There were many differences between the chaos at the Astro Dome during the Katrina Hurracaine and the orderly cooporative endeavor at the Qualcomm Stadium.

There is no doubt that between the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisanna many mistakes were made, however, one thing struck me.

The victims of these fires, many poor, many immigrants came together to help each other, including volunteering to give to the others.

The victims of Katrina didn’t seem to have that same Spirit of Community. There was a “welfare” mentality amongst many of these people that undermined their own ability to make “lemonade out of lemons”.They didn’t come together to help each other, they created a “hell” on earth.

The fire victims were poor but they were working poor, not welfare poor. Welfare does rob people of their own ability to rise above their circumstances.

This is the first time that I saw the distinction.

The Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons do not help their people. Welfare as a way of life weakens people ability to problem solve.