In the first instance do whites in the US see blacks in the US as people?
Yoga is for all but I think white people especially in the US are too commercially orientated to be compassionate - something is lacking obviously if you have to ask your question retrospectively.

That is wonderful to hear about the the resources such as yoga being made available to the California wild fire evacuees. I hope this inspires folks on ways they can help out. Once we get beyond those impacted by a natural (and human caused) disaster staying at a stadium, there is no similarity between the two situations. In San Diego they could leave at any time to stay with friends or relatives; they were trapped in New Orleans and were not permitted to leave. Medical care was available in San Diego, people sat in wheelchairs with untreated medical problems in New Orleans. Nuff said.

Maybe we learned from our mistakes in New Orleans. We can hope.

Maybe we learned from our mistakes in New Orleans. We can hope.

Maybe we learned from our mistakes in New Orleans. We can hope.

I'm of the opinion that those in New Orleans should've been give these services. However, my cynical side comes up with a reason as to why this didn't happen, Money.

Lets face it, New Orleans doesn't really hold a candle to that part of California when it comes to affluence. While it is true that California is probably receiving more -and better- aid due to the government being better prepared, I believe that they're receiving more quickly, and more easily because of the vast difference in the levels of affluence of the two areas.

Just look at how long it took Bush to come to California, then compare it to how long it's taken him to visit New Orleans..mere days, as compared to almost a month.

Do I think that the people of New Orleans deserved the very human and organized services recieved in LA? Of course! Do I think that it was economically phisable? No. In an ideal world it should not matter what income you have when it comes to disaster relief. Like healthcare, everyone should strive to maintain a standard of living that helps everyone in our communities as seen by the difference in the governement response to underpriviliged New Orleaneans and the internally displaced Californians. They could be compensating for lack of effort and planing during Katrina but the point is they should have treated the Katrina victims to the same warm comforitng services. Instead they got the ovr crowded disease filled superdome and poor food and water.

Wow-- I had no idea that all of those things were provided for evacuees. That makes me even more delighted to be from San Diego. I think that to honor someone's humanity, the whole person needs to be cared for in a time of crisis. The hurricanes that displaced so many people in the gulf coast definitely should have been handled in a way that maintained the needs of everyone affected. Thanks for sharing that!

I think it is wonderful that so many are being helped in California, but does anyone think the suffering in New Orleans is over? They still need our help, there are thousands of people down there still suffering from Katrina.It is not too late folks, what ever happened to community? What about taking care of our own? I say let's not contiplate our past mistakes but strive to fix them!