September 30, 2005
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REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS
Here's my prediction for the future of New Orleans. The city will rise again, partly through massive infusion of federal taxpayer's money mostly directed toward rebuilding the infrastructure and replete with the usual scandal. Almost all of the money given or loaned to private individuals will be directed toward commercial rebuilding. there will be little or no effort to rebuild the black ghetto areas, as a matter of fact the ninth ward may well be bulldozed and allowed to return to wetland "to protect the city". the poor who were helicoptered/ boated/driven out won't find anybody helicoptering them back in. As a matter of fact the NO power structure (except maybe the mayor) will breath a hugh sigh of relief at how easy it was to remove them. This process has already started, apparently everyone except business interests are still being kept out of the city and already about half of the displaced refugees have indicated that they won't be back.
Actually this is about par for the course, whenever there is "urban renewal" the "renewees" are shifted out of sight (and mind).
Curiously enough, the very mixed racial culture of the Mississippi gulf coast will probably rebuild, as they did after Camille, and continue much as they have for the past century. their rebuilding will be much encouraged by the gambling interests who have heavily invested in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pass Christian area and who, I am sure, will get taxpayer's money to relaunch their gambling boats.
I'm not condemning or criticizing this process, just trying to predict how it will turn out...stay tuned.
Comments (4)
Your prediction is most likely correct. Humans are nasty creatures - the idea that we are fair is BS. We all think much more highly of ourselves than we should (for the most part). It's sad - but that's how it is. What it does is show people that it's good to be in charge - cause if you aren't in charge and you are of no benefit to those in charge, you're nobody.
I don't like your prediction
not that I disagree, or think you're wrong. I think that's actually the reason I dislike it so damned much, is because it's right. Sometimes I don't like people very much. But hey, good with the bad, eh?
And this is just something that popped into my head reading robyn's comment: Yeah, we do probably thnk too highly of ourselves ... but how successful would we (as a species) be if we were any different? And how many other species have you observed that had anything close to our (biological) 'success' but was still wise enough to not be complete pricks ... I hate some people's attitudes, but sometimes I wonder if we would survive without them. Who knows? I think at this point we probably would, but I don't think we would have ever gotten to this point. Just a thought ...
I criticize Los Gringos Americanos [
) ] a lot, probably because it is in the genes, me being somewhat of a limey (of sorts) but I recognize that the Americans are an energetic people and will sort this New Orleans tragedy out reasonably soon, I aml sure. I just hope the destitute poor are not left high and dry once the short span of media attention is diverted.
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