Katrina and the American Race Question

The hurricane that lashed the coast of Louisianna and other Gulf states in Souther US has exposed a dark seamy side of American society that had lay hidden under swathes of sanctimonious hyperbole: the world's larges superpower is resting on a social base that is not only unequal but is also marinated in the mal odourous slime of racism. The people who were deeply affected by the Tragedy were not the rich, educated suburban elite but the poor blacks and other minotities. It was for this reason that the response from the American state was extremely tardy. George Bush took full 5 days even to travel to the affected statye and there he engaged in a public spat with the Governor. Later there was the Blame Game as to who should take the rap fro this tragedy. The fact is that the federal budget for the upkeep of the Levees have beeb cut and the misguided policies of Bush meant that Iraq was topmost on his agenda rather than the domestic situation. Had this event happened in the first term it is unlikely that Bush would have been re elected.