Best System for Disaster Relief

When a crisis like a natural disaster occurs, light is shone on the imperfections of society’s ability to come together and act. In recent years there have been plenty of disasters to prove that the systems in place to deal with these crises are not effective and are in dire need of a new approach. The victims of these disasters are often made to suffer more than is necessary because of the ineffective plans in place to deal with what ensues after. The lack of coordination and planning that the agencies in charge of relief efforts show often cause the victims more pain, suffering and even death than the disaster itself. When it comes to relief efforts, a socialist system is often suggested as being the best for responding to the needs of the people who are victims of these disasters. The reason behind this is because the basic idea of a socialist system is a system in which the people come together for the good of the whole, not just the one. When a natural disaster like a hurricane or an earthquake occur, criticism of how the situation could have been handled better always comes up, and the suggestion that the best approach for effective relief efforts is that of socialist system.
When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, reports of the, lack of Haitian government’s response flooded the media. There were rescue workers from around the globe attempting to save those who were still buried under rubble, while the Haitian government remained unseen and idle with no plan and no idea where to even begin with their efforts. Before this devastating earthquake occurred, Haiti’s infrastructure was practically non-existence. The little resources they did have were mostly lost in the rubble, not only actual supplies, but essential members of their police force and trained medical staff were lost too. “They have nothing here, no infrastructure, no support,” says Francisco Morales, a Spanish firefighter working at the recovery scene of a hotel. “They are