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mitchtv

(17,718 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 02:56 PM Oct 2012

where are all those people who were prepared to abandon New Orleans?

there were plenty as I remember.

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where are all those people who were prepared to abandon New Orleans? (Original Post) mitchtv Oct 2012 OP

A guy I used to work with in Virginia made a point of tracking me down right after Katrina and said fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #1

the one who said it to me. couldn't hide the racism, I grew up with them mitchtv Oct 2012 #2

I keep waiting for the "why would we rebuild Jersey" crowd to pipe up..... GumboYaYa Oct 2012 #3

talkin like that about Jersey mitchtv Oct 2012 #4

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)

1. A guy I used to work with in Virginia made a point of tracking me down right after Katrina and said

Reply to mitchtv (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:09 PM

Oct 2012

to my face 'I don't think we (meaning the American people) should have to rebuild New Orleans' . . . he specifically said this to me knowing I was from the area and that, at the time, I didn't even know if my parents were okay. They were on the coast of Mississippi and my family and I had not been able to contact them. (It turns out that they were fine, but I didn't know this at the time.)

The jackass who said that to me is from New York. I wonder what he thinks today?

Would anyone like to guess his party affiliation?

mitchtv

(17,718 posts)

2. the one who said it to me. couldn't hide the racism, I grew up with them

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:55 PM

Oct 2012

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in NYC and yes, a repuke. I thought it was just racism then they told me that the caribou had just better "move over" for the oil industry in ANWR. Then I figured "general malevolence". Now they are whining about the other countries not offering help.

GumboYaYa

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3. I keep waiting for the "why would we rebuild Jersey" crowd to pipe up.....

Reply to mitchtv (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:58 PM

Oct 2012

Maybe the question can become, how do we make our cities safe in the face of global climate change and rising seas, instead of why rebuild a place where a bunch of black folks live!

mitchtv

(17,718 posts)

4. talkin like that about Jersey

Reply to GumboYaYa (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:08 PM

Oct 2012

might get you hurt

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