OcToBER
      12,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      American
      Media:
      Culture
      of
      Fear
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reg
      Lee
      Ferguson
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      aftermath
      of
      Hurricane
     
     
      Katrina
      on
      New
      Orleans,
      Louisiana,
      is
     
     
      perhaps
      one
      of
      the
      greatest
      tragedies
     
     
      in
      the
      past
      25
      years.
      Comparable
      to
     
     
      the
      great
      earthquake
      of
      Bam,
      Iran
      on
     
     
      Dec.
      26,
      2003,
      where
      approximately
     
     
      26,000
      people
      died,
      or
      the
      infamous
     
     
      “Boxing
      Day”
      Tsunami
      exactly
      one
     
     
      year
      later
      where
      it
      is
      expected
      275,000
     
     
      people
      lost
      their
      lives
      (and
      even
      that
     
     
      count
      is
      still
      not
      complete).
     
    

    
     
      If
      by
      now
      you
      are
      wondering
     
     
      how
      on
      earth
      I
      can
      compare
      the
     
     
      aftermath
      of
      Katrina
      to
      these
      terrible
     
     
      tragedies
      we’
      re
      thinking
      on
      the
      same
     
     
      page.
      As
      terrible
      as
      the
      situation
      in
      New
     
     
      Orleans
      was
      and
      still
      is,
      it
      pales
      in
     
     
      comparison
      to
      the
      destruction
      and
      loss
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      lives
      of
      numerous
      catastrophes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      around
      the
      world.
      The
      waters
      in
      New
     
     
      Orleans
      will
      recede,
      the
      city
      will
      be
     
     
      rebuilt,
      and
      life
      will
      eventually
      return
      to
     
     
      normal
      in
      the
      historic
      Cajun
      city.
     
    

    
     
      What
      of
      countries
      in
      Asia,
      like
     
     
      Bangladesh,
      where
      tens
      of
      thousands
     
     
      of
      people
      lost
      their
      lives
      and
      homes.
     
     
      Not
      only
      is
      this
      a
      terrible
      tragedy
      on
     
     
      the
      personal
      level,
      but
      on
      the
      national
     
     
      one
      as
      well.
      Those
      coastal
      people
      were
     
     
      a
      major
      contributor
      to
      the
      Agrarian
     
     
      economy
      of
      Bangladesh,
      and
      the
      same
     
     
      goes
      for
      all
      the
      countries
      affected
      by
     
     
      the
      Tsunami.
     
     
      Regardless
      of
      the
      lack
      of
      food,
      water,
     
     
      and
      help
      in
      these
      impoverished
      nations
     
     
      the
      survivors
      managed
      to
      retain
      their
     
     
      humanity
      and
      lay
      bodies
      to
      rest,
      help
     
     
      the
      injured,
      and
      search
      for
      survivors.
     
    

    
     
      The
      citizens
      of
      New
      Orleans
     
    

    
     
      have
      been
      reportedly
      pillaging,
      beating
     
     
      each
      other,
      raping
      the
      vulnerable
      (even
     
     
      children),
      and
      murdering
      one
      another.
     
     
      Even
      disaster
      relief
      comes
      under
     
     
      attack!
     
    

    
     
      Why
      is
      this?
      How
      can
      the
     
     
      backbench
      of
      freedom,
      democracy,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      all
      that
      is
      good
      revert
      to
      such
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      primitive
      state?
     
    

    
     
      This
      brings
      about
      a
      question
      that
     
     
      needs
      answering.
      What
      caused
      such
     
     
      anarchy?
      Has
      it
      ever
      occurred
      on
      such
     
     
      a
      scale
      anywhere
      else
      under
      the
      same
     
     
      relative
      circumstances?
      Using
      the
      U.S.
     
     
      administration
      and
      media
      for
      answers,
     
     
      one
      is
      led
      to
      believe
      that
      the
      delay
      in
     
     
      relief
      was
      the
      root
      cause.
      In
      fact
     
     
      “scientific
      evidence”
      suggests
      that
      after
     
     
      two
      days
      with
      no
      food,
      the
      human
     
     
      psyche
      reverts
      to
      irrational
      “primal”
     
     
      behaviour
      (a
      report
      in
      American
     
     
      papers).
     
    

    
     
      I
      suppose
      Asians
      are
      from
     
     
      Mars,
      because
      after
      the
      Tsunami,
      and
     
     
      after
      the
      quake
      in
      Iran,
      they
      decided
      to
     
     
      help
      each
      other
      look
      for
      and
      treat
     
     
      survivors,
      as
      opposed
      to
      beating
      or
     
     
      killing
      them.
      Many
      remote
      areas
      were
     
     
      also
      left
      without
      any
      relief
      for
      multiple
     
     
      days,
      even
      weeks,
      yet
      no
      widespread
     
     
      reports
      of
      anarchy
      ever
      showed
      up
      on
     
     
      CNN.
     
