Oh California

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LA Fire Chief reporting they still have 100 fire trucks out of order.

Yet their Democrat politicians slashed the budget, so the entire fire department has been grossly under funded and understaffed for years and years.

Sheer evil. Shame on Democrats.

Shame on Trump and MAGA morons for politicizing this disaster. Every time we think you can't go lower, you do. You are truly disgusting people. Right now the focus should be on helping people. Accounting comes after. And no one will trust you guys to do anything in an honest way. You are incapable of honesty.

I don't think the 100,000 people asking for Bass' resignation are mostly Republicans. They are Californians who want HONEST answers.

How did CA Democrat voters not know Karen Bass is a proud Communist?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They got rid of them sadly. There has been a lot of change in last ten years. No new efforts to fight the modern fire with the knowledge we have to track when these fires can and will happen. Moving forward Democrats need to move on some issues. There has to be organized burns and fire stops etc. There also needs to be focusing first on people and then conservation. People first. It may not be perfect but what has just happened cannot happen again. I actually think the fire chief is well qualified and she needs to have the resources to get everything done. With the caveat that she is in favor of hiring back the firefighters and collecting brush and finding a plan to work with the water department. If the focus on just CYA then nothing will improve.

California environmentalists blocked much of the brush clearing, fire stops, and many other preventative measures which could have reduced the impact and saved lives here.

Why do Democrats support this insanity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LA Fire Chief reporting they still have 100 fire trucks out of order.

Yet their Democrat politicians slashed the budget, so the entire fire department has been grossly under funded and understaffed for years and years.

Sheer evil. Shame on Democrats.

Shame on Trump and MAGA morons for politicizing this disaster. Every time we think you can't go lower, you do. You are truly disgusting people. Right now the focus should be on helping people. Accounting comes after. And no one will trust you guys to do anything in an honest way. You are incapable of honesty.

I don't think the 100,000 people asking for Bass' resignation are mostly Republicans. They are Californians who want HONEST answers.

How did CA Democrat voters not know Karen Bass is a proud Communist?

I think that’s considered a “plus” in Dem circles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They got rid of them sadly. There has been a lot of change in last ten years. No new efforts to fight the modern fire with the knowledge we have to track when these fires can and will happen. Moving forward Democrats need to move on some issues. There has to be organized burns and fire stops etc. There also needs to be focusing first on people and then conservation. People first. It may not be perfect but what has just happened cannot happen again. I actually think the fire chief is well qualified and she needs to have the resources to get everything done. With the caveat that she is in favor of hiring back the firefighters and collecting brush and finding a plan to work with the water department. If the focus on just CYA then nothing will improve.

California environmentalists blocked much of the brush clearing, fire stops, and many other preventative measures which could have reduced the impact and saved lives here.

Why do Democrats support this insanity?

Stop believing disinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

Thank you for this excellent clip.
It exposes everything.

No problem.

I think the one thing most of us non elites can agree on is things like like this - where the super rich in this case are causing just the normal rich, upper middle class and middle income and lower income to get burned.


Literally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

Thank you for this excellent clip.
It exposes everything.

No problem.

I think the one thing most of us non elites can agree on is things like like this - where the super rich in this case are causing just the normal rich, upper middle class and middle income and lower income to get burned.


Literally.

If people could just understand this in the context of politics and how the wealthy elites control our rotten two political parties, we could make some progress.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The MAGAs politicizing this tragedy are truly disgusting. Why do you hate your fellow countrymen so much just because they vote for democrats?

Agree. As a democrat who grew up in North Carolina, the country really came together in empathy for those who lost homes and businesses. It's very sad to know that apparently the only real Americans are those who live in red states. Those in blue states don't merit our compassion.

Posters have been endlessly posting that California has the fifth highest GDP in the world which begs the question why were state and local budges so stretched that they could not accommodate battling the uptick in crime as well as the uptick in fires. It's like the rich uncle at Thanksgiving tries to borrow $2,000 from the relative who was hurt in an industrial accident and lives on SSI.

Answer: The State of California has to carry the dead weight in so many red states who are “net takers” from our treasury.

So yes, California kicks your state’s ass from one side of the room to the other in every conceivable economic measure, but doesn’t enjoy the benefit of calling upon that war chest in an emergency - ‘cuz they already wasted it on you.

You’re welcome, deadbeat.

Huh?
Individuals/companies pay federal tax. We all pay the same no matter what state you live in. States tax at different rates.

We get it - you don’t understand how California can be both (1) the 5th largest economy in the world, and (2) lacking in sufficient funding because that 5th largest economy in the world is burdened by having to cover the shortfall of red states who cannot carry their own water.

Not going to waste additional time explaining the balance of tax payments …

Yeah. Show me in the California budget where they pay federal taxes.

Income, business and excise taxes. Selling land and park admission sure. The states do not write checks to the federal government. How did you get out of 6th grade? Do your parents know you are still awake?

Did you know that the people who comprise the state, whose cumulative production led to that 5th best economy stat, pay federal income taxes?!?!

You are an idiot. Are you advocating for California to secede from the US?

California is huge donor to the United States. Like almost 13% (300b after payback).

