Grew up there. To complain (not that i haven't a million times) would be to say God made a mistake. I'm thankful for the experience or better yet, should be.
Don't underestimate the power of a person trying to talk to God. Things are often not what they seem. This is most likely the result of things in the past and it will just as likely effect the course of events in the future. Seems silly at the time though.
I have often thought that the problems we have today are the result of getting rid of God/commandments/do unto otherismsfrom public life. The current free market montra is "do unto others first" and a blatant "I not only covert your goods, I'm taking them". Maybe this event will in some way wake uppeople to the error. Government and the free markey could use a moral conscience these days.
Which would people rather have, God or the government?

Someones going to rule.