Victor Davis Hanson: California's Catastrophic Wildfires Are ‘A DEI, Green New Deal Disaster’

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In this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson, author of “The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation,” provides an analysis of California's wildfire management and policy failures under Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Hanson discusses the mismanagement of resources, lack of effective forest management, and prioritization of diversity and inclusion over merit in firefighting efforts. He labels the situation as a “systems breakdown” and warns of the larger implications for California's future
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Victor Davis Hansen at his best. Maybe California will go Republican in the future?

 

[waybomb]

Not only resources.
$130,000,000,000 for a train to nowhere.
Billions spent on being a sanctuary for illegal criminals
Not pumping water out of inland reservoirs or to LA reservoirs because they wanted to save a fish
Not planning a use for the Pacific Ocean water.
And on and on

 

[Patriot]

9:33 min.

I agree with VDH. This fire is the result of the accumulation of longstanding mismanagement and mixed up priorities.

But let's just say for a moment that the Left is correct, and this was all just due to climate change. That would mean there is nothing anyone can do to prevent the fires or to fight them effectively, at least not in the short term. Yeah, maybe if everybody in the world switches to green energy, stops driving gas cars, and stops eating beef, etc. tomorrow, then maybe the planet would go back to "normal" and the fires would stop, but that wouldn't happen overnight. It took, according to them, generations for the climate change to happen, and it stands to reason that it would take at least that long to set it to rights. Thus, in the short term, no amount of water, forest, or fire department management could have prevented this disaster because, in their view, it is a symptom of a much larger and longer term problem. If that is true, then the next question becomes: why does anyone continue to live there?

For an analogy, let's say you lived in the shadow of a volcano. Now, everyone knows that if that volcano erupts, and it will eventually, there is no way to stop the lava and ash from destroying your home. Likewise, there's no way to prevent the volcano from erupting. That's how they're treating the fires. Like they can't be prevented nor stopped. It's all out of their hands.

Now, if you lived in the shadow of a volcano, you'd know that the only way to ensure your house wouldn't eventually be destroyed would be to move away. And if the leaders in California really believe that climate change, which as a global issue is not something that could be solved by them, nor anytime soon, is really responsible for the fires, then why don't they move away?

I'll tell you why: Because they know that's bologna, and they prefer to virtue signal instead of actually doing anything practical.

So, maybe, just maybe, this fire will wake up enough Californians to the load of crap they've been force fed for decades, and they'll reprioritize, and they'll throw some bums out of office, and put some real leaders in place. That's their only shot.

 

[m1west]

At least this time it got some liberals, most of the time it just get us rural folks out here

 

[FrancSevin]

I agree with VDH. This fire is the result of the accumulation of longstanding mismanagement and mixed up priorities.

But let's just say for a moment that the Left is correct, and this was all just due to climate change. That would mean there is nothing anyone can do to prevent the fires or to fight them effectively, at least not in the short term. Yeah, maybe if everybody in the world switches to green energy, stops driving gas cars, and stops eating beef, etc. tomorrow, then maybe the planet would go back to "normal" and the fires would stop, but that wouldn't happen overnight. It took, according to them, generations for the climate change to happen, and it stands to reason that it would take at least that long to set it to rights. Thus, in the short term, no amount of water, forest, or fire department management could have prevented this disaster because, in their view, it is a symptom of a much larger and longer term problem. If that is true, then the next question becomes: why does anyone continue to live there?

For an analogy, let's say you lived in the shadow of a volcano. Now, everyone knows that if that volcano erupts, and it will eventually, there is no way to stop the lava and ash from destroying your home. Likewise, there's no way to prevent the volcano from erupting. That's how they're treating the fires. Like they can't be prevented nor stopped. It's all out of their hands.

Now, if you lived in the shadow of a volcano, you'd know that the only way to ensure your house wouldn't eventually be destroyed would be to move away. And if the leaders in California really believe that climate change, which as a global issue is not something that could be solved by them, nor anytime soon, is really responsible for the fires, then why don't they move away?

I'll tell you why: Because they know that's bologna, and they prefer to virtue signal instead of actually doing anything practical.

So, maybe, just maybe, this fire will wake up enough Californians to the load of crap they've been force fed for decades, and they'll reprioritize, and they'll throw some bums out of office, and put some real leaders in place. That's their only shot.

Now, if you lived in the shadow of a volcano, you'd know that the only way to ensure your house wouldn't eventually be destroyed would be to move away. And if the leaders in California really believe that climate change, which as a global issue is not something that could be solved by them, nor anytime soon, is really responsible for the fires, then why don't they move away?

Great Analogy.

Same thing applies to beach front property. Yet, Virtually every rich SOB in politics directly or through financial support of those like Al Gore, Greta Stromberg, Former President Obama, they know Human Induced Climate Change is a G-Damn lie. Yet they pay $millions to own some.

Californians biggest threat is not a volcano, earthquake, or forest fire. It is their own government whom, BTW, they repeatedly, have elected.

