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Originally posted by Felix The Assassin:
For the lack of a better saying, he is inviting the bull into the china shop.
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Aah, thanks for the clarification [img]smile.gif[/img]
Re. red tape, it does seem like it hasn't helped. I've heard reports from bus drivers who said they were turned away in the early days when they tried to get to the superdome and the British consulate staff were apparently only allowed in on Sunday to rescue Brits from the Superdrome.
One point I'd also like to make is that racism cuts both ways - whilst I've heard some pretty repugnant statements from white Americans in the surrounding area, the conduct of the black community has hardly been exemplary in some cases. I heard an eyewitness account from one of the big domes of ~200 white people clustered in a 'sea' of black people having bottles chucked at them and some assaults. I guess things like this bring out the worst in many of us
Is there any realistic chance of moving New Orleans somewhere else rather than rebuilding on the existing site?