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... this isn't "parsing words"... I do not state "all middle aged white guys do x" anywhere

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I actually don't think a bulk of the problem with PR was because of trump. Of course, the idiot then had to go and say he gives himself an "A+" on his response... If the orange moron (oron?) had just kept his mouth shut about all that and sent in FEMA, he would be reasonably blameless...

At this point it isn't just the "anti trump mayor" I beleive the governor (who was previously pro trump) is now saying it's a mess....

There's a fundamental problem to supporting a devastated island as opposed to a devastated continental US state... Unless you import man-power and support for this manpower, you simply won't have the same ability to distribute goods, and fix problems. The entire population of the island is occupied with staying alive, and less so with trying to drive trucks or hang electrical cable... in an island setting, a complete breakdown of infrastructure essentially removes your labor force as well. While in other states, you can ask a dude from just outside the trashed area to come in and work... then go back home to his running water and electricity when he's done. He doesn't have to spend his day trying to find drinkable water for his family or a way to charge his phone...

Islands will always be a more challenging rebuild. That's not trump's fault (unless he fired the people at FEMA who would have known this, but I don't have any evidence to state that)... his responses when things were identified as not going well, that's his own dumb fault.

Remember right after it happened when it wasn’t a big deal?

I remember some in here saying power would be up in a week or two, presumably based on the news sources they tend to believe

How about the focus on tying things to their debt?

I think we will find manipulation of death numbers.

But everything is great, has been done well and the mayor of San Juan is just a dumb chica.

I’ve got coworkers down there right now and have sent my share of care packages to friends and family. It’s a mess. There are lots of folks trying their best but things are being treated differently than Houston or New Orleans at the political leadership level.

It’s also yesterday’s news. We are moving past it quickly.

Things are worse there than we are hearing. I just got a really depressing email from a friend last night. We’d been trying to get ahold of her and her family for weeks. Reading her email made me nauseous.

I’m not blaming trump. But it’s a bad deal and no he and his administration are not at fault but they are no “10s”. Maybe a 4 or 5 with a similar or lower grade to local government.


Here is a true story from one of my co workers. The black hawk helicopter dropped them off at a different hospital than planned. The hospital was already functioning because it was a private hospital with a working generator. Their team was to repair emergency rooms and give relief to staff.

The hospital was bewildered but took the help/relief until they figured out they couldn’t charge patients if our team was working. Oopsie daisy.

Thus they counted as boots on the ground but the help wasn’t appropriate or needed. The stats won’t show that.

What a mess.

We have treated them differently.

I couldn’t tell you why. You could argue the territory part, out of sight out of mind, or culture/color. Communication issues are in play too. They really aren’t like us. among many other reasons. prolly a little of each depending on the person.

And it’s also their own fault. Their government is inept and corrupt.

and they want to get rid of the national anthem

Some folks scream racism all the time. Others are at the other extreme and think it rarely exists. It’s alive and well every day. The subtle kind you can feign ignorance to is the most wicked.

If your ever bored check out the history and racial overtones to the whole werewolf vampire thing. (Germanic vs Slavic/Jew). I just learned about this. Some argue it’s veracity but it’s interesting none the less.

That doesn’t mean team Edward or team Jacob are racist. It’s interesting to me it’s rooted in racism though.

And yes blacks discriminate too. I figured I’d throw that out there because some feel if you can show that it makes everything else go away.

You wouldn't say that if he was Puerto Rican...

True.. true... I used to hang with some Puerto Rican Dudes.. miss the foods...

These guys preferred butterfly knives...

Was it a switch blade?

She is going to hit you in the head with a lawn mower blade.

My buddy bought his wife some good quality cleavage.

It was like a gift for all of us.

I suspect it is partly their own fault. I've always had a sense that they wanted to be treated differently. Except for maybe the part about making their representative a eunuch.

The whole recovery thing is tricky...I said it in the days immediately after the storm...the feds (meaning with our wallets) are going to end up having to create infrastructure that wasn't even there before the storm. ****'s bad down there in part because PR let it get bad before any storm. But, we're all inhumane if we don't make them 'whole' now....even though they weren't even a third before....and that was on borrowed dimes they were never going to be able to repay. I do feel sorta bad for the people...but not bad enough to want the fed to 'fix' not just some storm ravaged infrastructure, but 20+ years of mismanagement and entitlement

True...I've never met him...but he's not exactly a random dude, either.....rather influential and respected....and if he says we can write off an entire race, why can't random cbid dudes?

Dave never said HE respected him.....just that he is " respected " prolly among his peers and those who AGREE with him.

So you make your friends join you on your homeless people beating runs??

And you simply cannot manage to read a sentence and manage to understand the words it contains.
The term "respected" only has meaning when either 1 - you respect someone, or 2 - a group you are trying to act different than respects someone. Otherwise it's meaningless. If this guy is "respected" by a group who's behavior he doesn't approve of, why the hell would he use that as an excuse to act in any manner?

I don't use your poor actions as an excuse to do the same thing. But I'm sure someone in this world respects you. That would make you "respected"... but I sure as hell wouldn't try to use you as a moral barometer..

I could throw stuff....

^ Proof that FGM is NOT racist!

Yes and Yes!

I fly a flag in front of my house year round.. I may not stand for the anthem, unless I'm walking by, but I usually stop what I'm doing to watch the anthem...

I usually kneel unless people are around

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