Wrapped in a nutshell: New Orleans - moral and ethical decay (to a point; don't believe all the media stories about rape and murder in the SuperDome). Transition from culture center to third-world mentality in five days. Lack of immediate response and/or leadership by any and all capable authorities. Those without financial means trapped without anywhere to run to before Katrina arrives.
What were we expecting - Mother Nature to be timid like she always is? As we find out regularly (May 1999 world-record tornados in Oklahoma City, December 2004 tsunami in the PacRim region, 1989 earthquake in San Francisco, on and on) - we are still beggers to Mother Nature's master, regardless os superpower status or not. No human, no amount of money or clout, no social status, nothing, can stand up to the Earth itself.
So, what do we do in this, the most wealthy and industrialized/advanced nation on the planet? As 2005 and onward continues, we are sure to find out.
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