Comments on: Distraught San Diego Fire Refugees Show Patience At Qualcomm Stadium http://themoderatevoice.com/15736/distraught-san-diego-fire-refugees-show-patience-at-qualcomm-stadium/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:45:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JSpencer http://themoderatevoice.com/15736/distraught-san-diego-fire-refugees-show-patience-at-qualcomm-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-102951 JSpencer Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:43:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/original-reporting/15736/distraught-san-diego-fire-refugees-show-patience-at-qualcomm-stadium/#comment-102951 I think Lynx raises a fair question, and is one I haven't heard yet. I think it's too early to answer, but as time goes on I suspect the comparison will be one we see brought up more and more. I think Lynx raises a fair question, and is one I haven’t heard yet. I think it’s too early to answer, but as time goes on I suspect the comparison will be one we see brought up more and more.

]]> By: Lynx http://themoderatevoice.com/15736/distraught-san-diego-fire-refugees-show-patience-at-qualcomm-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-102935 Lynx Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:05:03 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/original-reporting/15736/distraught-san-diego-fire-refugees-show-patience-at-qualcomm-stadium/#comment-102935 I was thinking of avoiding this kind of comment, but so much news about refugees in stadiums makes me not able to help myself. Am I the only one remembering Katrina? Yes I know that the disaster was more massive in that case, but still, the difference in reactions, in order and organization and consequences is intriguing, at least. It's a massive disaster, requiring massive mobilization of resources and huge evacuations. So far at least, there's no news of people going hungry or thirsty, of old people being left to die, of not having enough National Guards or fire-fighters. Seemingly, everything that can humanly be done is being done. Is the difference really just about the different magnitude of the disaster? Or are there other differences? The people evacuated being better informed and with more resources, the coordination of governments at local and state level being more fluid, the resources allotted being more abundant. What is it? I was thinking of avoiding this kind of comment, but so much news about refugees in stadiums makes me not able to help myself.

Am I the only one remembering Katrina?

Yes I know that the disaster was more massive in that case, but still, the difference in reactions, in order and organization and consequences is intriguing, at least. It’s a massive disaster, requiring massive mobilization of resources and huge evacuations. So far at least, there’s no news of people going hungry or thirsty, of old people being left to die, of not having enough National Guards or fire-fighters. Seemingly, everything that can humanly be done is being done. Is the difference really just about the different magnitude of the disaster? Or are there other differences? The people evacuated being better informed and with more resources, the coordination of governments at local and state level being more fluid, the resources allotted being more abundant. What is it?

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