tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post112561000941483788..comments2023-10-08T05:10:34.219-05:00Comments on Who am I? Why am I here?: What kind of sacrifices to makeElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1125680359945668052005-09-02T11:59:00.000-05:002005-09-02T11:59:00.000-05:00I read that report from juancole.com. The situati...I read that report from juancole.com. The situation is both sad and unacceptable. The fact that the stranded people have to call into a radio station to try to get rescue operations to them alone is just unacceptable.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1125674266249110572005-09-02T10:17:00.000-05:002005-09-02T10:17:00.000-05:00I think states like France also value the role of ...I think states like France also value the role of government more, in part because they have smaller and more homogenous societies, but more glaringly because the political atmosphere here has become so anti-government. I don't think many of us even appreciate how radical the philosophy advanced in the last 20-years by Right interests has become that some of the most non-controversial and necessary roles of government, like disaster prevention and relief, have been attacked. Of course, the same people who subscribe to such radical ideas don't mind bailing out savings and loans or airlines with government money, so they're kind of fair weather "starve the beast"ers.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1125635330182911372005-09-01T23:28:00.000-05:002005-09-01T23:28:00.000-05:00Yeah, is your sister okay, by the way? I was wond...Yeah, is your sister okay, by the way? I was wondering what they are going to do about colleges. I heard elementary students and high schoolers are going to be enrolled in schools all over the country, a lot in Houston. That must be such a difficult disruption to life.<BR/><BR/>Will, I guess the truth is I'm abivalent about gifts too, so that's why I liked that thing on Kos. It also just suggests how little sacrifice Americans have had to make these last several years when holding off on buying gifts for the holidays becomes a sacrifice.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1125612440312638492005-09-01T17:07:00.000-05:002005-09-01T17:07:00.000-05:00Cool. Then you can give that money to me and I'll ...Cool. Then you can give that money to me and I'll make sure my sister get's it. (She lives/lived down in New Orleans) Thanks Elaine :-)Gonzalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842715748223841320noreply@blogger.com