• @intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    83 months ago

    People say New Orleans flooded because there was a category 5 hurricane.

    But the better way to look at it is that New Orleans flooded because the government chose not to maintain the dikes as advised by the Army Corps of Engineers.

    • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      03 months ago

      Oh
      Forgiving who you are
      For what you stand to gain
      Just know that if you hide
      It doesn’t go away

    • shastaxc
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      23 months ago

      Or because it’s basically a swampland and should be abandoned.