Katrina is important a watershed event to the next five years as 9-11 was to the last five years.
* The World Towers attack ushered in the "Us versus Them" period of 2001-2005.
* Katrina more than symbolizes the "Us versus Us" period of 2005-2010.
Shortly after the flooding I asked a bunch of continuing educators about offering a course called "Society After Katrina." Few liked the idea. But Katrina unveiled the societal inequities, the disjuncture, the domestic needs of the nation. Since Katrina we have heard more about health insurance, education, conservation and taking care of others. None of it has led to much fundamental action or societal restructuring. But it should.
What are your thoughts on a post-Katrina world?
PS: There are still 6,644 Katrina victims missing. The need is still there.
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