The Blame Game

by Jason

We all played this when we were kids. "He hit me first" or "she called me a bad name." Sometimes, we still do this as adults. Who would have thought that as a society, all we can do is point blame at each other in the wake of such destruction as came from Hurricane Katrina?

Even before the winds died down, everyone who might get hit was creating their alibi. While people are suffering daily, politicians and public officials on all sides are trying to keep from getting pinned with the fault. As if it is one person or agency that is responsible. This has turned a national tragedy into a political war.

And the media doesn't help. Whether it is the war in Iraq or Hurricane Katrina. Even though I admit that I use media for getting my news, the media as a whole causes far more political problems than any single human being. My only recommendation: don't watch/read only Fox or CNN; get your news from multiple sources to help sort out the slant.

To those media agencies and news reporters reading this (because we are just that popular): Tragedies and war are dramatic enough; just report the news, don't bloat it.

I am very amazed and touched at the record amounts of giving from the American people (and thanks to those other countires that are offering aid as well). I wish that we could do that without all the media frenzy and hype that ensues.

Instead of ambulance-chasing lawyers, we are creating tragedy-chasing reporters, both of which I despise.

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