Question for OOT in light of what yesterday was?

Dids · #1 09-12-2007, 10:21 AM

Do you know, off the top of your head, on what day Hurriance Katrina occured?

I don't. I do'nt think I'm the only one.

Why not? Date not catchy like 9/11 or other reasons?

If forced, which would you argue is the greater American tragedy?

Hold'em 07 · #2 09-12-2007, 10:24 AM

Katrina occured on my birthday so I remember it.

And 9/11 hands down.

traz · #3 09-12-2007, 10:24 AM

natural disaster killing black people = no one cares
brown people blowing up New York = everyone cares

BCtheVC · #4 09-12-2007, 10:24 AM

9/11 = tragedy

Katrina = catastrophe

mrkilla · #5 09-12-2007, 10:25 AM

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Do you know, off the top of your head, on what day Hurriance Katrina occured?

I don't. I do'nt think I'm the only one.

Why not? Date not catchy like 9/11 or other reasons?

If forced, which would you argue is the greater American tragedy?

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Single event or cause and effect? This is part of my argument from yesterday on IRC.

tpir · #6 09-12-2007, 10:26 AM

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Do you know, off the top of your head, on what day Hurriance Katrina occured?

I don't. I do'nt think I'm the only one.

Why not? Date not catchy like 9/11 or other reasons?

If forced, which would you argue is the greater American tragedy?

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"Hurricane Katrina" was an event that took place over a series of days. 9/11 was obviously a much more punctuated series of events. I remember the general month/year of Katrina, but how do you define "occurred"? The first day it made landfall?

If you are trying to make a political point you need to hash out some of your terms imo. Doesn't seem like apples to apples at the moment.

btmagnetw · #7 09-12-2007, 10:28 AM

we know 9/11 was on 9/11 because we call it 9/11 obv. if we called pearl harbor whatever the hell day it happened on, we'd all remember it too.

btw 9/11 passed without my noticing it was 9/11 at all. but then again i'm living in hong kong right now. did they run news stories on it? god 6 years later, i would hope it would be minimal.

tboss888 · #8 09-12-2007, 10:28 AM

Half as many people died in Katrina and it was a natural disaster. 9/11 was unexpected and broke the notion that we were untouchable. 9/11 and it isn't even close.

Dids · #9 09-12-2007, 10:28 AM

There was obviously one specific day where NO got wrecked, that's the day I'm talking about. I do think that part of it is that Katrina was longer lasting in some sense.

I'm not trying to make a point really, it just occured to me that I have no idea when it happened beyond "sometime in autumn right near the start of the football season".

(and also that I think in terms of body count, destruction, and lasting impact on the area, it's a lot worse than 9/11, but seems far less emotionally charged)

mason55 · #10 09-12-2007, 10:32 AM

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(and also that I think in terms of body count, destruction, and lasting impact on the area, it's a lot worse than 9/11, but seems far less emotionally charged)

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what are you talking about, 1/2 as many people died. and you really can't figure out why katrina is less emotionally charged?

it really sonuds like you're trying to make a point here