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His motives are moot for the moment. Opening the doors will help. What happens later is for...later.
I won't disagree. I am just not going to praise the guy for opening his doors for a bad reason, even if it helps. I am glad he did, but he doesn't deserve much credit for it.
I won't disagree. I am just not going to praise the guy for opening his doors for a bad reason, even if it helps. I am glad he did, but he doesn't deserve much credit for it.
I hear you. It will be interesting to see what happens when Houston recovers.
I hear you. It will be interesting to see what happens when Houston recovers.
My general prediction is that it will be as it always is for these things -- we're (arguably) great at disaster management, hideous at disaster prevention. There will be some token efforts to invest more in flood control and marginally improve management of community growth / expansion, which will help maybe 10%, and with climate change it's no longer unimaginable that the next disaster will just be 10% worse. Rinse and repeat -- literally.
As for non-government people helping people, looks like we're seeing a LOT of that from individuals with private boats or high-clearance vehicles for example. Once again -- virtue comes from individuals, one person / family at a time, and isn't mediated by religion. As Osteen points out, sometimes people are good in SPITE of their religion.
My general prediction is that it will be as it always is for these things -- we're (arguably) great at disaster management, hideous at disaster prevention. There will be some token efforts to invest more in flood control and marginally improve management of community growth / expansion, which will help maybe 10%, and with climate change it's no longer unimaginable that the next disaster will just be 10% worse. Rinse and repeat -- literally.
As for non-government people helping people, looks like we're seeing a LOT of that from individuals with private boats or high-clearance vehicles for example. Once again -- virtue comes from individuals, one person / family at a time, and isn't mediated by religion. As Osteen points out, sometimes people are good in SPITE of their religion.
My general prediction is that it will be as it always is for these things -- we're (arguably) great at disaster management, hideous at disaster prevention. There will be some token efforts to invest more in flood control and marginally improve management of community growth / expansion, which will help maybe 10%, and with climate change it's no longer unimaginable that the next disaster will just be 10% worse. Rinse and repeat -- literally.
As for non-government people helping people, looks like we're seeing a LOT of that from individuals with private boats or high-clearance vehicles for example. Once again -- virtue comes from individuals, one person / family at a time, and isn't mediated by religion. As Osteen points out, sometimes people are good in SPITE of their religion.
I loved the picture I saw of the "cajun army" of pickup trucks pulling boats heading over to Texas.
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