    

    
     
      One
      may
      argue
      that
      western
     
     
      social
      views
      and
      culture
      cannot
      be
     
     
      compared
      sociologically
      to
      the
      Eastern
     
     
      and
      Third
      worlds.
      Fair
      enough,
      in
      fact
     
     
      I’dagree.
      However
      why
      then
      was
      there
     
     
      no
      anarchy
      in
      Central
      Europe
      when
     
     
      floods
      devastated
      Austria,
      Bulgaria,
     
     
      Germany,
      Switzerland,
      and
      Romania
     
     
      this
      past
      August?
      Even
      Canadian
     
     
      disasters
      like
      hurricane
      Juan,
      the
      1998
     
     
      Ontario
      and
      Quebec
      Ice
      storms
      (a
     
     
      perfect
      time
      for
      looting),
      or
      the
      B.C.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      forest
      fires
      of
      2003,
      where
      hundreds
     
     
      of
      homes
      and
      thousands
      of
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
      were
      evacuated
      from
      the
      Okanagan
     
     
      region.
      Where
      were
      the
      gunfights
      with
     
     
      police
      then?
     
    

    
     
      Can
      you
      think
      of
      one
      thing
      that
     
     
      defines
      America
      from
      the
      rest
      of
      the
     
     
      world?
      Something
      that
      even
      Canada,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      almost
      a
      replica
      of
      American
      culture,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      18
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      a
      Beautiful
      Day
      in
      the
      Neighborhood...
     
     
      Or
      Is
      It?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inez
      Fitzpatrick
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Since
      this
      new
      bus
      transit
      has
     
     
      been
      added
      to
      our
      wonderful
      city
     
     
      known
      as
      Charlottetown,
      it
      is
      the
      song
     
     
      that
      is
      ringing.in
      many
      of
      our
      ears.
      Or
     
     
      perhaps
      I
      was
      unfortunate
      to
      hear
     
     
      someone
      actually
      sing
      the
      Mr.
      Rogers
     
     
      theme
      song
      as
      the
      Trolley
      pulled
      up
      in
     
     
      front
      of
      the
      W.A.
      Murphy
      building.
     
     
      What
      has
      happened?
      Has
      Mr.
      Roger’s
     
     
      neighborhood
      been
      brought
      back
      from
     
     
      our
      blessed
      childhood
      days?
     
    

    
     
      What
      makes
      this
      story
      interesting
     
     
      is
      that
      I
      was
      talking
      to
      a
      dear
     
     
      acquaintance
      that
      is
      moving
      to
      San
     
     
      Francisco.
      Suddenly
      I
      see
      the
      Trolley
     
     
      and
      think,
      “...or
      is
      she
      just
      moving
     
     
      down
      the
      street?”
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      a
      bit
      of
      controversy
      over
     
     
      this
      trolley
      idea.
      For
      one,
      it’s
      got
      people
     
     
      reconnecting
      with
      their
      past
      —
      which
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      great.
      .
      innocence
      should
      be
      promoted.
     
     
      However,
      it’s
      also
      got
      people
      raving
     
     
      about
      this
      U-Pass
      idea.
      Another
      $60
     
     
      could
      be
      added
      to
      your
      tuition
     
     
      payments.
      It’s
      like
      the
      Sports
      Centre,
     
     
      we
      all
      pay
      the
      $80
      for
      the
      facility
      but
     
     
      how
      many
      of
      us
      actually
      get
      there?
      I
     
     
      am
      too
      busy
      writing
      up
      these
      columns
     
     
      to
      drag
      my
      rear
      over
      there.
      The
      only
     
     
      times
      I
      enter
      that
      building
      is
      to
      go
      insane
     
     
      while
      writing
      an
      exam.
     
    

    
     
      So
      sure,
      we
      may
      use
      the
      Trolley
     
     
      to
      get
      downtown
      every
      so
      often,
      but
     
     
      why
      make
      it
      a
      mandatory
      fee
      if
      only
      a
     
     
      few
      of
      us
      actually
      use
      it?
      How
      about
     
     
      we
      conform
      to
      the
      ways
      of
      the
     
     
      Haligonians
      and
      make
      only
      students
     
     
      wanting
      to
      pay
      do
      so!
      Oh
      what
      a
     
     
      beautiful
      day
      in
      the
      neighborhood.
      ..
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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