Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Time to Dig In
In response to the idea of forming African American organizations and relief entities for New Orleans to properly recovere from the Affects of Katrina faster. I guess this would work but it is a socialist answer to a problem. Government aid is all fine and dandy but the best thing is comunity relationships and hard work. If there is a community of friends that have all been displaced they can work together pool resources to get something done more efficiently. Your only option wouldn't be to just abandon ship and look to some entity for help. You can work with one another to regain what you had prior to the disaster. In life S**t Happens and your success is determined by how well you adjust and react to opposition.
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I agree that it is a good idea that independent and autonomous organizations should be created. However, I am not very hopeful that they can be created and sustained, and I also think that the authors miss a much bigger question when they start with a premise that rejects or reduces any government role. Black New Orleanians and black citizens in other cities and towns in this country) paid and continue to pay taxes at all levels of government, paid and continue to pay for insurance policies, have raised and continue to raise private funds as well, but they cannot and should not be held responsible alone for the recovery of the city--especially when they are still struggling to rebuild their lives.
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