Quote by dlcalguy
Displaying a total lack of empathy to jump at the chance to spin a tragedy into a political diatribe. And with all the inherent knowledge that a bostonian would have for the intricacies of California. Regurgitating made-up fox news soundbites only demonstrates that you know nothing and bring nothing. Shove your alt-right agenda.
Shove your leftism. There is nothing "alt-right" about my agenda - it is an inteligent, conservative agenda. Period. End of story. The victims of the disaster don't want "empathy" and "hand wringing" - they want and demand answers. I have some very liberal friends in the affected areas, and they're out for blood. They have been assured for years and years that they are safe, their property is safe and secure, that the firefighting plans and apparatus to contain fires were in place and adequate. Clearly, they were "misinformed". If you are looking at the disaster in California and NOT seeing that it is as much a disaster of political and environmental mismanagement as it is a financial disaster for those whose lives have been upended, I feel sorry for you. Years - decades - of political posturing and "kissing radical environmentalist ass" put them in a position of being unable to deal with a completely predictable natural phenomenon. Forest fires, floods, windstorms, etc have been a way of life for everyone since the beginning of time. We prepare for what we know is coming. To do anything else is criminal mismanagement, especially in an area so financially capable of being completely prepared.
Empty reservoirs? Rain and snow melt being sent to sea and not collected? Cultural and controlled burns of accumulating dead vegetation in areas prone to fire being banned? Hydrants with no water pressure? Fire department budgets cut to the bone? Equipment sitting unprepared and unmaintained? Dams being destroyed and dismantled? Blaming "climate change" and the "climate crisis"? Really?????? Is that the "responsible" liberal approach to addressing a problem that has always existed??
And calling me a "Bostonian" as if that, combined with your infantile "alt-right" attempt at insult is somehow going to make me back down - sorry.
I'm an outdoorsy person, and I hunt, fish, camp and hike all the time. I am quite aware of proper conservation techniques - we have significant forests here, and guess what? Our forest services actually do controlled burns every year. We practice proper forest management. Apparently, "California" should take some lessons. Oh - and as a chemist, I'm fully aware of the risks of stacked and accumulated dry fuel, high winds and low humidity and what they mean in an area where fires can spread with astounding speed. Are you? Or is your focus on empathy and "feeling good" and not being controversial?
At this point, empathy is a given, but accountability is on the front burner. My friends in LA - liberals that they are - have indicated their desire for serious consequences. One has told me that she wishes to see life imprisonment with no chance of parole for some of the "officials".
Are you one of those officials?