Erikson;
“The real scandal about Hurricane Helene is not the made up stories with no evidence. The real scandal is this:
September 26 — Helene Makes Landfall
September 27 — Devastation in North Carolina
September 28 —
September 29 —
September 30 —
October 1 —
October 2 — President Biden mobilizes the military
October 3 — Mobilization of 500 soldiers begins
October 4 —
October 5 — Mobilization of 500 more soldiers for search and rescue.
Those blank days are days when people were dying in the mountains.
And the media tells us everything is fine.”
Correct.
And let’s leave aside for the moment the reports of what FEMA is actually doing on the ground. Let’s ignore the confiscated supplies, let’s ignore the extensive video we have seen of military choppers destroying a emergency supply center. Let’s ignore the threats of arrest for the act of helping people without clearing it with government bureaucrats.
True, all of those are valid complaints, but they also come after those assets were finally deployed by this administration. That’s the first point.
And in fairness, FEMA is a serious problem under any administration. They are so hamstrung by their own regulations and procedures that it’s amazing they help any individuals at all. Governor DeSantis has this one right.
“We prepared for the hurricane. We learned in Florida long ago: we don’t rely on FEMA to do any of that type of activity, we rely on FEMA to be basically just a bank account. There are programs in place, we get our people qualified… but we take the matters into our own hands for preparation, rescue, and response, and I just think it is sad,” he said.
Then again I will quietly point out that charity is the act of the individual, not of government. Helping people in storm ravaged areas is an act of charity. Which of itself would explain why FEMA is so ineffective.
Erikson’s second point about the media is made all the more potent by the history of other administrations in reaction to such storms, and the supposed mainstream media reporting on each. If there were a Republican in the White House right now (of any stripe), the press would be all over this like a storm soaked t-shirt. But of course there’s a Democrat in the white house and they have pretty much ignored the incompetence this administration has shown.
Alas, that we are about to see destruction happen in Florida this time. Painful, certainly, but it will be interesting to watch the trends of the state and federal governments actions after the storm passes.
