Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
I think it's important to distinguish the difference between the people who were affected being taken care of and the infrastructure being rebuilt.
Aye. I don't really know anything about if, how or why not the people that were affected were compensated, and I don't really care much. (well I do care about the people, but not so much about the politics of America's disaster relief methods etc)

I do care about the city of New Orleans. Surely it is one of America's most distinct cities? With a unique blend of cultures, creating unique and singular architecture, music, festivals? Not every town in the US should be another Akron, Ohio.* New Orleans is one of a kind, a rare diamond.
America has got a history and a distinctive culture too, a historical heritage that is not the lesser of any European country. Why not go the extra mile to preserve it? By public funding if need be. New Orleans is worthy of a special effort.

Venice is forever threatened, but would the Italians give it up to the sea? Amsterdam is below sea level, yet they somehow manage. I think New Orleans should be rebuild too, at the same location, including the lower parts. It can be protected from future floods and hurricanes if there is the will.


* Knowing God's sense of humour, the odds of there being at least one person from Akron, Ohio among the twenty people reading this are infinitely higher than there would be in a rational universe governed by the laws of physics, so: my apologies for having offended your beloved pearl of Ohio.

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I should mind my own business, but:
I did use the report button, but Lemur continues personal insults, I didn't but I guess that really doesn't matter since he's in the club. I feel like a black guy wanting to join Augusta, oh well, back to topic.
Come on, Dave. If you can dish it out, then know how to take it in return. I enjoy your rants, some of them are so creative that at times I think you deserve your own talk radio show.
But don't be an *anagram of Newark* when you get a taste of your own medicine.