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What if your actions affected 1,000 other people? Would your behavior change? What if you did not even know the people affected — would that make a difference?
Floodwaters in Atlanta wreaked havoc last week. Schools closed, Interstates closed, cars were abandoned after stalling in water, and people died from being washed away or drowning in rising waters. Bass boats motored over streets and parks covered with water. A friend paddled his Ganoe boat to rescue neighbors and their pets, paddling into the living room of one neighbor's home to help a family.
Homes were destroyed, and lives were lost.
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Connections
This is one of the differences we see between Liberal and Conservative communities.
In New Orleans floods, we saw the people only felt connected to the Federal Government and waited for a Federal Response.
With the Georgia Floods, we saw people feeling connected to their neighbors and willing to help instead of waiting for some help from the Government.