Summary
AS the full scale of the Louisiana inundation and its aftermath sank in, commentators contrasted the power of nature with the weakness of human nature. The thin veneer of civilisation, we were told, had been scuffed off, showing the basic instinct beneath - anarchic, lawless.
Yet it wasn't human nature that broke down, but a system of government. New Orleans is a peculiarly social and political disaster. The veneer of democracy has been ripped off a country divided on class and race lines, a society which has lost its sense of community and its instinct for self-help.See the full content of this document
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Today Louisiana, Tomorrow Your Own Home Town
Yes, it was America's tsunami.
The scenes of devastation were uncannily similar. Much of the suffering could have been avoided if flood warnings had been heeded, jus...See the full content of this document
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