Disaster planning for a country is one of those things that are often bad politically, because they are expensive, and a lot of upkeep for something that may not be used.
There really should be plans for a lot of disasters ready to be implemented. Pandemic, Extreme Temperature, Weather, Volcano, Earthquake, Fire, Space Event, War...
These disasters tend to hit different infrastructures more than others, so we need to be ready to use the existing infrastructure to help.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday April 19, 2021 @06:48PM (#61292096)
Disaster planning for a country is one of those things that are often bad politically, because they are expensive, and a lot of upkeep for something that may not be used.
This is what makes disaster planning something that defines a competent government. It is hard, it does take resources, and it's not going to ever get done except by those with the will to do something for the common good. This is how I see the political war in America - it's between those that wish the government to be competent and function for the common good (the Democrats), versus those that want it to crash and burn (the New Republicans) which was so aptly exemplified by the previous administration's tossing of the pandemic disaster preparations that existed at the time, and we all see what happened, and which side of the fence our friends and family fell on.
Importance in Disaster Planning (Score:3, Insightful)
Disaster planning for a country is one of those things that are often bad politically, because they are expensive, and a lot of upkeep for something that may not be used.
There really should be plans for a lot of disasters ready to be implemented.
Pandemic, Extreme Temperature, Weather, Volcano, Earthquake, Fire, Space Event, War...
These disasters tend to hit different infrastructures more than others, so we need to be ready to use the existing infrastructure to help.
Re:Importance in Disaster Planning (Score:1, Insightful)
Disaster planning for a country is one of those things that are often bad politically, because they are expensive, and a lot of upkeep for something that may not be used.
This is what makes disaster planning something that defines a competent government. It is hard, it does take resources, and it's not going to ever get done except by those with the will to do something for the common good. This is how I see the political war in America - it's between those that wish the government to be competent and function for the common good (the Democrats), versus those that want it to crash and burn (the New Republicans) which was so aptly exemplified by the previous administration's tossing of the pandemic disaster preparations that existed at the time, and we all see what happened, and which side of the fence our friends and family fell on.