I've decided REFUGEE does fit. They are fleeing political

[xultar]

persecution.

Those people are being persecuted by the Bush Admin because the Gov would not give up her constitutional rights.

This is a class war, they are fleeing the class war. The situation in NOLA as it relates to Blacks has long been a sore. This storm ripped the scab off. NOLA's blacks have been lost in this class war now everyone can see.

So maybe it does fit. I've come to think of it as NOLA blacks and lower class were political prisoners of a class war that lost. Now they are reaching out to move to a better way of life.

[MSgt213]

1. Well now I will have to agree with the term too. Damn

[Madrone]

2. This was a point I made a few days ago.

refugee = escaping political oppression?

Spot fucking ON, as far as I'm concerned.

[xultar]

3. HELL FUCKING YEAH! I wish the Black leaders could wrap their

heads around this concept. Refugees is way more powerful. Who knew American citizens would ever become refugees.

[MadeinOhio]

4. Class racism =refugees of opression.

[xultar]

5. KICK FOR MY PEOPLE IN NOLA!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Insurgent?

:shrug:

[StellaBlue]

7. I agree

I was PROUD of the media calling them refugees, almost from the beginning.

They have no HOMES, they are displaced from political representation. IMHO, they ARE refugees. IMHO, that is a more powerful term than anything else they could be called. Because Americans shouldn't BE refugees in America.