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Racism In Katrina
"There are no natural disasters, but a Mismanagement of natural phenomena." Extreme natural phenomena has always existed and it is precisely when human beings should protect goods and services that may be affected by these natural phenomena when we have a disaster. The tragedy of Katrina was not, in a fundamental sense, the product of the forces of nature, but of the Bush administration and the capitalist system in general. The Bush administration was unfit to govern. Although a big cyclone was expected long ago, sufficient preventive measures were not taken to minimize damage. This catastrophic event also demonstrated that the institutions of white supremacy and racism ideas are deeply intertwined with the system of capitalism in America.
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