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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Dude, the rich were out of there days before the storm hit. You're seeing Social Darwinism working its course. Its sad, its wrong, but there's nothhing anyone or any govt can do to stop these things. When the shit comes down like this, those without resources are always the victims, and there's never a cost feasible way to get them out in advance.
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Yeah, well "Social Darwinism" isn't so much an unstoppable law of nature as a series of decisions made by people as to who is going to have resources allocated to them. And I'm not sure what "these things" are, but if we're talking about the slow pace of the evacuation and the deterioration of conditions for those still trapped in the city I'd have to disagree. A massive, coordinated response is what we have a government for.
Again, I can't help but think that "cost feasibility" wouldn't be an issue if it were a different class of person roasting out there.
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And even if there were, a lot of them wouldn't have taken the ride. All they had were their homes. How do you run from that? How do you admit to yourself that everything you've got will be gone, and you life's posessions will be nothing more than what you carry on to an emergency evacuation vehicle?
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I think most people were ready to leave that shithole two days ago at least and would have taken the ride if it was available. It became a life and death issue at least that long ago.
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