Hurricane Katrina
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Renatus on 2005 September 07, 09:24:19
JM, Siberia of now is rather balmy compared to an ice age. Never mind the other problems one encounters when the entire planet is encased in a ball of ice, like food. But you don't have to eat - right?
People survived the last ice age just fine. I, for one, subsist off of the rats I raise and on potatoes grown hydroponically in underground chambers. I could likely keep this up indefinitely. I mean, sure, some people who didn't bother to prepare are going to starve as a result of widespread food shortages, but remember: Soylent Green is made from people!
laeshanin:
Well, if Homo Sapiens wasn't so busy outbreeding every other species with the exception of bacterium, then we wouldn't need to build in dangerous areas. Roll on extinction, say I...
As a Brit, I don't feel I have the necessary qualifications to make a comment about America's internal political wrangling, but I do agree that spin and bitching do not help matters in an emergency. Finger pointing is always counterproductive in whatever level of life it is indulged in. Suck it up, for Heaven's sake, and act like responsible adults! There are people dying.
bluecatvon:
Quote from: witch on 2005 September 07, 05:32:52
Natural hazards - yes New Zealand straddles a nice volcanic fault line almost the length of the country. Is there anywhere on the planet that is NOT risky?
i think my country can be counted as a non-risky country. the only bad stuffs that happen to us Malaysians is when our neighbouring country, the BIG islands-country, gets earthquakes or decides that burning huge pieces of land is a great and efficient way of clearing the land. lots of haze here a while back. oh and the scorching heat. if you love summer you'll love it here :)
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: laeshanin on 2005 September 07, 11:56:33
Finger pointing is always counterproductive in whatever level of life it is indulged in. Suck it up, for Heaven's sake, and act like responsible adults! There are people dying.
I disagree. Finger-pointing is absolutely essential, but equally important is making sure all the fingers are pointed in advance. For this reason, somebody must be chosen to be blamed for things, preferrably in advance. That way, we know that if anything goes horribly wrong, it's automatically his fault. To do otherwise would be extremely bad for morale. Sometimes you just gotta take a stand and go, "I have no idea what just happened here, but I know this is your fault somehow."
Mystique:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2005 September 07, 20:33:17
Quote from: laeshanin on 2005 September 07, 11:56:33
Finger pointing is always counterproductive in whatever level of life it is indulged in. Suck it up, for Heaven's sake, and act like responsible adults! There are people dying.
I disagree. Finger-pointing is absolutely essential, but equally important is making sure all the fingers are pointed in advance. For this reason, somebody must be chosen to be blamed for things, preferrably in advance. That way, we know that if anything goes horribly wrong, it's automatically his fault. To do otherwise would be extremely bad for morale. Sometimes you just gotta take a stand and go, "I have no idea what just happened here, but I know this is your fault somehow."
I daresay it seems alot of people seem to have gone to the J. M. Pescado School of Finger-Pointing, and most of them graduated with honors. You must have trained them well. But is it me or do most of them seem to be Democrats?
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