New Orleans disaster

[Aldini98]

I have to side with Eanna a little. Its hard to sympathise with the USA as a whole. Their recent enviornmental history is not great and add that to their leaders re-election and continuous mis treatment of Iraq wouldn't endear me to them. I agree that the poor are suffering and I hope they get looked after. This should not be turned into an anti-American thread.

[Éanna]

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I don't see how a lack of sympathy for the USA (not the individuals themselves) can be construed as gloating

[Éanna]

Its hard to sympathise with the USA as a whole. Their recent enviornmental history is not great and add that to their leaders re-election and continuous mis treatment of Iraq wouldn't endear me to them. I agree that the poor are suffering and I hope they get looked after. This should not be turned into an anti-American thread.

You've actually said what I wanted to say a whole lot better than I managed to say it

[sligoman]

Eanna, you criticised me before about been a "racist". Do you not think, by what your saying, that you are been racist against Americans?

[Dodge]

Americans aren't a race Sligoman. Bringing up an old battle with Eanna helps no one...

[Éanna]

Eanna, you criticised me before about been a "racist". Do you not think, by what your saying, that you are been racist against Americans?

Honestly? No.

[sligoman]

Americans aren't a race Sligoman. Bringing up an old battle with Eanna helps no one...

They're as good as! It's not an old battle I'm bringing up. I'm bringing it up cos he is been a hypocrite with his views

[paul_oshea]

Americans aren't a race Sligoman

no but they are a distinct people. its discrimination at the end of the day.

[sligoman]

no but they are a distinct people.

Thank you Paul. They are a nation, whatever way you look at it, they are a group of people just like coloured people etc. So it's still RACISM!

[pete]

I've never understood why americans riot when a natural disaster. Do people suddenly lose all idea of civilisation once theirs no police on the streets? Country must be really fecked up for this to happen on relatively often basis.

[Metrostars]

I've never understood why americans riot when a natural disaster. Do people suddenly lose all idea of civilisation once theirs no police on the streets? Country must be really fecked up for this to happen on relatively often basis.

So God forbid, if there was some natural disaster in Dublin and the Gardai were nowhere, that not one person would take advantage?

[pete]

So God forbid, if there was some natural disaster in Dublin and the Gardai were nowhere, that not one person would take advantage?

I don't think would ever have on the scale as street riots & looting as the US seems to have in LA or at any major hurricane.

[patsh]

So God forbid, if there was some natural disaster in Dublin and the Gardai were nowhere, that not one person would take advantage?

There would definitely be some looting, but things seem to have descended into anarchy very quickly in the US.
This is a very unhealthy sign for American society, suggesting that society there is extremely weak and is based entirely on the economy.

[paul_oshea]

what sign?

that americans are false?? solely driven by the golden calf.

it didnt need this disaster to point that out.

[Éanna]

I've never understood why americans riot when a natural disaster. Do people suddenly lose all idea of civilisation once theirs no police on the streets? Country must be really fecked up for this to happen on relatively often basis.

Not to mention sports events etc etc. Its hilarious really, they go on the rampage when there's a hurricane, or some makey-up sport like American "football" result doesn't go their way, yet when someone steals an election, they don't. Shows americans up for what they are in general- materialistic, greedy and self-interested.