3 ms·
Having gone through Katrina and been deployed for Fukushima, I assure you, there is plenty of time for the survivors to contemplate all the questions. That is a
by niels_olson 10y ago
Having gone through Katrina and been deployed for Fukushima, I assure you, there is plenty of time for the survivors to contemplate all the questions. That is arguably part of the tragedy of survivorship: facing down all the questions, and knowing with cruel certainty there will be time to face them.
- canjobear 10y agoI also went through Katrina and the thing in this piece that reminded me the most of that experience was how people quickly became numb to the horror of their situation and dealt with things practically, one thing after the other. Or alternately became totally nonfunctional.
- niels_olson 10y agoAgreed. Coming from the military though, it was actually somewhat reassuring. It was like going back to my old job: crisis becomes the daily grind.