Unlike other storms, the devastation has brought out monumental civil unrest.
Our economy is already being affected by this storm only 48 hours after it hit.
Fuel prices have soared, an entire region in the south has been eliminated from the map, and without doubt, many if not most of the displaced will take up residence elsewhere permanently.
The populations of neighboring states will change, at least for now if not permanently.
N.O. will not be the same again, regardless of what officials say.
We are seeing the worst being brought out in citizens, as they turn on their fellow Americans in a fit of opportunistic greed.
A glance at the headlines of any news source are enough to make a person sick.
How can this not have a permanent affect on the country?
How do you see this changing our Nation?
One thing that comes to mind for me is that it appears from the news footage that several impoverished areas were hit hard by the storm....assume those people (that survived) relocate to Texas (or some other state)....now that new host state will bear the burden of supporting those individuals, hurting the economies of those states, and tapping more tax dollars for aid without adding any contributions to the pile.
Then of course, there will be the FEMA bailout money paid to survivors...not sure where that money comes from, but I am of the understanding that victims will get a check of some value.
In so many ways, I honestly beleive that this event will have a more lasting effect than 9/11.....and the saddest part is, the attrocities seen in the streets of N.O. arent being committed by some foreign terrorists...they are Americans.
We have 21,000 troops deployed to provide LE support to local authorities...apparently martial law has been enacted, looters are shooting at cops, cops are looting stores, people are assaulting each other for potable water.....right here in the straight 48
WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING TO MY COUNTRY?