it's been 7 months, and it still looks like a war zone. it's hard to believe that as one of the proudest first world nations, we can have the gall to force our own ideological itineraries on others, speak boldly about the importance of boosting the third world to the system of democracy, etc., and still allow this to continue. it's embarrassing, and it's sad. over this past week, i have heard so many heartbreaking stories about the things you couldn't even see on the news. the politics, the struggle, the humanity. the supreme lack of responsibility on the part of both local and federal governments and the corruption. how could we have known that people who lost their homes are still waiting for help from FEMA even now? or that many of these people are
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