> for instance, fema sent over a contractor to help restore our electric system. ok, seems like that's what you want them to do, right?  fuckers did jack shit,  not like (you) did anything. > people got convicted federally for misappropriation of funds.people got convicted federally for misappropriation of funds. so again, this is what you expect them to do, right? are you angry that someone at fema should have predicted the future and known that whatever contractor was going to fuck off with the money? do you suggest that some local contractor would have any more or less likelihood to do the same? or are you angry that the way these processes are managed allowed for people who stole funds to be held accountable down the road? > why have fema at all if all they do is sabotage local efforts? apart from distributing and accounting for the 23.4 billion in gibs your island got out of the deal, they are supposed to be there to help coordinate resources. what's your alternative to manage a 23 billion dollar 5000 square mile project like this? you can't just have a free-for-all where every local warlord fights over their tiny township. > fema is a waste of time and money. any bureaucracy large enough to manage this sort of thing will be full of waste and incompetence. do you have some alternative? i imagine your island has enough sovereignty that you could institute a nationwide emergency management agency to centrally manage such events in the future and retain more autonomy. > all counties have satellite phones now in case this happens again. good thinking because getting any of that shit from the continent to some central village during a cat 5 just ain't gonna happen quickly. you can get involved with your local coms teams, i bet they go out and to larps all the time. you'll probably meet some really good people. > aid got confiscated and thrown to the pile. emergency management chain of command is from the local up. you should get involved locally!
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