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[dreamer_easy]

If you're not feeling sufficiently upset, have a peek at this pro-life "news" site which suggests Katrina is a punishment for Mardi Gras and voodoo. There's no explanation from the pro-lifers of why the Almighty would create a natural disaster to which children are especially vulnerable. (I particularly object to my name being taken in vain.)

Comments

[cherrypep.livejournal.com]

Blimey, when it's not the bloody Neorandian Libertarians it's the pro-lifers.

They're all nuts and they can all bugger off and play in the sandpit. Quietly.

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Good grief, have the Libertarians had something bizarre to say about Katrina too, or is this just general annoyance? :-)

[cherrypep.livejournal.com]

Oh, it has been party time on the blogs as far as I can see, particularly wonderful in that it's virtually impossible to tell Randroids from trolls.

I've seen too many comments along the lines of the "responsible individuals ensure their own survival, the government has no responsibility to save the lazy" variety.

But here's my favourite so far:

"Speaking purely in economic terms, the situation in New Orleans is actually quite positive, long-term. Yes there is the destruction of the port and that's bad, but consider: 80% of the population evacuated. The remaining 20% stayed, either because they didn't have the means to leave, or because they were just foolish; how much of each is a guess.
But in EITHER case, you have to consider that these people were essentially surplus. In other words, the least-functional 20% of the population of New Orleans has been eliminated. That obviously INCREASES the overall functionality of the New Orleans population. [...] disasters like this have ALWAYS served to help weed out the less competent."

Bleurgh.

O_o

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

This is either a troll or B Ark material who'd be the first to be eaten by the other survivors.

Re: O_o

[cherrypep.livejournal.com]

Tastes like chicken ;)