Where is the outrage?

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

george bush hates kansas. that's why we have so many tornadoes.

My wife's car got hail-damaged last Wednesday in the big hail storm. I think he hates Peruvians, too.

no hail up here, it all passed south of us.

[~Chad~ 0]

Interesting topic and one I never really thought of even though I live very near the disaster areas.

Maybe one reason the midwest takes it in stride is because this is not the first time, nor the last time we will flood. Ironically, when I think back to the worst flooding I can remember, we still didn't have the celebrities or the president come tour or anything. The cities of Missouri banded together to help one another in sand bagging, rescuing, moving whole towns, and opening their homes in order to help one another. FEMA stepped in at the end.

And, no, I never hear of any rioting or looting and I hear very little complaining about any of it.

There's no outrage because a vast majority of the people in the midwest have taken responsibility upon themselves. They know that nobody can control the rain. They take what measures they can to prevent flooding based on what money's available. Sometimes it's not enough. Does anything get done when you sit on your a$$ complaining, waiting for someone else to take care of your problems. Most Midwesterners know that this absolutely NEVER works. Personal accountability is a midwestern value.

In other parts of the country though, people have more of a victim mentality that's been instilled into them...it's always someone else's fault...i.e. it's the government's fault this natural disaster happened and I'm going to sit here until they fix everything. And while the government and volunteers who take off work and come in from other parts of the country flow in to help, I think I'll keep complaining. Hell, maybe I'll even do some looting. That'll make me feel better about the government screwing me over like they just did by allowing this natural disaster to happen.

Awesome post!

[amiquechu 0]

george bush hates kansas. that's why we have so many tornadoes.

My wife's car got hail-damaged last Wednesday in the big hail storm. I think he hates Peruvians, too.

no hail up here, it all passed south of us.

I just about $hit when I heard the hail dinging off the house and the cars. I've lived in KC all 31 years of my life and that was by far the worst hail I'd ever seen/heard.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Interesting topic and one I never really thought of even though I live very near the disaster areas.

Maybe one reason the midwest takes it in stride is because this is not the first time, nor the last time we will flood. Ironically, when I think back to the worst flooding I can remember, we still didn't have the celebrities or the president come tour or anything. The cities of Missouri banded together to help one another in sand bagging, rescuing, moving whole towns, and opening their homes in order to help one another. FEMA stepped in at the end.

And, no, I never hear of any rioting or looting and I hear very little complaining about any of it.

There's no outrage because a vast majority of the people in the midwest have taken responsibility upon themselves. They know that nobody can control the rain. They take what measures they can to prevent flooding based on what money's available. Sometimes it's not enough. Does anything get done when you sit on your a$$ complaining, waiting for someone else to take care of your problems. Most Midwesterners know that this absolutely NEVER works. Personal accountability is a midwestern value.

In other parts of the country though, people have more of a victim mentality that's been instilled into them...it's always someone else's fault...i.e. it's the government's fault this natural disaster happened and I'm going to sit here until they fix everything. And while the government and volunteers who take off work and come in from other parts of the country flow in to help, I think I'll keep complaining. Hell, maybe I'll even do some looting. That'll make me feel better about the government screwing me over like they just did by allowing this natural disaster to happen.

The difference between the New Orleans disaster and the Midwest is that the majority of the damage from Hurricane Katrina took place within a matter of hours, as opposed to a period of days/weeks of rainfall in the Midwest. Lot more time to put together evacuation plans and start sandbagging...

I know its popular to stereotype and generalise about "victim" mentalities, but there were significant failings in the local and federal governments response to the disaster. This has been pretty well established by numerous investigations. I don't think its entirely fair to blame the victims of the disaster for the subsequent chaos when the problem was caused by a fundamental breakdown in disaster management.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

nobody cares about a few burned up fruits and nuts

I kid, I kid. I love you, Left Coast!

