Flooding in the Midwest?

Question

I recently received this email I did not write the text, yet wondered what thoughts there were in regard to its content. Please comment on the following:

... As you watch the flooding in the Midwest, have you noticed that there are no farmers running around with stolen plasma TVs or holding stolen liquor over their heads. There's no looting or yelling "Where's Bush?", "Where's FEMA?, Where's my check?", or "Why isn't the Government out here saving me and my farm?

Likewise, I've also noticed there are no reports of any other country coming to help or sending aid.

And where are Reverends Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton?

Interesting contrast to Katrina and New Orleans isn't it???!!!!

Answer 1

Flooding in the Midwest is a domestic catastrophe for which we need to be better prepared.  There is valuable information and knowledge borne of this event to benefit future responses to similar events.

The difference between flood victims in Midwest and Gulf Coast is both clear and dubious.

Population differs in terms of numbers and congestion or density.  Many in the Midwest are descendents of immigrants.  Heirs of immigrants have a different inter generational testimony than heirs of emancipation.  The emergency response to Midwest flooding is clearly more effective than the emergency response for Hurrican Katrina.

While the Midwest is a diverse population, the majority of the farmers and farms are owned and operated by heirs of European immigrants.

Is there some racial injustice in the response to Midwest Flooding that Reverend Jackson or Reverend Sharpton should know abourt?

The following information will hopefully respond to some of your concern for Reverend Jesse L. Jackson(correct spelling) and Revernd Al Sharpton.  

Subsequent to the Civil War emancipation of slaves represents a political challenge to the status quo. Heretofore cargo chattel slaves are now eligible voters with polical pluralities in labor intensive precincts.

Coincidental to reconstruction, European elite are contending with disaffected poor. Political elite in the United States find European immigrants the democratic tool to offset economic and social interests of emancipated slaves. Mass European immigration is facilitated by large ocean liners built especially to maximize steerage passengers. Most immigrants arrive in their new country with little more than hope, what they are able to carry, and what they are wearing.

Subsequent to arrival immigrants learn that their survival requires the displacement of emancipated slaves. One documented incident 1898 Race Riot Wilmington, NC, is credited with the initial enactment of Jim Crow Laws.

Other incidents 1921 Tulsa Race War, and 1923 Massacre Rosewood, FL characterize the nature of race relations.

Could this be the source of your concern?

Source(s):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_Race_...

Answer 2

i live in a place where we got some flooding. it wasnt bad. been really good for our corn crops but the bean crop is effed.

and the flooding isnt that bad anymore. it hasnt really rained the rest of the month.

Answer 3

I also noticed how no one is standing on their roofs waiting for help to come in more than a week, and how people weren't dying in the streets because of dehydration.  I'm sure plenty of people will be and are complaining "where's my check?"  But the media won't cover that story.  Remember, when a black person steals a plasma TV, it's called looting, when a white person does it, it's called finding.

Answer 4

well, bush and the government rushed right in to help those white people. There ain't no stores in the bible belt, there were plenty of cops at the one walmart.

Jackson and Sharpton are black activists that is no secret, thier services are not to be involved in all things. I think at least one is a civil rights lawyer, who has contracted his services in response to some civil rights trial or lawsuit? The government was out there being involved and sand bagging before hand. There was no reason to say where's fema why are't they here. They were there. Not that blacks are inferior to you. If that's what you thought.

The governments reaction was partly due to lessons learned from mistakes at katrina with the same levy problem. the desire to not have another pr disaster due to another govt failure. And a need to protect valuable farmland and agriculture. Where as poor people in a city, well the world is better off with out them, just makes more room.