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Thanks for the help, Mexico. Way more helpful than Bush was.

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Did you know the drinking age in Louisana was 18 until Katrina hit? Then Bush and the government at large told them if you want assassitance raise you drinking age to 21.

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That’s in order to receive federal highway money if I recall correctly. Probably desperately needed that money right after Katrina though so that checks out. Was still trivial to drink underage when I was there years and years ago

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These damn Mexicans coming over the border and providing disaster relief! This is Carter’s/Clinton’s/Obama’s/Biden’s/Harris’s America!

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Their takin’ ar jerbs!

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Doing the jobs real Americans don’t want.

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Sad, because I’d love to have a job in disaster relief

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Dey derrka durr!

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Cuba responded before anyone else did with food, aid supplies, and doctors, and were promptly turned away by the US.

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Not calling you a liar or anything but can you source that? I love to go down rabbit holes and I think it would be an interesting read. Thank you in advance if you respond.

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Thanks for the link never knew that…and will say that is kind of fucked up…

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The day after Karina hit

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9311876

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Thank you for the link very unexpected. …no sarcasm…really do appreciate it wish you could link it in a post for everyone to read.

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Call me naive, but I think, that’s what neighbors should do. Viva la humanity!

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Honestly it’s the best use for a country’s military. Send .5% out to actually, idk, help people.

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Wait till you learn the history of the national guard

(Spoiler: they were thugs hired by robber barrons used to murder striking workers)

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And the Marines were the personal union busters of plantation owners in central America.

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And Hawaii. Well, kingdom busters.

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