WHERE IS MY OUTRAGE GODDAMMIT! *shakes fist*

Watch some Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs or listen to some Talk Radio. Those guys are very good at riling people up into a frothing frenzy over next to nothing.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Midwesterners know how to take car of themselves. They aren't welfare leaches looting a flat screen.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Stereotypes are so yesterday.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I wonder if the virtuous midwesterners I'm hearing so much about include my people back in the D or are they just a certain kind of midwesterner

[Peikko 1,575]

Ah yes, take responsibility for yourselves you lily livered (that's probably not pc) 'victims' of natural disasters. That earth quake really wasn't so bad, that tsunami was just a little wave, that hurricane was just a little storm. I blame those whingers from the third world. They never do anything for themselves, always have their caps in hand looking for a handout. Honestly we should just nuke anyone who doesn't sing yankee doodle dandee when they get hit by a freak of nature!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Midwesterners know how to take car of themselves. They aren't welfare leaches looting a flat screen.

There are "welfare leaches" in the Midwest.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Midwesterners know how to take car of themselves. They aren't welfare leaches looting a flat screen.

There are "welfare leaches" in the Midwest.

There must be some reason the coastal states pay more in taxes than they get back and the 'hard working' midwestern states take more than they pay

[Sister Fracas 5]

I wonder if the virtuous midwesterners I'm hearing so much about include my people back in the D or are they just a certain kind of midwesterner

Ding, ding, ding... we have a winner here.

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

Ah yes, take responsibility for yourselves you lily livered (that's probably not pc) 'victims' of natural disasters. That earth quake really wasn't so bad, that tsunami was just a little wave, that hurricane was just a little storm. I blame those whingers from the third world. They never do anything for themselves, always have their caps in hand looking for a handout. Honestly we should just nuke anyone who doesn't sing yankee doodle dandee when they get hit by a freak of nature!

rosie o'donnell is out beating up people again?

[*JG* 2]

Interesting topic and one I never really thought of even though I live very near the disaster areas.

Maybe one reason the midwest takes it in stride is because this is not the first time, nor the last time we will flood. Ironically, when I think back to the worst flooding I can remember, we still didn't have the celebrities or the president come tour or anything. The cities of Missouri banded together to help one another in sand bagging, rescuing, moving whole towns, and opening their homes in order to help one another. FEMA stepped in at the end.

And, no, I never hear of any rioting or looting and I hear very little complaining about any of it.

There's no outrage because a vast majority of the people in the midwest have taken responsibility upon themselves. They know that nobody can control the rain. They take what measures they can to prevent flooding based on what money's available. Sometimes it's not enough. Does anything get done when you sit on your a$$ complaining, waiting for someone else to take care of your problems. Most Midwesterners know that this absolutely NEVER works. Personal accountability is a midwestern value.

In other parts of the country though, people have more of a victim mentality that's been instilled into them...it's always someone else's fault...i.e. it's the government's fault this natural disaster happened and I'm going to sit here until they fix everything. And while the government and volunteers who take off work and come in from other parts of the country flow in to help, I think I'll keep complaining. Hell, maybe I'll even do some looting. That'll make me feel better about the government screwing me over like they just did by allowing this natural disaster to happen.

I think I may love you! Brilliant reply.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Interesting topic and one I never really thought of even though I live very near the disaster areas.

Maybe one reason the midwest takes it in stride is because this is not the first time, nor the last time we will flood. Ironically, when I think back to the worst flooding I can remember, we still didn't have the celebrities or the president come tour or anything. The cities of Missouri banded together to help one another in sand bagging, rescuing, moving whole towns, and opening their homes in order to help one another. FEMA stepped in at the end.

And, no, I never hear of any rioting or looting and I hear very little complaining about any of it.

There's no outrage because a vast majority of the people in the midwest have taken responsibility upon themselves. They know that nobody can control the rain. They take what measures they can to prevent flooding based on what money's available. Sometimes it's not enough. Does anything get done when you sit on your a$ complaining, waiting for someone else to take care of your problems. Most Midwesterners know that this absolutely NEVER works. Personal accountability is a midwestern value.

In other parts of the country though, people have more of a victim mentality that's been instilled into them...it's always someone else's fault...i.e. it's the government's fault this natural disaster happened and I'm going to sit here until they fix everything. And while the government and volunteers who take off work and come in from other parts of the country flow in to help, I think I'll keep complaining. Hell, maybe I'll even do some looting. That'll make me feel better about the government screwing me over like they just did by allowing this natural disaster to happen.

I think I may love you! Brilliant reply.

Seriously? His whole premise is based on stereotypes.