![]() ![]() It happened during Katrina, for example, when conservatives accused African Americans of “choosing” not to evacuate, and it’s happening again now, as conservatives discount the suffering of African Americans because of their so-called “pre-existing conditions. Refracted through a blinding faith in the efficacy and morality of the so-called free market, a belief in white supremacy also has led many white people to blame victims for their own misfortune. Ultimately, the storm caused more than 160 billion in damage, and the population of New Orleans fell by 29 percent between the fall of 20. Racism has undermined white people’s support for government to help any American, regardless of race. Army Corps of Engineers pumped the last of the floodwaters out of the city on October 11, 2005, some 43 days after Katrina made landfall. Army Corps of Engineers pumped the last of the floodwaters out of the city on October 11, 2005, some 43 days after Katrina made landfall. These politicians draw their support from white people whose commitment to white supremacy leads them to believe that it is better to forgo public funding and public services altogether than to have to share them with African Americans. ![]() Scholars typically examine the scope and role of constitutional rights. Insufficient and regressive tax rates have forced federal and state governments to divest from what had once been regarded as essential services. Katrina presents a little-examined constitutional crisis. After decades of attacking the legitimacy of the federal government – and the idea of society itself – conservatives have successfully depleted our commonwealth. The storm and its catastrophic aftermath caused more than 1,800 deaths. When made by those with power, claims of government impotence are self-fulfilling prophecies. Fifteen years ago today, it was Hurricane Katrina that struck the Gulf Coast further east. The most harrowing part is that, in both cases, while nobody wished for these failures, many people worked hard to produce the circumstances that brought them about. ![]()
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