I was so struck by the televised newsreels of New Orleans people walking towards the stadium emergency center, where there were piles and piles of scattered timber, roofing pieces, tarps, etc lying all around. Yet they got on television and complained bitterly about the lack of privacy to urinate along the way. Had to reflect that red state people with scouting or military background would have built emergency privies without giving it a second thought.
The most lasting memory of Katrina was a white woman on the bridge hollering at the tv guy the water he'd given her wasn't properly chilled. Are we so stuck on stupid that we'd rather die of dehydration than drink a bottle of tepid water?