doesn't it bother people that most people seem to be African American

[julialnyc]

who were left behind in NO? It is making me very disgusted and I hope it makes american take a good look in the mirror that a the majority of people who were left behind are the same race!

[Benhurst]

1. Left behind in more ways than one.

Most of the people left behind were poor.

In BushAmerica, money rules.

[etherealtruth]

2. I think the demographics of N.O. are such that ...

... the majority of people living in the city were African American ... therefore most of the people left behind or stranded are African American ...

I have no doubt that NO person with money (black or white) was left behind.

What ever is going on with the botched relief and rescue is NOT OK

Edit: demographics link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4525939&mesg_id=4526044

[julialnyc]

4. it just makes me so sad because I think of where my mother lives

in Savannah Georgia and the race divide (which is also the economic divide) is so obvious. My sister comes to visit me (she moved to Savannah too) and she always remarks how nice it is that you actually live in an integrated city (it pisses her off beyond belief the way the blatant racism of where she lives.


I know that any person black or white left if they have money, but I guess what upsets me is that from what I see on tv the white people HAD more money to get out (the majority of them)........... which I'm glad they did, but I can't stand the fact that these people were left behind to suffer.

[etherealtruth]

5. Very true ...

There is a big racial economic divide ... got better under Clinton ... Under the Chimp, everyone got poorer and minority communities were the hardest hit.

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. Can't help up take notice of it and yes it's very distrubing and disgustin

:-(

[Mira]

6. NO is 68 percent African American / 34 percent under the poverty line

It is (was) one of the poorest cities in the US.
People could make do without cars there. So the poor ones could not leave, because nobody will take on hitchhikers at a time like this, of the kind that had no money to contribute to the gas for 10+ hour traffic jams in scary desperate times.

The fact that the masses in NO now are black is therefore explained.
The sadness that this raises the issue of racism and fans the old flames is horrible.

People will behave according to: Survival of the Fittest.
No matter what color they are.

When people feel abandoned, and think they are on their own and no real help will come in time, all bets are off.

History, and literature prove this point, that is why we have survival behavior in NO now, in a society that is armed to the teeth, rather than the pulling together people do in disasters if they can see an end to the misery.

This is not the case in this tragedy, where inattention and pre-occupation with things other than what is best for the populace have consumed the thugs at the top.

I am so angy, and so depressed. You already know all that, but I had to say it again.

[leftchick]

7. fuck yes!

I am sure the rest of the world has noticed as well. FUCK BUSH!

:grr:

[Fatima]

8. Bernie Ward at KGO did an outstanding show last night about this

he discussed this and the rescue effort at large. and said that the race and class issue was the "elephant in the room" that nobody wanted to talk about.

Archive of last night's show here (updated daily), click on 10 pm.

http://www.kgoam810.com/Article.asp?PT=Archive&id=49920

[julialnyc]

11. thanks for the link!

N/T

[boston bean]

9. It makes me sick! give us your tired....your poor......

so we can fuck them over!

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. Most of NO's residents are African-American

[madrchsod]

12. most people seem to be.....

ahhh...that is all that the media is showing. i`m sure there are just as many "white" people that never made it out. if you took a sample of a cross section of the blood types you would discover there really isn`t any black or white race in new orleans.there is just the dead and dying

yes it`s a class issue

[shireen]

13. it's the first thing I noticed

If this doesn't make anyone furious, I don't know what will!