It isn't garbage. I personally know people who have tried to get aid up to the mountains are are being blocked from going in. I do not have a link, just a some texts and phone calls from people who are attempting to get up their with aid and supplies. Particularly the Banner Elk area. As soon as I can find something that can be posted, I will do it.
If people are not being allowed into certain areas, it’s because it would be unreasonably dangerous or counterproductive for them to be there. Aid is being distributed across WNC, and I can speak with personal knowledge that includes the Banner Elk area. So please be part of the solution and not part of the problem as it relates to this catastrophe.
And if they are being blocked it's for good fucking reason. This isn't a charity free for all, it's a dangerous situation for professionals to deal with.
I posted this on the other thread. These are the lies and bullshit accounts posting this absolute garbage. This twitter account is ALL anti-govt anti-Biden conspiracies and people just believe it. This stuff is all over FB too from "former military" personnel just using this as another platform to go sovereign citizen. Crying about lithium mines being taken over and land being bought up by Blackrock. Its pure insanity.
I am 100% certain the people you’re referring to here do not have “the proper survival training” to deliver aid. I’m sure they think they do, but they don’t. The professionals need to handle this, and they’ve been deployed in force across WNC. So again, please be part of the solution here, not part of the problem. While your intentions may be noble, you’re part of the problem at the moment.
The good news is that most of the folks taking this BS seriously are folks who were already not going to vote for Dems at any level.
The crazy thing is this SHOULD have an impact on the election -- for Kamala and good governance. The response to this catastrophe so far has been a great example of what we can do when public resources support private compassion. Russian trolls and their unwitting followers in the US are trying their best to tell a different story, but we don't need to allow that to happen. The suffering is undeniable and unavoidable, but the result of this disaster can be a triumph of America at its best. We just have to keep those who would tear us down from carrying the narrative.
This is just false. I'm sure you think it's true, but it's not.
I'd actually be ok with this if we had a way to track the names and locations of such folks and if they get themselves in trouble they're denied assistance to get back out of wherever they are. You want to try to drive on washed out roads and then hike supplies in for 5 miies? Go for it, but rescue workers are already more than overloaded and you'll receive no further assistance from this point forward. You wreck your vehicle or break your leg or have a heart attack trying to accomplish your task...you're on your own to get yourself out.
I was speaking specifically on the "FEMA is denying help to Republican areas or stealing supplies" or whatever other BS is coming from the right-wing misinformation centers.
Ok Eringhaus, I'm willing to be wrong. Help me understand. Where is the breakdown of help? Who are the people calling to get help and they're not receiving it? How can we problem solve to make this better? I'm all about trying to call something out if it's not working, but you gotta help me understand HOW it's not working. If you know directly people that are being turned away and they still want to help, tell them to check local town or government websites, church websites, etc. to see where they can go to provide aid. Here is an example:
Can't they just take it to the aid depots for the professionals to take it in?
