[ladygreek]

Originally posted by irishpipes
I guess the difference may be that I see that the racism took place before the storm, and maybe you see it as both before and after?

Yes

I see it as the poverty and other life situations of the blacks there made them vulnerable, and that indeed can be attributed to racism and other problems.

okay

I think that the poor response was due to a few things: a huge, unprecedented storm, very poor planning (on every level) for this scale of disaster, and a totally inept response. I see it more as stupidity than racism.

Racism is stupidity

But I think (not trying to put words in your mouth) you are saying that the late response was because no one cared to save people because they are black and therefore expendable?

Not quite that simple. Not just no one--Bush! It even goes back to the reduction of federal funds that may have kept the broken levees from happening.