Theos-Talk Archives (September 2005 Message tt00068)

David,

Concerning your remarks about "it is difficult to starve to death in 
five days", the greatest concern is for victims of the flood 
(especially children, the elderly and the sick) going 3 to 5 days 
WITHOUT WATER in the humid heat of New Orleans.

Ask Shepard Smith of Fox News to explain to you the plight of the 
hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of victims stranded for days 
without water or food in this heat. Ever hear about dehydration, 
heat exhaustion and heat strokes??

Daniel


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, david-blankenship@c... wrote:
> Apparently the National Guard troops have arrived and begun 
restoring order and relief in New Orleans. That the relief 
operation has been a disaster for a first world country is 
recognized by nearly all of its citizens.
> 
> The mind set that looks to Washington first and never blaming 
the victim for at least some of his problems is anathema to both the 
American character and Theosophy. Both first assume the citizen or 
the soul should take personal responsibility for his own destiny. 
Most of the remaining New Orleans' citizens did,or were forced to 
do, this and were waiting for relief to arrive. Some were sleeping 
on the ground because no housing was available. Despite what some 
of list members have said, it is difficult to starve to death in 
five days. No matter where one goes there will always be some who 
take advantage of disasters of any kind. Assuming personal 
responsibility for one's destiny is not exclusively a right-wing 
idea as one list member suggested. 
> 
> David B.