--- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you suspect that what you saw on TV during > Katrina was part of > a subtle > > conspiracy of silence or a conspiracy of > in-action? Old racism > engrained in > > the system? Good old boys? > > > <snip> > > What I saw in Prez. B's response or lack of was not > racism, but very > plainly a lack of concern for anyone not in his > circle. It is the > same lack of concern shown so much of the country > and world. > > Bush is a rich, country club kid, and that is what > drives his > actions, or lack of actions. And he wants to > validate himself with > the rich and powerful, so he pretends to be powerful > by: > > 1. throwing other people's money at the rich and > powerful, > 2. weakening social, economic and environmental > controls to the rich > becoming irresponsibly more so, and > 3. throwing away other people's lives to accomplish > the aims of the > rich and powerful, > so they will accept him. > > Its all pretty short-sighted from my point of view, > but it isn't > racist. It is a passive lack of concern based on ignorance of the experience of others that are not privledged. This has always been the curse of America's ruling class. There is no intent to be uncaring, there's just a lack of awareness of the daily grind that most people call life. > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > Yahoo! your home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