 

[Patriot]

Now, if you lived in the shadow of a volcano, you'd know that the only way to ensure your house wouldn't eventually be destroyed would be to move away. And if the leaders in California really believe that climate change, which as a global issue is not something that could be solved by them, nor anytime soon, is really responsible for the fires, then why don't they move away?

Great Analogy.

Same thing applies to beach front property. Yet, Virtually every rich SOB in politics directly or through financial support of those like Al Gore, Greta Stromberg, Former President Obama, they know Human Induced Climate Change is a G-Damn lie. Yet they pay $millions to own some.

Californians biggest threat is not a volcano, earthquake, or forest fire. It is their own government whom, BTW, they repeatedly, have elected.

Exactly, and humans have been adapting to various and changing environments for thousands of years. It's what we do best. So, Californians, if you want to live there, adapt. Manage your forests better. Manage your water better. Have water saved up to fight fires. Desalinate the ocean water and use that. Use your damn brains and stop blubbering about how you're just victims of big bad "climate change." If you want to throw your hands up in the air and not adapt to the circumstances, then you deserve what you get. Sorry.

 

[Melensdad]

At least this time it got some liberals, most of the time it just get us rural folks out here

I think that, by and large, wealthy liberals are protected from their silly/foolish/stupid and often dangerous policies by the walls they build, their private security teams, their private neighborhoods and enclaves. This time it actually is smacking them upside the head with these fires destroying their homes. I'm curious if we will see any policy changes.

 

[FrancSevin]

Californians seem to have a genetic propensity that will hinder any improvement. "It's not My Fault!" seems to pervade their minds and shows up all the time with their politicians and agency leaders. The DEI female fire chief was asked about the dead fire hydrants. Her answer explains it.
"I am the fire Chief. I run the Fire District. That is the water department's responsibility"

WHOAH!!!

I spent 17 years in the fire service. Never once did I pull up to a hydrant without the secure knowledge, by the fire department personnel, that it was live and with adequate pressure and flow. Because we tested relentlessly. Our lives, and that of our citizens, depended on it. It is the number one most important "tool" in the fire service!

Does a Californian policeman pack his service piece without checking the ammo?

Great mentality in that state.

 

[tommu56]

Californians seem to have a genetic propensity that will hinder any improvement. "It's not My Fault!" seems to pervade their minds and shows up all the time with their politicians and agency leaders. The DEI female fire chief was asked about the dead fire hydrants. Her answer explains it.
"I am the fire Chief. I run the Fire District. That is the water department's responsibility"

WHOAH!!!

I spent 17 years in the fire service. Never once did I pull up to a hydrant without the secure knowledge, by the fire department personnel, that it was live and with adequate pressure and flow. Because we tested relentlessly. Our lives, and that of our citizens, depended on it. It is the number one most important "tool" in the fire service!

Does a Californian policeman pack his service piece without checking the ammo?

Great mentality in that state.

I've been in the fire service for over 45 years and we didn't have many hydrants were I use to live.
Where now where I live in out in the stix we don't have any hydrants we rely on mutual aid and out tankers and drafting.
Its nothing for us to to have stations on our first call that will take 20 minuets to get to our station and were 35 minuets above that at the rescue, fire, or other situation that we need help it's better to have them rolling early.
preplaning and having the help on the way before you know how bad it is is what we have to do to save time getting resources when you need them.
It works both ways we are dispatched on first calls to be returned when not needed but that one time we are needed and are already rolling in makes us proud to part of the team.

 

[FrancSevin]

I've been in the fire service for over 45 years and we didn't have many hydrants were I use to live.
Where now where I live in out in the stix we don't have any hydrants we rely on mutual aid and out tankers and drafting.
Its nothing for us to to have stations on our first call that will take 20 minuets to get to our station and were 35 minuets above that at the rescue, fire, or other situation that we need help it's better to have them rolling early.
preplaning and having the help on the way before you know how bad it is is what we have to do to save time getting resources when you need them.
It works both ways we are dispatched on first calls to be returned when not needed but that one time we are needed and are already rolling in makes us proud to part of the team.

When we moved to Bolingbrook,1970, it was a small town of 2,700 people. FD was one station, two pumpers and a tanker. Very rural much like your description. & years later we had an 85 foot aerial Stephen, two Dodge power wagon grass trucks/rescue (for the paramedics), and 4 fully equipped stations. With two more under construction.

At first we drafted a lot and ran the tankers like crazy. But developers had built several thousand new homes and apartments. They paid dearly to do so with funds our smart young chief used to grow the equipment before hirering many full time staff. Instead, he sent us all to fire schools, rescue training, auto extrication, and paramedic classes. We also had a paid sleep-in program for volunteers, so some staff was in station when the claxon went off.

By 1977 the town had grown to 37,000 souls. The staff was well trained, professional and we had in house fire protection programs, Building inspectors, and routine testing programs on all equipment. The water dept. was always under construction and strained to meet demand, but we always had tested hydrants wherever the town had structures. Especially new homes and shopping centers.

We moved to St Peters Mo, 1977. Same thing happened. Place started at 3,700 souls and grew exponentially beyond belief. Again, good management. Never settle for less.