Text 14926, 51 rader
Skriven 2005-09-04 22:56:49 av Ed Hulett (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 14911 av John Hull (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: More bad news for democra
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John Hull -> Ed Hulett wrote:

 EH>> I've seen several episodes of Cops where the police were working the
 EH>> streets during Mardi Gras. There were more than just a few people who
 EH>> were caught doing all sorts of illicit acts. The common thread
 EH>> throughout was that those they caught stated that they didn't think it
 EH>> was illegal in New Orleans. The place has that reputation for a
 JH> reason.

 EH>> After seeing the stuff going on since Katrina hit, there is nothing
 EH>> righteous in that place.

 JH>>> But, we'll do it anyway. Humans are too prideful and arrogant to let a
 JH>>> mere hurricane get in the way of doing what they want to do.  Common
 JH>>> sense and logic will get short shrift just like they usually do.

 EH>> Oh, of course. A very good friend of mine spent 2 years there as a
 EH>> missionary. He says he has some fond memories of the people there. Of
 EH>> course, that was a long time ago. It truely looks like things have
 EH>> changed since then.

 JH> A lot of the common folk are decent people, but they're a minority.

Sadly, that appears to be the case. Before the hurricane hit the "gay"
community had planned a "Southern Decadance Day" in New Orleans. Their plan was
to have open displays of homosexual acts as part of the "celebration." Of
course, Katrina put a stop to it this time.

 JH> Remember that in the late 1700's, early 1800's it was a haven for
 JH> pirates and buccaneers who preyed on shipping all over the Spanish Main.

It has never really been considered a place for God fearing people.

 JH> Jean Lafitte, the most famous of them, used the island of Baritaria as
 JH> his base, and traded his stolen cargoes to the merchants and rich of New
 JH> Orleans, who turned a blind eye to the fact that most of the passengers
 JH> on those shits died in the process. He may have helped Andy Jackson beat
 JH> the British in the Battle of New Orleans, but that was to save his own
 JH> ass from the Royal Navy.

Yep.

 JH> Not much has changed since then, except that the corruption and vice
 JH> took on a modern veneer.

That's for sure.

Ed

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