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In reply to the discussion: 11-foot wall of water: One dam breaks, three counties suffer [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,059 posts)45. When you make the same kind of comments about Nebraska that we condemn when
Republicans make them about other areas in which natural disasters occur, I'm not making it personal - it is personal to anyone with ties to that area. Just as similar statements were for anyone with friends and relatvies in Puerto Rico, NOLA, or Manhattan when the Republicans made similar politically motivated comments about those natural disasters.
I'm not suggesting you are not a "true" Democrat - I am suggesting that it is inappropriate in the wake of any natural disaster to make politically motivated statements about the victims or the area (a statement that is unrelated to politcal affiliation)
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11-foot wall of water: One dam breaks, three counties suffer [View all]
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2019
OP
My family is good, but we are 10 minutes drive from towns that are currently underwater.
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2019
#4
There was a bunch of snow, and then warmer rain hit and it all melted...
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2019
#46
It looks like the dam was well made but all dams have a lifetime and God only knows how many ...
Botany
Mar 2019
#13
Yes it does seem like that. After the fires it felt like Mother Nature was trying to sweep us away.n
Hekate
Mar 2019
#33
Thanks for the link/add'l info. I worry that many of our existing dams and other structures will be
erronis
Mar 2019
#12
Hell, no. I love Puerto Rico,NOLA and all of New York. Why would you think that. This is about human
ancianita
Mar 2019
#41
Sorry to hear. Please don't ask the Federal Government for help that would look like socialism.
Pepsidog
Mar 2019
#25