http://musicandcats.com/2005/12/bitter-truths/ "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://musicandcats.com/2005/12/bitter-truths/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 e Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:50:18 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=320#comment-1204 i keep being struck by the us/them nature of America "deciding on" New Orleans, like the colonial power that, of course, it is. But New Orleans is part of America! It's America deciding on rebuilding itself! I was in NOLA a few weeks ago and, believe me, this is not lost on those there. There is no illusion there that New Orleans is an American city, not anymore. i keep being struck by the us/them nature of America “deciding on” New Orleans, like the colonial power that, of course, it is. But New Orleans is part of America! It’s America deciding on rebuilding itself! I was in NOLA a few weeks ago and, believe me, this is not lost on those there. There is no illusion there that New Orleans is an American city, not anymore.

]]> http://musicandcats.com/2005/12/bitter-truths/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 lindy Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:16:21 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=320#comment-1200 You are right that it is really important to contact your senators and congressmen, even if they are individually hopeless, because a deluge of letters at least helps deter them from claiming overwhelming support for their various dastardly attitudes- including writing off an entire incredible city and its people. (I have to keep reminding myself that there is some point to communicating my views to say, Senator Santorum... who is interested in no one's opinions, because he is sure he has a direct line to uh, God I think it is...) You are right that it is really important to contact your senators and congressmen, even if they are individually hopeless, because a deluge of letters at least helps deter them from claiming overwhelming support for their various dastardly attitudes- including writing off an entire incredible city and its people.
(I have to keep reminding myself that there is some point to communicating my views to say, Senator Santorum… who is interested in no one’s opinions, because he is sure he has a direct line to uh, God I think it is…)

]]> http://musicandcats.com/2005/12/bitter-truths/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 nina Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:26:01 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=320#comment-1199 That is truly appalling. Thanks for writing about this. That is truly appalling. Thanks for writing about this.

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