Tennesseans immediately started mitigating the flood damage without whining or complaining about lack of help. The caliber of these people is AMAZING. And in contrast....
There was no "immediately" for those of us who live here. A city with a population of over 400,000, and which was 80% evacuated before the storm, was flooded. Evacuated residents were not allowed to return to homes and businesses for weeks. Over 200,000 properties were damaged or destroyed. Are you judging an entire city and its citizenry based on what you see on television or have read in the print media? If that be the case, your judgement is wrong.