"I don't trust others enough to see to my welfare and upkeep the way the Katrina victims did."
Okay, once again I will ask the question that you are afraid to answer. How would you handle the situation of losing everything in an instant? Family dead, house destroyed, most relatives also devastated and unable to help you, insurance refusing to pay, city destroyed, car destroyed, place of work destroyed, and money gone.
Since you are so self reliant, would you refuse the boat ride to safety from volunteers and instead swim for miles, unsure where or when you will find dry land? Would you walk to another state in order to find a better life? Would you loot a grocery store to stave off the hunger from being trapped in the attic of your home for many days? Would you refuse temporary housing in a shelter, trailer, or sponsor family? Would you refuse free meals and wait until you can find a job and earn money to buy your own meal? How will you find a job without a decent set of clothes, a phone, or an address? Would you refuse clothing and other donations, and continue to wear the filthy soaked rags on your back? Would you refuse government money to rebuild your home, feed you, and pay bills (welfare)? Am I really supposed to believe you would be somewhere in the wilderness living off the land, hunting animals to survive, just to maintain some weird pride for not living off the help of others?
"I would never put myself or the ones I loved in a position where we would have to rely on others."
The point is you cannot always plan for tragedy. No matter how hard you try, something completely out of your control can devastate you in an instant, and leave you completely helpless. When this happens, there is nothing wrong with people helping the victims of tragedy, and there is nothing wrong with the victims wanting help.
If you live in California there is a risk of earthquake, Florida - Hurricanes, Texas - Tornados, Thailand - Tsunami, etc... Are all the residents of these places irresponsible, or do they realize that no matter where you live the unexpected can happen?
It is sad that you are taking such a judgmental view of the survivors of the worst natural disaster in US history.
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14 years ago
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14 years ago
Your argument is not grounded in common sense. It is delusional to believe that you are wiser than millions of residents of an entire city just because you live above sea level. Like I have already said, ANYWHERE you live in this world is vulnerable to some type of disaster. So I guess you need to move to the moon, since you refuse to live in unsafe places.
Feel free to respond, but I’m done with the back and forth with you. No sense in debating with someone heartless enough to blame millions of victims of the worst natural disaster in US history. I’m glad there are good people in this world that support their countrymen in their greatest hours of need, instead of pointing the finger at them.
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