---"But in New Orleans, we see masses of able-bodied people sitting around waiting to be spoon-fed."----
I think for a lot of these people there is no leadership (along with no supplies). But with leadership (even "home grown") they perhaps could do something more to better their situation than what we've seen. Some of that WAS visible, they showed guys getting water and drinks and passing them out. But it looked pretty limited.
And then of course there are people like the gal at the Superdome saying how "yeah - they gave us food, but it was cold and you could barely eat it. No hot food for three days. Just water, water, water."
I won't deny that the local leadership has been weak. But that shouldn't matter as much as is has.
I can't really fathom being in such a catastrophe without jumping in and doing *something* to get involved to help, if I had any ability at all to do so.
But what we have is THOUSANDS of people that are *perfectly* able to be part of the SOLUTION instead of just another part of the problem. But yet they don't.
I'm not so much angry about it as I am baffled.
Where are the MEN?