tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post114364003159681270..comments2024-03-26T05:56:59.938+11:00Comments on THE PSYCHOLOGIST : Innisfail is no New OrleansJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post-1174506370837126242007-03-22T07:46:00.000+11:002007-03-22T07:46:00.000+11:00Yes, it is easy to congratulate your resilience, p...Yes, it is easy to congratulate your resilience, particularly when you didn't have to deal with 11 feet of water in your house for a month due to a bunch of morons that can't build a wall. Great job on your survival and thanks for pouring salt in my wounds. Nice job.Mr. Melpomenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169530841659860286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post-1174346560981889122007-03-20T11:22:00.000+11:002007-03-20T11:22:00.000+11:00One year on, the courage and determination of this...One year on, the courage and determination of this Australian community is indeed something to celebrate and appreciate.<BR/><BR/>But why sully this praise with the insinuation that the differences may be attributed to the predominantly black underclass of New Orleans? Is this based on any consideration of evidence, or just your prejudiced opinion?<BR/><BR/>Far more relevant would be a comparison of the emergency management procedures and systems in each case. Australia has an enviable record in dealing with crises such as these. The same cannot be said of the US FEMA. The head of FEMA at the time was a crony appointment by George W Bush – a man with absolutely no experience or qualifications for the job.<BR/><BR/>The problems in NO began with a failure to enact timely evacuation procedures and went downhill from there, with FEMA paralysed in inaction for several days after Katrina's landfall – most of the systems in place failed to work from lack of leadership and inadequate resources.<BR/><BR/>NO survived Katrina remarkably well – it was the collapse of the levy and the resultant inundation of the Ninth Ward which caused the most damage. Despite accurate modelling and that it had been known for years that the aging levy system needed urgent repair, the US administration had neglected to do the necessary work to protect New Orleans.<BR/><BR/>The short version is that New Orleans was a disaster waiting to happen, and the blame for that rests assuredly with State and Federal administrations, not the the poor working class residents, or the insinuation of some imagined racial inferiority.Slimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615664013110623397noreply@blogger.com