I appreciate how this article pulls no punches in calling out both sides of the political divide. Blaming Trump, or MAGA, or anyone “over there” won’t magically fix homelessness or reduce wildfire risks. At some point, California—and the rest of us—will need to look in the mirror and accept that fighting social ills requires more than snark and scapegoating.
We've spent eight years blaming all our problems on one political party or the other. And while we've been calling each other Demonrats and Rethuglicans, hedge funds have looted our piggy banks and our local infrastructure has continued to collapse. We no longer have the luxury of distracting ourselves with this nonsense. This doesn't mean that we won't see lots of people engaging in it, but those people are going to get increasingly sidelined while people with plans work to get shit done in the real world.
It's abundantly clear that these fires could have been prevented or greatly ameliorated by simple solutions -- yet California wasted its time worrying about climate change, green energy, and Donald Trump. I'm just hoping at least some Californians wake up and smell the coffee.
Awesome insight, Kenaz. Best written piece yet.
I appreciate how this article pulls no punches in calling out both sides of the political divide. Blaming Trump, or MAGA, or anyone “over there” won’t magically fix homelessness or reduce wildfire risks. At some point, California—and the rest of us—will need to look in the mirror and accept that fighting social ills requires more than snark and scapegoating.
We've spent eight years blaming all our problems on one political party or the other. And while we've been calling each other Demonrats and Rethuglicans, hedge funds have looted our piggy banks and our local infrastructure has continued to collapse. We no longer have the luxury of distracting ourselves with this nonsense. This doesn't mean that we won't see lots of people engaging in it, but those people are going to get increasingly sidelined while people with plans work to get shit done in the real world.
It’s like the rules and memes of the internet keep coming true:
“Kill it with fire”
Seems appropriate, and effective.
It's abundantly clear that these fires could have been prevented or greatly ameliorated by simple solutions -- yet California wasted its time worrying about climate change, green energy, and Donald Trump. I'm just hoping at least some Californians wake up and smell the coffee.