Katrina is not the only disaster in American history, but it's the first one I can recall where there was so much finger-pointing against the victims from the git-go.
The country has been going through political changes that are shaking us down to our fundamental core.
One thing that didn't used to be the case is that you can't criticize government, in general, without some people taking it personally and going on the attack. I mean to say, we're not allowed to say, "the federal government screwed this up" without someone responding, "oh, sure, it's all Bush's fault."
It's not about Bush.
You may think that, once you opened your wallet, generously, that it was all done, but it wasn't. There are people even today who are still waiting for FEMA trailers, a year after Katrina, while trailers are sinking into the mud in Arkansas.
The money is not getting to the people who were promised it. They're stuck in limbo.
Why make this political? Why make it personal? I don't get it. |
