By SheelaR
It’s hard to think about the people of Flint, Michigan… and not become extremely angry and sad. How do we allow something so acutely horrific to visit us in the twenty-first century? The citizens of Flint were failed on many levels, and it started with our Republican Governor, Rick Snyder.I didn’t want to resort to crying racism, but he has a history of appointing Emergency Financial Managers to predominately struggling African American communities, often times, with failed results.
However, no failure has been as grave as the one we see in Flint. It is a tragedy beyond human imagination. This isn’t suppose to happen in modern day America. Can you imagine not being able to drink the water or take a bath in the one place you’re suppose to feel the safest…at home? Governor Snyder, for a self-professed nerd, you’re not so smart. Saving a few dollars to the detriment of an entire community, will be your legacy – one that includes poisoning children with lead infested water.
Ironically, it was known many years before this current water crisis, that the Flint river was nothing more than a cesspool, so it boggles the mind as to why anyone thought it was a good idea to tap into it for municipal uses. Everyone remotely connected to this decision, with reckless abandon, allowed this tragedy to happen. It’s akin to a modern day genocide – without the death, because the damage from lead poisoning is irreversible in children. Without an intense level of supportive services, their futures are bleak. If knowing that doesn’t make you cry…nothing will.
Thoughts of a Wordinary Girl 