Lessons From The Los Angeles Fires
(Article republished from ZeroHedge.com)
There are a number of specific lessons we can draw from the Los Angeles fires, but the over-arching one is that Democrats are no longer capable of governing. Let's look at some of the specific lessons first, and then let Bernie Sanders demonstrate why he and his party should never be put in charge of anything again. And then we'll close with a couple of brief market notes.
Lesson #1
In matters of life and death, hire based solely on merit, not DEI.
The Los Angeles City Fire Department has an entire "equity" bureau which hopes to "advance DEI within the fire service." Last year, LAFD cut $7 million from the overtime budget, which impacted air operations and disaster response, but kept the DEI department. Insane. pic.twitter.com/uhX3fwzvYE
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) January 9, 2025
In a clip widely shared on X, the assistant fire chief pictured above, Kristine Larson, admits she isn't physically capable enough for the job.
The scariest part of this woke nonsense is when she admits she’s not strong enough to carry a man out of a fire, but it’s really the man’s fault for being in that situation to begin with.
— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) January 9, 2025
Lesson #2
If you are the mayor of Los Angeles, don't go to Africa when you have been warned that your city is at risk of disaster.
Details and timeline here https://t.co/KKsk03g24Y
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) January 9, 2025
Lesson #3
This is related to Lesson #2: elect people based on competency, not DEI. It's worth noting that conservatives fall prey to this thinking sometimes too.
Maybe someone with administrative experience would be better than a black conservative commentator.
— David Pinsen (@dpinsen) January 9, 2025
Lesson #4
Especially if you are in an arid climate, fill your reservoirs when you have the opportunity.
Some reasons California fire hydrants have no water:
1. Gavin Newsom diverts 100 billion gallons of water per year away from Southern California and instead dumps it into the Pacific ocean to save the delta smelt.
2. Newsom has failed to build reservoirs as required by law.… https://t.co/pAIDqinkaI
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) January 9, 2025
Lesson #5
Again, especially if you are in an arid climate, clear underbrush in your forests (often, the most practical way to do this is with controlled burns, burning off the kindling before it piles up).
"You've got to take care of the floors": Trump told Newsom years ago to clear out underbrush to prevent fires.
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) January 8, 2025
Lesson #6
Enforce laws against vagrancy. There are many reasons to do this, starting with making cities more pleasant, but there's also a safety factor, as bums often set fires.
California fires, often started by mentally ill vagrants, rage because of Democrat policies that restricted forest management and water storage and specifically cut funding for fire departments. But, sure, more top down control by the idiots who created this is the solution.
— Brother Seamus (@WaynePelota) January 8, 2025
The Over-Arching Lesson
Democrats are no longer capable of governing, because they refuse to learn any of the lessons above, or to enact effective solutions. Instead they hand-waive about insoluble things like "climate change", as Bernie Sanders does here.
80,000 people told to evacuate.
Blazes 0% contained.
Eight months since the area has seen rain.
The scale of damage and loss is unimaginable.
Climate change is real, not “a hoax.”
Donald Trump must treat this like the existential crisis it is. pic.twitter.com/TDyZZEPmoI
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 8, 2025
They do this on every issue: ignore the time-tested solutions, and talk about addressing impossible tasks first.
For every problem, leftists propose the least effective solutions.
Instead of locking up criminals to reduce crime, they propose more welfare spending.
Instead of time-tested forestry management practices like controlled burns they propose altering the global climate. https://t.co/P2geqjRiRt
— David Pinsen (@dpinsen) January 8, 2025
It's time to stop electing them or appointing them to positions where they can continue to cause such damage.
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