Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Hugh Hewitt Predicts The Future
In his article, "Rebuilding the Gulf Coast, One Group at a Time", Hugh Hewitt keeps his eyes on the prize regarding the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast and outlines his solution, the success of which could revolutionize human affairs:
It is a task which may be beyond the ability of the local, state, and federal governments to manage. How, for example, does a government--at any level--presume to assist a shattered church in the reconstruction of its walls and its Sunday School programs, an Alcoholics Anonymous chapter in the care of its members, a community theater in the reconstruction of its playhouse, or scores and scores of high school athletes in the completion of their senior year schedules so that colleges and universities can offer talented kids a chance at a free education?
The only way such a multitude of specialized needs can be met is for the vast, vast numbers of their counterparts across the United States to act--independently of government--to come to their aid in a reconstruction effort.
Hewitt properly sees Katrina as a pivotal opportunity for people to form private, non-government, like-minded cyber-groups to transform compassion into action through the internet.
It is a task which may be beyond the ability of the local, state, and federal governments to manage. How, for example, does a government--at any level--presume to assist a shattered church in the reconstruction of its walls and its Sunday School programs, an Alcoholics Anonymous chapter in the care of its members, a community theater in the reconstruction of its playhouse, or scores and scores of high school athletes in the completion of their senior year schedules so that colleges and universities can offer talented kids a chance at a free education?
The only way such a multitude of specialized needs can be met is for the vast, vast numbers of their counterparts across the United States to act--independently of government--to come to their aid in a reconstruction effort.
Hewitt properly sees Katrina as a pivotal opportunity for people to form private, non-government, like-minded cyber-groups to transform compassion into action through the internet.
