I think you really misunderstand the viewpoint of most conservatives...most are for accountability and responsibility i.e.
IF you choose to stay against all better judgement and reasoning you should be prepared to accept the consequences of your actions. You should have plans for worst case scenarios, you should have supplies, you should be ready to use both in case you need them.
you shouldn't whine and complain and expect others to come to your rescue for a decision that you yourself made...ACCOUNTABILITY!!!!!!!!!!
that being said I don't think Katrina and its aftermath could have been a likely reasonable outcome in most ppls minds.
no, I do understand that and you're right on that point. You should be prepared for yourself if you're going to stay and should not be calling out to the federal government for help after refusing warnings. You're right about this and I do get it.
On a slightly different angle, I think the central gov should recognize when a catastrophe is so huge it's going to fuck up the entire country. That is in the national interest to protect and aid in. Again I would rather have our tax dollars going to that than most of the shit they spend on. If something came in and wasted half my state along with part of other states, I would not mind a little help that we fucking paid for. I'd much rather the money be spent on us after all we've paid to them. I mean when it becomes such a large scale catastrophe that it buries the states in their ability, it must be of national interest to step in. There are actually laws already permitting this.
In the case of the oil spill, let's look at that. We have something here that is threatening a vast industry of America. Kindly tell me how it is not in our national interest to immediately do what we can? This is the kind of stuff that goes beyond a state. It is going to affect many states. If the federal government is not willing or able to aid in problems that effect many states, then we don't even need those fucks.
