a crisis forces that action. There is an incredible lack of a 
> "preventative
> maintenance" mentality across all segments of society, and especially
> government at ALL levels. Perhaps, this event was large enough to help
> change that philosophy. 
> 
> Ken says:
> "Those with the most power and the huge resources needed to step up, dump
> the rules, and move immediately."
> 
> Scary, very scary. Dumping rules is almost always scary. Especially ones 
> set
> up to protect the chimps from the gorillas. 
> 
> I do not want some darn gorilla telling me how to live and making the
> decision of what is in my best interest. I might accept their advice on 
> how
> I might be able to do things better, but will not just coming in and 
> forcing
> me to do it their way. 
> 
> 
> Tommy Armstrong
> PO Box 484 
> Lillington, NC 27546
> http://www.brickengraver.com
> 
> ...with the method of science one beholds what is generally true about
> individuals, but art beholds what is uniquely true.
> 
> Walker Percy
> Signposts in a Strange Land
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