It always lies below
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1564931,00.html
A hurricane produces anarchy. Decivilisation is not as far away as we
like to think
Timothy Garton Ash
Thursday September 8, 2005
The Guardian
Before our attention wanders on to the next headline story, let's learn
Katrina's big lesson. This is not about the incompetence of the Bush
administration, the scandalous neglect of poor black people in America,
or our unpreparedness for major natural disasters - though all of those
apply. Katrina's big lesson is that the crust of civilisation on which
we tread is always wafer thin. One tremor, and you've fallen through,
scratching and gouging for your life like a wild dog.
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