We will rise from these waters [View All]

[Greenbeard]

We will make it through this situation because we are a strong people.

Our hearts have been broken.

Today we have screamed words of anger and we have cried tears of sorrow. We have felt completely hopeless and helpless watching the coverage of this disaster yet we have felt the goodness of humanity as reporters begin to report the truth and break down on camera.

Many posts here on DU have shown us how we can support the struggling individuals trapped throughout New Orleans and the entire region.

Jesse Jackson has arrived on the scene. Like him or not, this man knows how to accomplish his goals. He will help. He is a leader. He is a good man.

Our current leadership is proving incompetent yet there is an emergency session of congress taking place now that will hopefully provide some needed aid. Hopefully.

With every hour we become more restless. It is beyond our comprehension why those left behind at the convention center do not have any water or food. How is this being allowed to happen? Why?

So we do what we can at the moment. We are giving to the Red Cross and other charity organisations. Some of us are even providing shelter to the homeless. Be proud of yourselves. You are doing what you can.

In the days ahead we will do even more. We will show what it truly means to be compassionate. We will be dealing with this situataion and it's aftermath for months. Leaders will come forward. They always do.

Believe it or not, people from all sides are reading what we post on this site. Let them read. Show them who we are and what we are about. Lets work our hardest to provide solutions. So many of you do such a great job at this task. Thank you. Truly. Thank you.

We are the future leaders of this nation. We all feel it deep down in our hopeful hearts. Let us begin to show our leadership now. Continue to give. Continue to love. Continue to call out the faults of this maladministration.

We will eventually overcome this disaster but we will not forget how it was handled. THIS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN AGAIN because eventually we will be the leaders. Learn from these mistakes.

Do everything that you can now. Cry your tears. Express your sorrow. Show your love and compassion for all our brothers and sisters who are forced to experience this anguish.

Then let us all move forward together to repair this nation.

We will rise from these floodwaters.

WE MUST