New Orleans

Depending on what you read and what you believe, things could be a real mess in New Orleans. The city is full of poor, ignorant people who don't know what to do. They are standing around, wandering around, waiting for the "government" to tell them what to do. And, they're mad because there isn't someone from the government standing on every street corner providing them with guidance and direction. How is it that we've gotten to a point in this country where people cannot think on their own and cannot muster the wherewithall to take care of themselves? My understanding is that on the other side of the broken levee (around Metarie) the land is dry and thus there is probably clean drinking water, showers, etc. It must be like you would imagine life after a nuclear attack. No order. Complete chaos and lawlessness.