Yeah, I completely agree. I like MREs, having bought a bunch while I was in college a while ago, and they tied me over many a time -- at one a day, even.
I felt repulsion when I saw a middle aged woman just after being rescued from the Superdome, angrily bashing/blaming "Bush" then removing her dark glasses (she HAD dark glasses -- just saying, it could've been worse) and staring into the camera, saying more "to Bush," raising her voice even more..
It was repulsive.
I wonder if but what out of the ninety who screamed, "thank you" the news covered the two who were blaming "Bush" and all...
I'd at least like to think so. I do know that what we've seen from New Orleans is a society of people who do not seem to possess the awareness that their survival is up to them. There are few (on FR, anyway) who would even assume that someone was going to come along and solve their problems for them, but what we've seen by many there in N.O. is people who try for the use of threat and intimidation (the guy saying, "there's not gonna be no riot er anything, at least, I don't THINK so...") to try to survive, and don't seem to consider that it's their responsibility to survive. Or, not. None of us would turn our back on someone who was hungry and in need at an emergency (just look at what's taking place now, as to all the helps and good works resulting), but, this emergency has pointed out to others that poverty is not an issue of money so much as it is a condition of mentality and spirit.
I say, save and rescue, help and provide but unless there's some responsibility required along the way, the problems plaguing so many rescued isn't going to change.
There seems to be a definite lack of criticism of the State and local governments. It's all Bush's fault--no, it's your local government's fault first and foremost. For all those that take welfare, now there's work for you to do to earn the $$ you take every month. They can get off their, in some cases, big butts and go to work. They have enough energy to rape, loot, and murder. In fact, they can come out of the dark ages and move into the 21st century.