Everyone else here is writing "Dear New Orleans"
posts this month. I feel the need to write a "Dear America" post.
I've tried really hard to refrain from Katrina anniversary posts. But some make
it impossible to do so. So here we go.
Dear America: Shut up. No, really. Until you are also
willing to judge everyone who lives in an area that could be hit by a tornado
(which could really be any of us, if bad luck strikes; but Kansas and the rest
of tornado alley, I'm giving you the side-eye in particular right now). Unless
you're also willing to judge everyone who lives in any area where there are
mudslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, massive river floods, forest fires,
etc.--did I miss anything? Oh, yeah--TSUNAMIS. Just. Shut. Up.
Facts: there were ZERO rapes and murders at the Superdome after Katrina. There were ZERO rapes and murders at the Convention Center after Katrina. Did people die? Yes. One guy killed himself at the dome. One man was shot in the back by police at the convention center bc he begged them for help. The cops claim he came at them aggressively. His name was Danny Brumfield. Look it up. Did people die? Yes. From heat exhaustion and no food or water for five days. Or, by, you know, DROWNING.
