They're Going To Put Refugees On Cruise Ships

Main Entry: ref·u·gee Pronunciation: "re-fyu-'jE, 're-fyu-" Function: noun Etymology: French réfugié, past participle of (se) réfugier to take refuge, from Latin refugium : one that flees

Dear God and Jesus, please forgive me in advance for committing the sin of replying to a troll post, but I must really let them know who "them" is. Here is "them":

Think about it this way, a cruise ship is like a floating city, nearly every amenity and service is available, barber shops, hair salons, laundry facilities, dry cleaning, you name it, a ship probably has it, they have their own power system, and can hold a lot of water for washing and drinking. Just the kind of things that the LA/MS gulf coast doesn't have operating at the moment.

It actually makes sense, and a lot of the people involved could be put to work in the cleanup.

PC at it best, by all means don't offend them.

But maybe the best refuges will be abroad when we get done tearing each other to pieces about the hurricane.

Yeah, but the topic is mute.

Poor grammar.

I think the rebuilt New Orleans will be a lot different than the old one. I see New Orleans being re-positioned as an upscale city, solely a tourist attraction. They can rebuild the historical areas(French Quarter, Garden District, Cabildo, etc) and not do the sprawl again.

Are you the OP? jabario? tiny jim?? jpoulos???

Why do you keep changing names????

to work in the cleanup.

Sorry folks, Clint is a regular troll on the cruise newsgroup who has no idea about cross-posting, only how to be annoying.

-- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com

My mother entertained the grandkids today with stories about being a refugee when the Japanese bombed Changsha, sleeping on a cot in a shelter in a strange city for six months. I guess you wouldn't want to share space with someone like my mom and her family when she was a little girl, maybe because you see yourself as a superior sort of human being.

I have no doubt that the cruise ships upon which New Orleanians are housed will be vandalized and damaged. It would be nice if I were to be proven wrong, but I doubt it. Everything which can be stolen will be, and you will hear horror stories about crimes and such. Some knuckleheaded thugs will use this as an opportunity to enrich themselves and hurt the innocent.

Are they seeking REFUGE from the conditions in the city of New Orleans? Then they are REFUGEES. Duh.

Because they're poor? Because they're black? Because they're from the South? Because they're more morally deficient than you?

Because they're more morally deficient than you?<

Time after time behavior of groups can be accurately predicted. I'd leave out being from the south though. The same lawlessness and destruction would occur if the hurricane hit LA , NY, chicago, etc. People who have lived as pets lack moral judgement.