I saw when the gendre first came about and people like Will Smith who I respect did have some good songs then rap got hi-jacked by a bunch of criminal thugs. This still doesn't excuse the result of the following it has established as a cultural lifestyle. These thugs should have been ignored by people and sent a message that their ideals were disgusting. I think like most youth problems of today there is a distinct lack of involvement by parents and in some cases no parenting at all. I see it like this, if children are left to their own devices, they will become incourageable wolf pups if the BIG BAD WOLF is the only role model they have AKA RAP!
We have seen a policy of over tolerence today in raising children and this also is the end result. Children in too many cases are raising themselves and the parents or parent is too occupied trying to eek out a living or too self absorbed in having it all now. We have become a culture of wanting it all now and doing so with plastic, as a result people have 2 working family members, and in some cases more than one job. This is what happens with a latchkey society. There are also cultural problems within certain communities that are out of control. The gang mentality is a wolfpack of the previously stated paragraph's comment of wolf pups.
Getting to president Bush, the left is going to try to pin anything they can on him. The fact that the people that could have left and didn't and caused a much greater challenge to rescue people that did cause others their lives will be ignored. There were those who had no means to leave or physically couldn't, they were the victims of those who could and chose not to that had to also be resuced. The fact that it was a war zone and that the state itself was ill prepared is a contributing factor.
I was in disaster preparedness and battle staff in the Air Force and without planning, execution and materials one is at the mercy of foe and mother nature. These plans are written and adapted to unit levels as well as base level. Each unit is expected to execute their plans as would be a state working in conjunction with the base as would a state with the federal Government, but in worse case scenerio a unit is supposed to be able to perform and survive on its own if needed. People are also a big factor in how they respond to these incidents and what they do in the aftermath. I think that the local Governments were ill prepared and are not willing to take the heat. Like I said, why would the president send people in before law and order is restored and put even more inicent people at risk. IT ALL TAKES TIME!!!!!
The people who were performing acts of violence only delayed the response time of help. The left is going to do their usual political hate speech and do their best to get rid of Bush. I didnt see any of them doing much of anything but monday morning quarterbacking and doing their best at political assassination. What has the democratic party done lately not only for the black community, but for anyone except stand in the way of progress and unity.
