| Gnizmo said: For those whining about the 9/11 comparison I have a question. Are you just as upset at the widespread comparisons to Katrina? Huge loss of life, devastated many families, and made on a consistent basis. I have heard no one raise a stink about it on this board though. The comparison this time was very apt actually. Whether or not it turns out as badly (in terms of policy) we will have to see, but it will lead down the same legislative path. |
I think the reaction among most Americans to Hurricane Katrina is drastically different to their reaction to 9/11; and this is primarily because of the actual differences in these events. For the most part 9/11 is seen as the mass murder of innocent people and the heroes who tried to save them, and Hurricane Katrina is seen as a natural disaster that killed people who refused good advice to evacuate. Beyond that, in the wake of both incidents you can see a massive difference in the public’s perceptions of these events; and I think it is fair to say that the public perception towards 9/11 doesn’t really see the president (or government in general) as being at fault, while people definitely thought that all levels of government were at fault for Hurricane Katrina.
