The Happy Tutor finds that we’ve rewritten the Social Contract in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
1. Each of us gets what he or she earns.
2. Each may help others if and only if he or she wishes.
3. No one (outide of family and a few friends) "owes" anyone anything except per a properly executed legal agreement, enforceable by law.
4. Government has a monopoly on force and uses it to preserve the system above from internal and external enemies.[…] in other words, the answer for injustice is more of it: More boots on the ground, more jails, more guns, more graft, more cronyism. And, "giving" by sentimental suckers, really, takes up the slack, here and there, as the wealthy bear it away.
Ah, it’s morning in America again, now ain’t it?
what’s with people raping and killing only 6 hours into the tragedy?
Honestly, I haven’t heard anything about that yet? Can you point me to a source?
On the other hand, even if it’s true, there was rape and murder in NOLA before Katrina, so it’s only reasonable to expect that there’d be the same after…
Here’s a Guardian article on the subject.
Hmm. It would be good if it were all myth and urban legend. Time will tell, I guess.
Another update on the non-incidences of rape and murder (based in part on the Guardian article).