Strip away all of the surface level stupidity and really examine the differences between Hurricane Katrina and the devastating floods in Iowa. Where is the outcry about federal incompetence? Where is FEMA? Where are the charges that George Bush hates corn farmers? Did I miss the mayor of Cedar Rapids on the radio this weekend telling the rest of the country to get off their asses and come help him? I think not. Will there be a giant benefit concert in New York to raise money for the people in Iowa? Will the dominant media devote hours and hours blaming this disaster on the Federal government while letting the local government off the hook? Where are the guns and the murders and the thousands of people getting totally screwed over by their government? Oh, they're out filling sandbags.
Don't think I am pointing to cultural or racial differences among the citizens of these two cities. That will just show how little you pay attention. This is about contrasting the political culture of the two cities affected by these two disasters.
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