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2005-09-07 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-09-07 05:50|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 By and large, I see the difference even in this one storm. Looking east to Mississippi, you still see looting, but not on the order of magnitude in N.O. And, Mississippi has already announced it has arrested over 100 people there for looting and they face 15 years and up to $10k fine (from last night's ticker on Fox News). Of course, I don't know how they'll pay it, but the law is already working there. Looking back to N.O., you see looting (in some cases, the cops were in on it themselves), mass desertion by NOPD and 2 suicides. I know these people lost everything, but so did those in Mississippi (in fact, they got hit by the worst side of the storm in Hancock County, Miss. and I've yet to find many pictures of that County, except for on the local paper from Biloxi, the Sun Herald). The difference? Many in Mississippi survive on their own/don't look to gov't to feed/clothe/house them. You do have some pockets of anger/frustration there (mostly at FEMA), but not the violence you see in N.O. I (personally) have known for YEARS about N.O. and what would happen should she be hit directly (and I've lived in GA all my life, except for college in Auburn, AL). Not to mention the fact that local/state politics in N.O. are known the Southeast over for being the most corrupt officials anywhere around (even the cops). N.O. (outside the French Quarter) is a rough town even on a good day. Tons of this (if truly investigated) will fall on the locals/State.

Posted by BA 2005-09-07 09:34|| 2005-09-07 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 "Government cannot solve all our problems, even in normal times, much less during a catastrophe of nature that reminds man how little he is, despite all his big talk."

If there is a lesson to be learned (or reinforced) from the Katrina tragedy, Sowell has distilled it in one sentence. Unfortunately the people that most desperately need to listen to his wisdom will not hear it much less head it. The purveyors of victim logy have quickly mobilized. After all, exploiting tragedies seems to be their most effective strategy. Instead of preaching hope and unity to the affected individuals they fuel outrage in the desperate masses. The "We will take care of you better then they did" message is not only shameful but also reckless. It will only perpetuate the false sense of security that was witnessed in the Gulf.

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-09-07 12:58|| 2005-09-07 12:58|| Front Page Top

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