From the mind of critic: “Do politics make us forget disasters, or do disasters make us forget politics? Does the permanent campaign get interupted by mass devastation, or does the flood of humanity overtake ego in the eye of a category 5? Does money overshadow critical thinking, or does critical thinking question the need for money? The ongoing debate of whether having nothing or everything shows true character, will rage until we allow our humanity to remain long after a diasters aftermath. What makes the determination difficult, is deciphering whether political rhetoric is genuine or staged when destruction and tragedy hits. Is there a way to discuss the symptoms of a disease, and what led to a stage 4 prognosis so future cases can be prevented, without taking away from human suffering? Once we realize that people will listen to others talking to them, but not at them, we’ll see that politization of disaster and tragedy only happen when humanity is removed from the equation. There will always be somebody who says we’re polticizing, no matter what we do. If we don’t feel comfortable discussing root causes while a disaster or tragedy is playing out, but insist on waiting till some arbitrary point down the line, we must ask ourselves, do we want to prevent tragedy, or feed tragedy? Solutions are only disgestible when issues are fresh, not after they’ve gone stale.” 🙂