Reply #3: I'm trying to focus on the way we frame the questions. [View All]

[TahitiNut]

I think we must be aware that our very ways of thinking are affected by the language we use and the language we hear and read. When I read Subjects on DU like "Should we rebuild New Orleans" I'm frustrated that we're using the language of property 'rights,' not the language of human rights.

If we focus SOLELY on providing our generous support and assistance to the human beings whose homes and livelihoods were damaged or destroyed by this catastrophe, then "New Orleans" will take care of itself.

No matter where those people have had to flee and no matter where they decide to live tomorrow or next year, it is the harm to THEM that I'm interested in ameliorating.