Mystic Styles said:
People are still dying in New Orleans and Here. Local rumors around the medical professionals here is that the totally bodycount for everywhere katrina affected could be as high as 20-25 thousand. The right people still aren't getting help. Poor, ghetto ass people are receiving compensation because they are poor only, even they don't have damage to the publicy assisted housing they live in. It's almost like the skit from the dave chapelle show about "reparations" where he makes fun of the poor people spending relief money on fubu and shit. It's happening here. I've seen it. I had to give so much to others, and move two people into my home, so that it's made me broke. I don't know where i'll get money to pay august's bills. I had to spend most of it for my girlfriend (being stranded in houston and not allowed back) and some for having people move in. I was straight denied assistance from FEMA. This shit needs to be straightened out now. You can point fingers later. We are in dire staights.
Look man, I'm not trying to be callous, but I've given a donation. My family has given donations. I have a life too, and there's only so much I can do personally. Everybody has to draw their own boundaries at what they are willing and able to sacrifice, and you know that. If I were in the same position as you, I'd understand that as well. If you wanna take someone to task, take all the fuckers who haven't lifted one goddamn finger to help you, not me.
The other main thing I CAN do is help keep up the pressure on the government to KEEP ITS ASS IN GEAR. If the government KNOWS it's going to have to answer promptly for its fuckups to an independent commission, don't you think the people running the show are going to be at least a LITTLE more concerned with mitigating the damage NOW, given that their asses may be hung out to dry if a commission's report slams the hell out of them?
Would you rather I play the "blame the victim" game, as your post implies with its "I'm more deserving than those ghetto-ass pieces of shit they're giving all the aid to, they don't deserve a damn thing" tone, and say, "well, your state DID vote overwhelmingly for Bush, so you kind of brought
some of the shitty relief response on yourselves"? I don't think so.
Sorry, but I'll continue to ask uncomfortable questions
now if I want and expect that
someone in a position of accountability eventually has to answer them. I don't take kindly to you telling me "what you've given so far isn't enough" and asking me personally to do MORE for victims than I already have, while simultaneously backhanding me with your non-outstretched hand.
I'm not in the government, you're not family and I don't know you...as such I'm not under any obligation, strictly speaking, to do a goddamn thing for you, remember. I do care that you people are suffering, but when you snap at the hands of people who have already reached out to help you, it really doesn't encourage them to extend additional help.
I understand, though, that you're coming at this mainly out of sheer frustration, so I'm willing to do this...if the mail service is now running to your area, PM me your address and I will mail you a small money order donation, if that will help you. No bullshit.
In fact, I will make the suggestion to M that an announcement be made that anyone wishing to send you money directly should PM you for your address.
![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
Thank God.
