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Mark
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Date:
Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:12:44 -0500
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Re: [idm] when the levee breaks
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ok, fuck you asshole, this morning i donated $714 dollars, my entire savings account to the red cross. That's almost all the money i have, it was for a new computer. I did this because 5 members of my family no longer have homes or possessions because their entire house is under water (they don't have any flood insurance either). I was not making light of the situation, nor was i simply amusing my self with song lyrics. Memphis Minnie wrote that song about a situation just like this, and as i listened to it this afternoon i was very moved i thought it might move other people, and perhaps inspire them to do something, as you said, "positive". In absolutely no way do I see the nightly news as "a snuff film to enjoy" that's why i haven't turned it on at all this week. I do applaud your efforts to aid the situation down there and wish you the best of luck. Think twice before you flame people, their intentions might not be what you think. Once again good luck, despite the fact that your post irritated me, I sincerely wish you nothing but the absolute best in your struggle On Thursday, September 1, 2005, at 06:35 PM, dj fishead wrote:
quoted 21 lines The nightly news is not a snuff film for you to enjoy.> The nightly news is not a snuff film for you to enjoy. > > I've been evacuated from my home due to a flood. I've spent time > sinking eight foot long 4"x4" posts three feet into the ground and > building fences to shore up sandbag dykes... and I count myself lucky > that the dykes held and that my home was saved. > > I count myself lucky that I didn't have to witness widespread panic, > rioting, looting and people using arms to find a way to get out of a > crisis situation. > > From what I understand, more than a half-a-million people have lost > their homes... and the people that had the least to lose are the ones > that are still stuck in a situation where they're fighting each other > for survival. > > What's fascinating is that assholes are entertaining themselves with > song lyrics instead of doing somethng positive. > > >
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