One of the most disturbing similarities between hurricanes
Sandy and Katrina (and others as well, I’m sure) is the astonishing lack of
preparation by some of the people who live in the affected areas and who had
ample warning of the coming storm. In my
estimation, those in the Sandy area have been much better prepared than the
people of New Orleans were. Still, I’ve
been seeing and hearing reports about people being desperate for basic things
like food and clean drinking water, even though it’s only been a few days since
the storm hit. Forgive me but what kind
of people are forewarned of a massive hurricane coming and they don’t go to the
store and stock up on a few basic necessities?
The answer, I fear, is people who have become so dependent
on government that their natural instincts to prepare for an emergency have been
slowly erased, like genetic traits that are obsolete. Instead, these people wait until the crisis
is at hand, and their newly evolved instincts kick in: they whine, beg and steal.
I cannot think of a greater indictment against government
dependence.
