More Hurricane Stupidity

NPR had a fluffy little bit this morning that just perfectly encapsulated the Ignorant America approach to natural disaster. Check it out: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4973282.

The first message was clear: the initiative and hard-working immigrant making the best out of a bad situation, providing a needed service and at the same time making money for themselves. The Chinese restaurant had gas and a stove and flashlights, so opened up and fed those who'd show up. Good on them for seeing an opportunity and taking it.

The first Ignorant American identified admitted--why would someone actually admit this on national radio?--that he'd gotten in line because he saw all of the other people standing in line. So if they were handing out strychnine, would this moron get in line to get a handful of it as well? Yeah, he probably would.

Ignorant American #1 the proceeded to talk about how it was so good to just "get out," yabbering about his "cabin fever," having been cooped up inside his house, riding out the storm "since yesterday afternoon." What? This idiot actually says something like "cabin fever" in the context of not leaving his house for something like 20 hours during a major natural disaster? Again, I'm dumbfounded that this idiot would admit this to a stranger, let alone a stranger who is going to broadcast this interview to a few million people. This moron is probably the kind who also prepares for a hurricane by buying lots of ice, and beer and margarita mix, and hanging out on the condo balcony to watch the storm. And then complains and tries to sue his condo management when he loses an eye to flying debris. What a fool.

Then there was the next family interviewed, who admitted they'd come out to the Chinese restaurant out of genuine necessity--they had no food at home. Yeah, there'd been talk of Wilma approaching south and central Florida for over ten days, and these idiots had not gone out and bought any food or water. Another pair of typical Ignorant Americans, not thinking about anything but what's on TV tonight, who I can call on my cell phone right now, and I'll jsut pop down to the Taco Bell at midnight if I get hungry.

I'm almost disappointed that the hurricane didn't weed these fools from the gene pool. I guess it will soon enough, given their demonstrated attention to their own safety and welfare. I just hope that they don't now or never will have children.