One of the more unfortunate aftereffects from Hurricane Katrina has been the staggering amount of finger pointing that has ensued from a confluence of factors brought to light from the tragedy; two of the prime being the woefully inadequate measures of protection in place around New Orleans, and also the unexpectedly poor level of disaster response provided by, well, I guess it depends on which finger you follow.
This has resulted in what, to me, seems to be a general sentiment that America has fallen down and failed. There are Americans disparaging America! The utter senselessness of this frame of mind is well summed up by Deogolwulf at his site, The Joy of Curmudgeonry.
Anti-Americanism is not just the disease of pompous Englishmen or haughty Europeans or raving Muslims; it is the disease of spoilt Americans too.
I suggest reading his whole post.
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