[Archidamus]

"The establishment of a welfare state, which inculcates the populace with an entitlement mindset, laziness, not to mention ignorance and illiteracy."

I don't buy that. Norwegians, who live in a welfare state of the first order, if they found themselves in similar conditions, would not have behaved the way the folks in the dome behaved. The behavior in New Orleans is reminiscent of resent behavior in Haiti and Sierra Leone.

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

I don't buy that. Norwegians, who live in a welfare state of the first order, if they found themselves in similar conditions, would not have behaved the way the folks in the dome behaved.

While I agree that a Superdome full of Norwegians would be better behaved (albeit a bit grumpy without their ale and lutefisk), you should be aware than Norway has an astonishingly high illegitimacy rate.

[semaj]

I don't buy that. Of course you don't. It doesn't fit with your pre-conceived notions regarding race. By your initial statement regarding multiculuralism, I presume you would be more at home posting on StormFront. Bigotry has no place here at Free Republic.