Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We have a poor, violent, rather criminal, and AFAIK, seemingly permanent urban underclass here in the USA. I've lived in Baltimore, Wash, DC, Boston and Syracuse, NY - this criminalized underclass is ever present in all of these cities. This isn't news to anyone who lives here in the US. I don't think the word "spoiled" accurately or helpfully characterizes the unique conditions, "plight" if one is generous, of this underclass. Scott Paul wrote: > Quite right Tina. > > I guess the thing is that people's expectations increase in line with > their experience. If you're used to all the modern conveniences it > comes as hell of a shock when they vanish, and you realise how fragile > the world really is. > > Firing on rescue choppers though! What the hell's that all about? > Seems we're witnessing more than just the aftermath of a natural > disaster here. > > Good luck in Guatemala, and I wish you a safe trip. I'm sure we'll see > some great pictures when you return. > > P. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.paulhardycarter.com > ******* > > On 2 Sep 2005, at 00:15, Tina Manley wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> I was in Honduras immediately after Hurricane Mitch. It was much, >> much worse than this. The water came up to the sixth floor of the >> high-rises downtown Tegucigalpa. The death toll was enormous. All >> of the bridges in the entire country were washed away. They still >> haven't recovered in many rural areas. But nobody looted. Nobody >> shot at people trying to rescue them. All I saw were people >> desperate to help each other. All of these people complaining about >> not being brought food should be airlifted to the middle of rural >> Honduras where there is never electricity, never clean water, no food >> unless you work for it, and no medical care. People in the US are >> totally spoiled compared to the hard working poor in any developing >> country. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information