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re: National Geographic out with new 5-part doc on Hurricane Katrina
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:26 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:26 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:27 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
How's your job search going?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:09 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
My aunt and uncle who lived on the west bank evacuated to my folks in northla. My cousin who was in his 40’s at the time, and single, stayed down there. He made out okay because a friend of his had generators. He did eat my aunt and uncles leftover 50th anniversary cake that they were going to finish on the 51st. 
My aunt wasn’t happy about that.
My aunt wasn’t happy about that.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 2:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I posted this in another string about the 20th anniversary of Katrina. A guy talked about how racist things were at American Can building. The documentary went into it and some of the black “heroes“ in boats were interviewed and they said they were only picking up Black people at American Can because they THOUGHT officials were only looking after white people.
Here's the rest of my comments on the National Geographics "documentary...
Here's the rest of my comments on the National Geographics "documentary...
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There's a new documentary put out by National Geographics on Katrina. It’s a five part series. I just happened to catch it while channel surfing this past weekend. I don’t remember what channel it’s on (I can find out if you would like). However, I believe in part four (maybe five) they specifically go into the evacuation from the American Can building.
Keep in mind this documentary contains a lot of racist propaganda that looks like something that Ken Burns would edit. All the Black people in New Orleans were just angels worthy of beatification throughout the entire ordeal. And all the white debbils were just trying to kill as many black people as they could. At times it’s infuriating.
The part about the American Can building was just part of the racist propaganda that permeated the entire documentary.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 2:19 pm to sledgehammer
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If Katrina happened again to New Orleans, would it be the exact scenario as ‘05? Better or worse?
Nola proper would probably make out just fine. Those shitty outflow canals that collapsed have been rebuilt the correct way and/or pump stations were placed near the lake.
The main levees along the lake didn’t fail.
The lower ninth ward and down in Chalmette would probably be as bad.
One thing I hate about outsiders commenting about Katrina is how people lack perspective on family dynamics and how so many families of several generations lived near each other in Nola. It isn’t like a flood in other parts of the country where you can pack up and go stay with a relative and return a few days later.
Then you have to think about how large of an area the destruction was. From Nola all the way to Mobile and then inland for a long ways. It wasn’t like you could just find contractors, insurance adjusters, or even hardware stores open or stocked up so you could get to work on repairs.
Oh and then there is that little issue of water in Nola staying around for three weeks or the areas of MS where nothing was left but slabs.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 2:50 pm to notiger1997
quote:Then, after we were finally "allowed" to return to check on property and chuck those Benson fridges and whatnot, two days later we were told we had to leave again because the surge from Rita was uncertain and it might push the water back in where there were still breaches in the levee system.
Oh and then there is that little issue of water in Nola staying around for three weeks
But just take care of yourselves. Like we live on floating houseboats and the water is inconsequential.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:01 pm to notiger1997
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The lower ninth ward and down in Chalmette would probably be as bad.
Except for the $1.5 billion surge barrier that was constructed to protect New Orleans East, New Orleans, The 9th Ward, and St. Bernard Parish.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:34 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Watched it all. I thought it was interesting and had footage I had never seen before. Very Very heavy on racial stuff though.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:48 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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There hasn't been any social justice stuff since the intro and I'm about 30 minutes in. They're probably saving all that for an entire episode later.
Wait until you get to the part where the producers tie themselves into pretzels explaining the violence.
Honore complained the police chief called shooters “snipers” and claimed those people were just trying to get the attention of helicopters.
…fifteen minutes later there’s an entire segment about evacuation delays at the dome…because helicopters diverted after reporting gunfire and bus drivers’ fears about driving through the city.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:57 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Watched it the other night. It’s literally only about race. Complete piece of shite “documentary”
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:00 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
They will blame it on Trump
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:03 pm to profdillweed
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9/11 was 24 years ago....should we just move on from that too?
9/11 was a fricking terrorists attack carried out by Muhammad worshiping pieces of shite or pieces of shite in our government. Either way, that is a completely different scenario than an act of God.
This post was edited on 7/30/25 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:08 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Why are they venerable?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:10 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Let me guess. It’s centered around climate change and racism.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:37 pm to grizzlylongcut
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that is a completely different scenario than an act of God.
The levees breaking was not an Act of God
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:40 pm to grizzlylongcut
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It’s literally only about race.
The city was 80% flooded
The city population was 60% poor black folks mostly elderly
Do the math
Did you expect a documentary on the white folks in Lakeview, Midcity, Uptown and Broadmoor that actually evacuated when they were told to?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:54 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Not to hijack, but what’s the best book about Katrina?
I see the Great Deluge mentioned a lot, also 1 Dead in the Attic, then some specific to Charity Hospital.
I see the Great Deluge mentioned a lot, also 1 Dead in the Attic, then some specific to Charity Hospital.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:56 pm to TexasTiger08
Look up Chris Rose Katrina
This post was edited on 7/30/25 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:57 pm to Dire Wolf
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don't think it was intentional from the film makers because they paint a lot of the propused changes to New Orleans post-Katrina as racist. That black communities were the ones being potentially new green spaces
I laughed at loud when they showed the city/state plan to turn that area near the Lower 9th into a Greenspace or park, and all the residents protested and proclaimed that they WERE NOT LEAVING...
Then 10 minutes later: "a group of local residents have built a Greenspace park in a damaged area of the 9th ward, and the people have begun to heal"
So the racist park idea that they hated, turned into a healing park?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 5:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
There's no way they'll tell the truth about how much of a violent shite show it became.
Someone needs to do a doc comparing the aftermath of Katrina to the Japanese tsunami, but it ain't gonna happen.
Someone needs to do a doc comparing the aftermath of Katrina to the Japanese tsunami, but it ain't gonna happen.
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