National Geographic article about New Orleans

gaminerie said

There IS denial. If people lived in constant fear of something bad happening, that's unreasonable.
There IS faith in the levees. see above.
There IS a 100-proof love of home, of a strength that exists in EVERY community to which people feel deep roots.

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I think you lost me.
Do think that when Joe America reads that paragraph in the article, he's going to say, "Hey,, who cares what the 'experts' think? I want to help those plucky folks in New Orleans that are in total denial about their pathetic levees! Where do I send the check?"

You think this article is HELPFUL to our cause? By making us look like we have our head's buried in the sand (actually, whiskey bottle)?

I'm all for spreading the word about what happened and why. Just dont paint us as idiots.

And, IMO, reflexively torching the Corps at every turn does nothing but erode people's confidence in the recovery.

What I want is BALANCED reporting. That's all.