Let me attempt to "prespond" — a new word for anticipatory response — to potential defenses of voter ignorance.

We know we are a generous, compassionate nation that will come together to aid communities that are suffering. Let 's come together to make smarter choices about how we respond — and prespond — to disasters as well.

We are operating mostly from the basement of the Unconscious. And the backlog of pain stored in the unconscious is both creating a reality that will outpicture whatever inner expectations we have there (failure, abuse, rage…) and causing us to respond (and PREspond) to that reality with old, programmed behaviors.