Re: Bush Strums as New Orleans drowns

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David Bilek wrote:
> > "Lawson said his officers did stop the group from
> > crossing but insisted racism had no part in the
> > decision."

Zev Sero
> And this has exactly what to do with what we are
> discussing?

As they say in trials, it establishes a pattern of
behavior. This is all part of a consistent pattern -
the confiscation of charter buses, the refusal to allow
the entrance of private food and water, keeping out the
red cross, keeping out the salvation army, preventing
the refugees from walking out of New Orleans. All the
known crimes by the various levels of government fit the
pattern of the alleged crime by the Gretna police force
in stealing the refugees food and water.

Government is power over people, the power to use
violence, to confiscate or destroy other people's stuff.
People like power. People are in government because
they like power over other people. The red cross
delivering food and water interferes with that power.
Refugees possessing food interferes with that power.
Government, government officials tend to react to
disaster as a liberation from the normal limits and
restraints. Sometimes, as in war, that liberation is
reasonable. We don't want every sergeant on the battle
field consulting a lawyer before he kills people and
breaks stuff. Sometimes, as in a hurricane or
earthquake, it is utterly unreasonable.

Government was slow to help, but was quick to prevent
people from helping themselves, and quick to prevent
outsiders from helping, because that is the inherent
nature of government, its reflexive and instinctive
reaction. The bureaucrat when he sees a private truck
full of food and water, sees an intruder cutting in on
his turf and undermining his power. They took away the
refugee's food for much he same reason as they take away
people's guns, to render them helpless, passive, and
dependent.

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