Gaps

[farla]

I can't find a transcript of the Katrina hearings, let alone the video. If it wasn't for references to it in a couple places, it might as well not exist.

There's really no point in knowing these things. No one would believe me if I tried talking about it, and it's not like anyone can accomplish things these days short of a sniper rifle.

How depressing.

Comments

Re: Ryu the Weredragon

[farla.livejournal.com]

See, this is why it doesn't matter. Because you who weren't paying attention know you're right. If it wasn't important for you to know, it certainly doesn't matter.

I remember, I was paying attention, I spent hours and hours trying to dig stuff up because it just didn't make sense, trying to double-check references I heard on the news or find some explanation.

But if I said something like 'They shot at people trying to leave New Orleans', or 'They refused to distribute supplies' or 'They bought ice and then turned the trucks around to go stockpile it in some other state', or 'When independent agencies went there to help people, FEMA threatened to arrest them'...or that, when supplies got there, the troops stockpiled them rather than distributing anything.

Because you didn't care, and didn't bother to listen, it must not have happened. You're certainly the one who knows what's going on. All the stuff I'm saying, certainly it's just a fringe conspiracy theory I dug up somewhere.

Well, Timor. I'm not trying to say this like it's something new. You're right, it really is pathetic. I don't understand why I bother to look at all this stuff when everyone else is so much smarter. I mean, it's so stupid to go through all this effort.

I did find it, you know. The Dec 6th Katrina hearing. But who cares about witnesses or research when there's some prick who already knows the whole story after watching five minutes of packaged news? Obviously you're the credible one here.

Re: Ryu the Weredragon

[(Anonymous)]

I KNOW about the hearing. But you're acting like every single damned person in the government is at fault for a couple of people's assinine actions!

Re: Ryu the Weredragon

[farla.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you cleared that up for me. Here I thought I was posting about being unhappy because people did't know about how abusive and violent the police force was, or even that this sort of thing happened, or care.

But actually I'm just making another vague complaint about how it was everyone's fault, when really it was three rich guys high up in the organization somewhere. Thank you for clearing that up. I'm sure you've done infinitely more research on the subject than me, as shown by your masterful command of information, brilliant reading comprehension and general eloquence.

However could I have doubted that things will turn out well in this glorious democracy with people like you around?