The documentary of Spike Lee tells the devastation of Hurricane Katrina from his view. It shows the terrible condition victims of hurricane Katrina were facing after Katrina and the failure of FEMA to help the victims of Katrina in New Orleans. It also show the failure of media after the Hurricane.
Mainstream American media called the Katrina victims refugees and the people took issue with the use of word refugee. Rev. Al Sharpton said, “We are calling on media to stop calling them refugees. They are citizens of United States.” I think calling the victims of Katrina refugees sent a wrong message from media. People around the globe move from small villages to big cities and from poor countries to rich countries for various personal reasons. Katrina victims were not moving for any personal reasons. Devastations of Katrina had left them no choice to leave their homes and move to other states to start a new life.
“Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality, and so many of the people in the arenas here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them.”, said Barbara Bush. This quote from former first lady and the mother of incumbent President at the time sums up the Presidency of his son and leaves a bad taste. President Bush did not end his vacation after hearing about the devastation Hurricane Katrina brought to people of New Orleans. FEMA also failed to protect and helped the victims of Katrina. Aurdey Mason, New Orleans resident said, “They are doing nothing for people of Louisiana.” We are the richest country in the world. We are happy to fight expensive wars thousands of miles away from our country, but Govt. of George W. Bush let down the people of New Orleans big time. It is four years and people are still coming to terms with hurricane Katrina.
