And you can't spell America without ignorance. Just ask any recent high school "graduate".

All graveyard kidding aside, you're right, it is ignorant. It has always been the willingly unlearneded who form the bulk of society. They don't know, they don't care, and the don't want to be forced to. They want to be told what to think, what to feel, and what to do. It's enough to make me wonder if intelligence is a fluke, a mutation.

The paranoid part of my brain is whispering, just a second.... It almost seems like that if you were really wacked in the head, a case could be argueed that the hyping and partial information are actually being purposefully spread by the media, so that if anything happens, they will have good hysteria to cover. Nothing like riots and panic in the streets to make good ratings.

the first problem starts with the term "problem". A problem is only a problem when it's defined by the person himself to be a problem. So when a person thinks he can't help himself, somebody (govermant, etc) will help him, believes in faith, think god will protect him/her in such a situation, etc. Than he/she might not define unprepardeness as a problem.

Life's all about making choice, if we would try to prevent and prepare for every situation that might happend and might injure or even kill you. Than you proberly won't have a life. So people choose what risks they want to take.

I don't think it's our right to say how they should life. Most people don't enjoy preparing for disasters and if they rather spend it on holidays and other fun activities, than thats there choice. I have no problem with people living a happy life, instead of spending money on survival equipement. It's there choice. Adults should be grown enough to find a balance between things in there life. This included the dicision of preparing for disasters and to what extend. They also have to except the concequensis of there choices.

In a ideal world, people are right to expect and assume that help is on the way and that the governement will take care of everything.

But this isn't a ideal world. Burocracy, economics and the fear of mass-hysteria causes a lot of problems and there are examples of disasters that could have been made less wors or even could be prevented if the goverment and other organisations would have done their job right and if people would have been informed, educated and prepared.

As PC2K said: ''So people choose what risks they want to take.''

That's right, and we should let them. But most people don't understand the risks or don't know that there are risks, so it's up to the governement and other organisations (especially ETS) to educate and inform people of the risks and how to prepare for them.
After hearing that info and still don't prepare, that's their own problem. Then it's just ignorance and stupidity!

?ou should prepare for yourself, and don't let anyone do it for you or assume things, because WTSHTF, Murfy is right around the corner!

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Well I have Faith, and I believe GOD will protect me but I also believe, GOD helps those who help themselves. So I'm also probably rediculously over prepared. There are plenty of people that think GOD or the Govt. will save them, without any effort on their part, and they will not have a good time of it. Bummer for them. Me, I don't worry.