Don’t be so quick to wish for this. All those displaced leftists will disperse to other areas.
Yep, they're worse than termites.
You’re right. Not only that but we all would have to pay to rebuild this city. New Orleans had to be rebuilt regardless of whether the former inhabitants were willing to do any of the work for premium wages, regardless of whether it makes sense to rebuild a city under sea level by the ocean, and regardless whether we have any control over whether it happens again. Now if it was Nashville being destroyed, you can be sure no federal tax money would be wasted rebuilding.