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Journal cyranoVR's Journal: On Irony 6

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Remember when Katrina happened? There was this one Slashtard (DesCorp?) who was writing these really dark JEs where he wrote (verbatim) "they should just open up the floodgates and wash the entire city [of New Orleans] into the Gulf and not bother rebuilding it." And of course he was blaming the victims for "choosing" to live in such a disaster prone area.

So anyway, is that what they're saying now about the evacuees in California? Their fault for choosing to live in a tinderbox? Just let the whole thing burn to the ground and don't bother moving back? Someone fill me in - I've been working 60 - 80 hour weeks for the last 4 months and haven't had time to keep up on current events (or Journals outside My Amigos)

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  • ... after all, when the "Big One" hits, it'll just "shake and bake" by itself.

    Actually, with the collapse of the housing bubble, many people who are "upside down" on their mortgages are probably hoping that the fires will continue.

    • Or starting them- two of the fires have now been proven to be arson.

      • Wow ... that's pretty awful. With resources stretched thin, someone burning down their home in an insurance fraud can end up putting a whole city block out on the street. How can you "make the punishment fit the crime" in a case like that?

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  • in the middle of the wildfire crises, i had the pleasure of being the tech for a large insurance company's "rich people department". and when i say rich, i don't mean seven-to-eight-figure, upper middle class. i mean RICH. two of the people who were rumored to have lost their homes while i was in the room were barbara streisand and billy connolly. THAT kind of rich.

    of course, the difference in attitudes in response to these two crises has absolutely nothing to do with the respective income levels of th
  • I come back to Slashdot after a year and half, and one of the first things I see is a reference to me and my stance on Katrina.

    Well, if it makes you feel any better, I haven't changed my position on New Orleans one whit. In fact, since we know the place is sinking even faster now, why should I? Even scientists are admitting that they're screwed. Its in a catch 22....you cant restore the soil without flooding the area, and you can't flood the area if people are there. All told, one day New Orleans will be p

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