When Things Fall Apart
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Katrina and the Elites
The Bush era of FEMA also failed profoundly. Five days after Katrina hit, much needed federal assistance had yet to reach New Orleans. So many people who were exactly those people were supposed to be the damn thin veneer turned out to be the callous people. It's the elites who are watching the situation unfold from a distance and from behind their screens. Their big believers often in veneer theory so they get very worried.
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