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LanternWaste

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64. We're I a betting man, I'd take that bet and give you 7-2 odds

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 04:27 PM

Aug 2017

"I guarantee we will be hearing... that the self-reliance of people... means that rescue organizations don't need to be funded very much."

We're I a betting man, I'd take that bet and give you 7-2 odds on a three hundred dollar bet, if you are referring to anyone other than the usual suspects in the right-wing who say that on a daily basis.

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i am ambiguous regarding private citizen rescues [View all] drray23 Aug 2017 OP

In time of disaster you do not wait on red tape, you act. Sneederbunk Aug 2017 #1

that was not my point.nt. drray23 Aug 2017 #2

People were helping one another loooong marybourg Aug 2017 #3

great so we should get rid of FEMA ? drray23 Aug 2017 #4

I can recommend a book on logical thinking. nt marybourg Aug 2017 #9

excuse me ? you have not even bothered understanding my point. drray23 Aug 2017 #13

"You are essentially saying" Bonx Aug 2017 #56

Lol!! nt B2G Aug 2017 #15

Good job there, Brownie. brush Aug 2017 #23

The poster is actually making an important point. I guarantee we will be hearing, in Squinch Aug 2017 #40

That is a meme some people disposed that way marybourg Aug 2017 #45

No one has said that people have not helped each other. No one has said they shouldn't. Squinch Aug 2017 #46

What I took the poster to task for was this response to my marybourg Aug 2017 #52

I actually thought your response that prompted that obvious sarcasm was the illogical Squinch Aug 2017 #54

Okay, I apologies for assuming your agreement. nt marybourg Aug 2017 #57

FWIW I agree with you. trof Aug 2017 #59

We're I a betting man, I'd take that bet and give you 7-2 odds LanternWaste Aug 2017 #64

thread winner... pangaia Aug 2017 #55

We are definitely being groomed for YOYO. Zoonart Aug 2017 #5

Long is brand new on the job Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #6

He is very experienced though. trof Aug 2017 #60

I have read that Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #63

FEMA needs to give volunteers all the resources they need leftstreet Aug 2017 #7

I understand what you mean ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #8

Many communities (especially rural ones) have volunteer fire departments FakeNoose Aug 2017 #51

I've been through multiple hurricanes FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #10

Trump will come out better than Bush... Girard442 Aug 2017 #28

Even hear of the Sheriff's Posse? Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #11

Numbers and geography Amishman Aug 2017 #12

And the time issue TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #31

Well look at it this way lunatica Aug 2017 #14

no we cant. only immediate needs and up to a point. drray23 Aug 2017 #16

i said as far as rescuing others goes. lunatica Aug 2017 #38

Should we be dependent on the kindness of strangers... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #17

exactly. its right up there in the preamble of the constitution. drray23 Aug 2017 #18

+1 . . . . n/t annabanana Aug 2017 #22

I don't see it as a competition between government and delisen Aug 2017 #30

There are not and never have been enough professionals to handle Harvey GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #48

If you even have to ask this right now B2G Aug 2017 #19

+1 FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #21

I have several times. drray23 Aug 2017 #25

I doubt you have experienced anything major, otherwise you wouldn't be "ambiguous" FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #32

read my post again. drray23 Aug 2017 #35

Then you know that no government agency has enough resources to respond during the storm. FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #41

I can see the issue is with my OP title drray23 Aug 2017 #43

I think so too FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #49

Drray, sadly I get what you are saying and it is a shame that others are reacting to Squinch Aug 2017 #44

i have a very good idea. drray23 Aug 2017 #24

The poster is making an important point. Of course everyone needs to do everything Squinch Aug 2017 #42

Right? A massive hurricane utterly devastates the fourth largest city in the country... EL34x4 Aug 2017 #70

The piecemeal approach we've witnessed following the last natural disasters procon Aug 2017 #20

There's only one answer to your 'why' question... gtar100 Aug 2017 #58

I think they are good examples of citizens. kentuck Aug 2017 #26

what i hope results from all this is...ppl ( trumpers) being rescued AND samnsara Aug 2017 #27

As in what happened if they don't show up dembotoz Aug 2017 #29

Government will never maintain readiness for extremely unlikely disasters. Hortensis Aug 2017 #33

I know where your coming from Sgent Aug 2017 #34

fully agree with your last paragraph. drray23 Aug 2017 #36

Amen! kentuck Aug 2017 #50

I think it reveals many Americans are generous, courageous, and compassionate, regardless... Marengo Aug 2017 #37

Actually, it's almost impossible for government to prepare for MineralMan Aug 2017 #39

In a disaster of this scale... Adrahil Aug 2017 #47

Private citizen rescues have been going on for thousands of years. Dawson Leery Aug 2017 #53

I feel that this is a significant problem drmeow Aug 2017 #61

humanity has responded with assistance to those in need throughout history LanternWaste Aug 2017 #62

Let's vote in a government that prioritizes disaster relief. Orsino Aug 2017 #65

Private citizen rescues can go horribly wrong, too. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #66

Have you ever been involved in the budget process for things like Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #67

The government can't do it...so better than letting people die. Honestly politics need to end where Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #68

How about police rescues? I just saw a caravan of about 20 NYPD vans headed to Houston on Facebook Not Ruth Aug 2017 #69

People have been helping fellow man forever. ileus Aug 2017 #71