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The mail.(Letter to the Editor)
Joel Kotkin's superb essay on Hurricane Katrina (January/February) brought into focus a far more devastating problem than simply the floodwaters.
Thousands of people remained in harm's way during the storm because they were so utterly dependent upon government in every aspect of their lives. They could not even take a bus or leave the city with a neighbor or relative without government assistance.
Was their inertia grounded in pecuniary impoverishment, or was it an impoverishment of will? Many of the victims of Hurricane Katrina were victims long before the hurricane struck. In place of the individualism and self-reliance that defines America, their lives revolve around government assistance.
Of course, the victims of Hurricane Katrina are not alone in this. The grip of dependence is squeezing the manhood out of man. If we learn anything from Katrina, it should be the profound emasculation of will and spirit brought about by abject reliance upon the state.
Douglas Hill
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Source: HighBeam Research, The mail.(Letter to the Editor)