National Geographic article predicting Katrina...

[Corry]

...this was written last year, I believe. It gave me huge chills.

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/

 

[LizM]

All the more reason I'm hacked off at a number of "authority" figures.

 

[John E.]

I have watched several documentries that predicted the event and outcome of it. It was well known what would happen. If I were an American, I would want heads to roll over this. This whole situation makes me very angry.

 

[tmpadmin]

? Heads to roll?

 

[Artemis]

Im actually not informed much about whats happend...

 

[thebeginning]

basically, the whole chunk of populace of (and surrounding) new orleans is completely wiped out. like, there will probably no longer be a new orleans (if so, it will take YEARS to build up, and it will never be what it was). It's pretty crazy.

 

[Corry]

basically, the whole chunk of populace of (and surrounding) new orleans is completely wiped out. like, there will probably no longer be a new orleans (if so, it will take YEARS to build up, and it will never be what it was). It's pretty crazy.

Yup...I'm still trying to grasp the idea that an entire major city basically no longer exists.

 

[Luminosity]

WOW Corry :shock: .... Talk about predicting something to a T eh !

Yes, it was well known that this disaster was a matter of 'when' and not 'if'.

Watching this the other night made me cry http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001798.htm


Here's another article. The guy in this wanted a big wall built around the French Quarter for ppl to evacuate to, to protect the city and its ppl.
The government didnt think it was important enough to fund.

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/wetlands/hurricane1.html

Definately a few heads should roll. A city could have been more protected and lives could've been saved.

I shall stop now because I think this might start a political debate and we dont want that

 

['Daniel']

Reminds me of another American event that caused massive human life loss.

 

[Corry]

Alright people...lets stay off the politics topic. Thanks.

 

['Daniel']

Sorry, I seem to do that quite often. But these are very political things.

Also:

I'm not objecting and won't start political discussions if future but -

Why are we not allowed to have them? I don't really understand. Yes, ok keep them out of all other forums but in General Off Topic why is it not ok?

 

[MDowdey]

Sorry, I seem to do that quite often. But these are very political things.

Also:

I'm not objecting and won't start political discussions if future but -

Why are we not allowed to have them? I don't really understand. Yes, ok keep them out of all other forums but in General Off Topic why is it not ok?

BECAUSE WHAT GOOD CAN COME OF A POLITICAL DEBATE? ARE YOU A POLITICIAN? THEN NO, WE WONT HAVE THOSE HERE.

PLEASE KEEP ALL CONVO'S REGARDING POLITICS AND ANY SENSITIVE ISSUES AWAY FROM GENERAL OFF TOPIC.

THANKS

 

[Corry]

I'm on another forum in which not only is political debate allowed, but there is a subforum for it. There is so much fighting and anger on that forum, it's not even funny. I don't want my photo forum to be that way, too.

 

[Luminosity]

I think that with topics such as the disaster in New Orleans, coming close to a political statement can happen. My last post was skirting the political factor as there are aspects of it deeply entrenched in the aftermath as well as before it happened.

We can talk about events like Katrina and censor our other opinions ( in this case, our political opinions ) and feelings tied in with them in order to avoid other ppl, who cant control their anger, responding and sending the thread downhill. I find it sad that we do have to censor ourselves here but we obviously have to....

I didnt feel that Daniel was trying to incite political debate, he just posted that he was reminded about another event. He didnt take it any further, only skirted it, same as I did in my post.

All we need to do here is provide simple and polite explanations as to why we don't want anyone even eluding to a political flavoured topic.

 

[leewald]

found the article pretty freaky. what i can't figure out is that a week after katrina, there are still people in the city who want out but can't. Not the kind of response you'd expect after such a disaster.