A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Oct 26th 2005, 3:02 pm
#1
Banned
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 120
A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
It's long, but worth it. It's always refreshing to read someone with non-PC views such as mine. You may not agree with it all, but I digress anyway...
Yes, there were tragic instances. But giving airtime only to wacky, pessimistic, irrational voices (as media across the board did--even FOX) was just too much for me to tolerate for too long. Anyone who expresses sentiments like “How could they let this hurricane come here and do this to our lives?” is a kook as far as I am concerned. Those that somehow believe people are directly to blame for the happening of a natural catastrophe don’t deserve to be heard. In fact, they should to be told to shut the hell up. These kinds of people contribute nothing toward repairing things to a better state. Truth is, these people thrive on despair and disarray. Chaos -- mentally and physically and in the way they conduct their lives -- is nothing new to them. They forge their whole lives in and around it. This hurricane to them was nothing more than like rearranging the furniture. If we could be shown what general conditions they lived in before the hurricane, we would see that had little respect for what they did have. We would see just how unorganized, unclean and dysfunctionally they lived. They never gave a care for order, cleanliness or function before, but now that they can get someone’s attention who will possibly take over the responsibility of their life for them, they go on these tirades about how their life has been ruined. Their lives were already in ruin -- self ruin. Ruined by the bad choices they made over and over.
www.ultimatewarrior.com
Yes, there were tragic instances. But giving airtime only to wacky, pessimistic, irrational voices (as media across the board did--even FOX) was just too much for me to tolerate for too long. Anyone who expresses sentiments like “How could they let this hurricane come here and do this to our lives?” is a kook as far as I am concerned. Those that somehow believe people are directly to blame for the happening of a natural catastrophe don’t deserve to be heard. In fact, they should to be told to shut the hell up. These kinds of people contribute nothing toward repairing things to a better state. Truth is, these people thrive on despair and disarray. Chaos -- mentally and physically and in the way they conduct their lives -- is nothing new to them. They forge their whole lives in and around it. This hurricane to them was nothing more than like rearranging the furniture. If we could be shown what general conditions they lived in before the hurricane, we would see that had little respect for what they did have. We would see just how unorganized, unclean and dysfunctionally they lived. They never gave a care for order, cleanliness or function before, but now that they can get someone’s attention who will possibly take over the responsibility of their life for them, they go on these tirades about how their life has been ruined. Their lives were already in ruin -- self ruin. Ruined by the bad choices they made over and over.
www.ultimatewarrior.com
Last edited by Manc; Oct 26th 2005 at 3:33 pm. Reason: fair use
Oct 26th 2005, 3:13 pm
#2
@matthewb76
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: Missouri
Posts: 21,886
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Do you have a link to the article please?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
Oct 26th 2005, 3:13 pm
#3
Failed Expat ;-)
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: (Great) Britain
Posts: 7,392
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
A pretty interesting read, but I'd reference it if I were you. The mods tend to delete plagiarised material 
Oct 26th 2005, 3:17 pm
#4
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by Manc
Do you have a link to the article please?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
"Good morning Flo! Want some tea and toast for breakfast, luv?"
Oct 26th 2005, 3:18 pm
#5
Banned
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 120
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by rushman
"Good morning Flo! Want some tea and toast for breakfast, luv?"
But thanks to you all for proving my hypothesis correct. I came to a discussion forum and presented an article for discussion. Two replies just nitpick at the source of the article, and a third posts complete garbage.
Thus we can determin:
1 - there is a genuine lack of intelligence and philosophy on this forum
2 - nobody has any intention of indulging in any sort of debate or discussion
3 - everyone is here to while away their lives...hence post counts of 7,000, 10,000 and even 25,000 in some instances.
4 - I'm better than the lot of your philistines.
Cheers!
Last edited by Truth; Oct 26th 2005 at 3:20 pm.
Oct 26th 2005, 3:20 pm
#6
Banned
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Santa Monica,CA from Birmingham, UK
Posts: 18,402
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by Manc
Do you have a link to the article please?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
Oct 26th 2005, 3:21 pm
#7
Banned
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 120
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by lionheart
Low carb diet eh? Hope you at least washed it down with some red wine to clear those arteries :scared:
Oct 26th 2005, 3:22 pm
#8
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 30,102
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by Manc
Do you have a link to the article please?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
I had Pork chops and Mac & cheese for tea last night btw, what did everyone else have?
Oct 26th 2005, 3:23 pm
#9
@matthewb76
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: Missouri
Posts: 21,886
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by lionheart
Low carb diet eh? Hope you at least washed it down with some red wine to clear those arteries :scared:
tonight I'm sticking to red wine, much easier.
Oct 26th 2005, 3:24 pm
#10
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Brushetta?? Isn't that a Fiat?
Oct 26th 2005, 3:24 pm
#11
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 30,102
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by rushman
Brushetta?? Isn't that a Fiat?
Oct 26th 2005, 3:25 pm
#12
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by Manc
No, but I did about 30 mins on the treadmill.
Yeah, sitting on a stool watching TV with a light ale in one hand and a cig in the other!!
Oct 26th 2005, 3:25 pm
#13
Senior Moment
Joined: Nov 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 5,008
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by Truth
What a weird ****ing forum this really is.
But thanks to you all for proving my hypothesis correct. I came to a discussion forum and presented an article for discussion. Two replies just nitpick at the source of the article, and a third posts complete garbage.
Thus we can determin:
1 - there is a genuine lack of intelligence and philosophy on this forum
2 - nobody has any intention of indulging in any sort of debate or discussion
3 - everyone is here to while away their lives...hence post counts of 7,000, 10,000 and even 25,000 in some instances.
4 - I'm better than the lot of your philistines.
Cheers!
But thanks to you all for proving my hypothesis correct. I came to a discussion forum and presented an article for discussion. Two replies just nitpick at the source of the article, and a third posts complete garbage.
Thus we can determin:
1 - there is a genuine lack of intelligence and philosophy on this forum
2 - nobody has any intention of indulging in any sort of debate or discussion
3 - everyone is here to while away their lives...hence post counts of 7,000, 10,000 and even 25,000 in some instances.
4 - I'm better than the lot of your philistines.
Cheers!
Yes you are. Probably be better if you went to a different forum for intelligent discussion. BYE!
Oct 26th 2005, 3:26 pm
#14
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by rushman
Brushetta?? Isn't that a Fiat?
Oct 26th 2005, 3:28 pm
#15
Back Again
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Virtual Reality
Posts: 10,831
Re: A View of Hurricane Katrina with No BS
Originally Posted by Truth
What a weird ****ing forum this really is.
But thanks to you all for proving my hypothesis correct. I came to a discussion forum and presented an article for discussion. Two replies just nitpick at the source of the article, and a third posts complete garbage.
Thus we can determin:
1 - there is a genuine lack of intelligence and philosophy on this forum
2 - nobody has any intention of indulging in any sort of debate or discussion
3 - everyone is here to while away their lives...hence post counts of 7,000, 10,000 and even 25,000 in some instances.
4 - I'm better than the lot of your philistines.
Cheers!
But thanks to you all for proving my hypothesis correct. I came to a discussion forum and presented an article for discussion. Two replies just nitpick at the source of the article, and a third posts complete garbage.
Thus we can determin:
1 - there is a genuine lack of intelligence and philosophy on this forum
2 - nobody has any intention of indulging in any sort of debate or discussion
3 - everyone is here to while away their lives...hence post counts of 7,000, 10,000 and even 25,000 in some instances.
4 - I'm better than the lot of your philistines.
Cheers!
