Is anyone else finding the comparison of Katrina to Hiroshima offensive?

[tk2kewl]

:wtf:

[rucky]

1. who's been saying that?

definately a "WTF"

[tk2kewl]

8. CNN keeps quoting someone who said it

I think the MS governor

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Haven't seen it.

But offhand, it seems a little over the top.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. no, because I think they are talking not about human casualties but

about the flattening of the buildings.

[tk2kewl]

4. well, one was an act of war and one an act of nature

i.e. deliberate and preventable vs. inevitable

[tk2kewl]

5. well, one was an act of war and one an act of nature

i.e. deliberate and preventable vs. inevitable

[Skidmore]

6. No. The devastation is equally horrific, just has a different

cause. The effects are still the same. Disaster is disaster, whether manmade or natural. The effects of Katrina contain probably elements of both--a natural disaster exacerbated by the works of man.

[bloom]

7. I hadn't noticed it - but yes - I do.... eom

[crispini]

9. I believe the mayor of Biloxi said that, right?

The man's city has been flattened. He's groping for an analogy. Frankly, I find all of this taking offense and being PC about what people who have lost everything, including family, probably, are in pain are saying -- offensive!

And now I'm going to hide this thread.

[LSparkle]

10. The devastation looks similar from the air, that's all ...

I wouldn't compare a natural event (storm) with an aggressive war action (bomb).

[Kurovski]

11. And it's"Our Asian Tsunami". Why can't things just be what they are?

People are also saying NO looks like Baghdad.

But who the hell said "Hiroshima"? How can anyone begin to compare what nature does and what people do?

[Field Of Dreams]

12. Not offended

In considering the aftermath of each event in terms of loss of property and infrastructure -- destruction is destruction.

[Pirate Smile]

15. Looking at it from above could look similar in terms of destruction

of everything in its wake.

[KittyWampus]

21. Me either. Some DU'ers Need To Get The Chip Off Their Shoulder

[tk2kewl]

25. no chip

one was an act of war and one an act of nature
i.e. deliberate and preventable vs. inevitable

if it was simply a poorly chosen phrase by the governor then MSM should let it slide and not repeat it

[babylonsister]

13. Totally. David Schuster spinned it nicely, but

there IS no comparison. HAving said that, the devastation is horrifying. No homes, no jobs, no roads, water, food...

[tk2kewl]

16. I agree... I don't minimize the destruction, it is horrific and i have

friends there that may have lost their home, they don't know yet. but I wouldn't compare a drowning death to a cold blooded murder

[randr]

14. Yes and No

The graphic impact is comparable in its stunning totality.
The human tragedy of Hiroshima can not be equaled but we can not quantify the lose based on numbers.

[tk2kewl]

17. this is my problem with it...

deliberate and preventable act of war vs. inevitable unpreventable natural disaster

[Jade Fox]

18. Yes.....

Comparing nuclear weapons to ANYTHING nature can throw at us is
ludicrous.

The same dumb thing was said about the effects of Mt. Saint Helens
25 years ago, and it annoyed me then too. The area around the
the volcano, though different, is recovering nicely. Nature heals
itself.

[tk2kewl]

27. exactly.

[redstateblues]

19. Just like a Repug to value property than people

I'm sure his comparisons are property based

[tk2kewl]

26. now i get it

that clears it up, thanks

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. This is the most devastating natural disaster in our nation's history

So I understand the comparison.

[tk2kewl]

23. my problem with it is this...

one was an act of war and one an act of nature
i.e. deliberate and preventable vs. inevitable

[proud2BlibKansan]

28. I understand your point

I think those making the comparison are thinking of the horrific nature of both events.

[jackster]

olberman mentioned it...

it was Haley Barbour the Gov - who said something to the effect that it LOOKED like Hiroshima - even tho I hate that pos - Olberman didn't think he meant it should be compared to Hiroshima's casualties...

[MoonRiver]

22. Since they're claiming that only 80 are dead, it's a stupid comparison.

Maybe when they start telling the truth.

[Qibing Zero]

24. If hiroshima would have been evacuated first...

..then I could see it, but the comparison just is not warranted.

[A Simple Game]

29. Why go all the way back to Hiroshima?

Wouldn't Shock and Awe in Iraq do?

[tk2kewl]

30. Katrina==Karma?

:shrug:

[Cleita]

31. I thought they gauged it as having the force of so many

nuclear bombs, kind of like they gauged the eruption of Mt. St. Helens the same way. I didn't really hear anyone compare it to Hiroshima unless they what they meant was that the force of the bombs they are talking about were comparable to the Hiroshima bomb. I mean I think it was meant to be explanatory.