I am kind of cool with a 13% hit to the country.

Good luck building a national defense on your own. Should only cost 5-10T.

[Anonymous]

Dennis Quaid was on piers Morgan the other day discussing how a lot of pre-covid fire prevention such as fining people who didn’t clear brush had fallen by the wayside. He also commented on the $3B spent on immigrant healthcare that should have been used to bury power lines, etc.

Who knows if any of what he said is true, but it occurred to me that the celebs are likely to shift right given what has happened to their community.

Quaid noted that he would rather have developer Rick Caruso rebuild the city than Karen Bass, commenting on Caruso’s retail property that was fire proof.

I’m predicting a hard step right…and that’s worrisome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

Thank you for this excellent clip.
It exposes everything.

No problem.

I think the one thing most of us non elites can agree on is things like like this - where the super rich in this case are causing just the normal rich, upper middle class and middle income and lower income to get burned.


Literally.

If people could just understand this in the context of politics and how the wealthy elites control our rotten two political parties, we could make some progress.

I honestly believe that occupy wall street scared the powers in charge, and they shifted to making everything about race vs class so as to effectively divide everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

Thank you for this excellent clip.
It exposes everything.

No problem.

I think the one thing most of us non elites can agree on is things like like this - where the super rich in this case are causing just the normal rich, upper middle class and middle income and lower income to get burned.


Literally.

If people could just understand this in the context of politics and how the wealthy elites control our rotten two political parties, we could make some progress.

I honestly believe that occupy wall street scared the powers in charge, and they shifted to making everything about race vs class so as to effectively divide everyone.

Whether it was intentional or not, the reality is we have devolved to a dysfunctional society due to an extreme division based on political ideology fueled by a negative narrative-cum-code of ethics tied to race.

This is disturbing on many levels—particularly since the real issue/great divider is money.

Socioeconomics trump race. Always have, always will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

Thank you for this excellent clip.
It exposes everything.

No problem.

I think the one thing most of us non elites can agree on is things like like this - where the super rich in this case are causing just the normal rich, upper middle class and middle income and lower income to get burned.


Literally.

If people could just understand this in the context of politics and how the wealthy elites control our rotten two political parties, we could make some progress.

I honestly believe that occupy wall street scared the powers in charge, and they shifted to making everything about race vs class so as to effectively divide everyone.

Whether it was intentional or not, the reality is we have devolved to a dysfunctional society due to an extreme division based on political ideology fueled by a negative narrative-cum-code of ethics tied to race.

This is disturbing on many levels—particularly since the real issue/great divider is money.

Socioeconomics trump race. Always have, always will.

If people would turn off cable news and boycott GOP and Dem candidates for one election cycle, most of these political problems would go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating video on recent history of how Californians prioritized agriculture over people for water rights, built reservoirs in kern county now owned by billionaires who sell California their own water back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19qb1Az94

Thank you for this excellent clip.
It exposes everything.

No problem.

I think the one thing most of us non elites can agree on is things like like this - where the super rich in this case are causing just the normal rich, upper middle class and middle income and lower income to get burned.


Literally.

If people could just understand this in the context of politics and how the wealthy elites control our rotten two political parties, we could make some progress.

I honestly believe that occupy wall street scared the powers in charge, and they shifted to making everything about race vs class so as to effectively divide everyone.

Whether it was intentional or not, the reality is we have devolved to a dysfunctional society due to an extreme division based on political ideology fueled by a negative narrative-cum-code of ethics tied to race.

This is disturbing on many levels—particularly since the real issue/great divider is money.

Socioeconomics trump race. Always have, always will.

If people would turn off cable news and boycott GOP and Dem candidates for one election cycle, most of these political problems would go away.

I think you are more optimistic than I am.

The reality is most people—including young people—aren’t watching cable news or following candidates directly. Rather, they get their information from TikTok and social media. They hear curated snippets aimed at manipulating the masses. I’m not being hyperbolic; if you have tweens or teens, you’ve heard the nonsense they believe as fact from TikTok.

Moreover, there are outsiders hell bent on disrupting our commitment to western values. With our societal values under attack to the point that large swaths of our young people have zero patriotism, we are in a very dangerous place.

So, no…I don’t think it’s as easy as turning off cable news. Nobody is watching it anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LA Fire Chief reporting they still have 100 fire trucks out of order.

Yet their Democrat politicians slashed the budget, so the entire fire department has been grossly under funded and understaffed for years and years.

Sheer evil. Shame on Democrats.

Shame on Trump and MAGA morons for politicizing this disaster. Every time we think you can't go lower, you do. You are truly disgusting people. Right now the focus should be on helping people. Accounting comes after. And no one will trust you guys to do anything in an honest way. You are incapable of honesty.

I don't think the 100,000 people asking for Bass' resignation are mostly Republicans. They are Californians who want HONEST answers.

How did CA Democrat voters not know Karen Bass is a proud Communist?

The CA state legislature has been democrat controlled since 1970, except for 1994-1995.

Now you know how blind they are out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are Republicans so heartless and unprincipled? They’re a true embarrassment to humanity.

Republicans have nothing to do with California. It’s your deep blue state. You own the disaster it’s become.