Posted by Dinah on June 20, 2006, at 20:34:44
In reply to Re: Zazenduck » Tamar, posted by zazenduck on June 20, 2006, at 20:16:56
> What did you imagine would hurt her? that I think she should be blocked for saying something about new orleans that might have deeply hurt people who live there (or would like to live there but are still displaced)? She said she didn't understand my point so I gave concrete examples.I qualified it later by saying it wasn't about wanting people blocked it was about not wanting other people blocked for months at time for the same or lesser offences.
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> Dinah's post hurt me. Her actions hurt me. But I don't want anyone blocked including her. I just want the same treatment for everyone.I'm sorry if my post hurt you. If you've read many of my posts, you know how much I love New Orleans, and how much I hate to see New Orleans hurting. Which is what I meant by my comment. It *is* H*llish driving through any number of parts of town right now, and seeing the devastation and feeling the pain. It's h*llish seeing the violence return, and in some cases knowing that the violence is *caused* by the pain and stress and heat. That man shot the other day didn't deserve to die. He was ill. It's h*llish to read that the National Guard is being called in just to stop things like the five teenagers shot over the weekend. It's h*llish seeing the places I love boarded up. It's h*llish seeing New Orleans institutions being sold or folding up. It's h*llish knowing that you can't call for a plumber or electrician without thinking of the people living in their trailers who don't have a home to live in and how can I be so decadent as to call someone in to fix a broken faucet?
Perhaps I should withdraw my apology. Because it is h*llish here, and I shouldn't apologize for saying so. I feel bad about wanting to get away from the pain, for deserting a city in need. But I *do* want to get away from the pain. I'm tired of crying at the headlines, much less the articles, in the Times Picayune.
So yes. I withdraw my apology.
If Dr. Bob sees fit, he may PBC me.
And I'm sorry for any pain I caused you. In what I said about New Orleans, in whatever actions I've committed. And most of all for the things I think you legitimately have a right to be angry with me about.
Which includes trying too hard again.
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