Summary
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) threatened to withhold federal disaster relief from California during ongoing Los Angeles wildfires that have killed at least 16 people and destroyed over 12,000 structures.
Davidson criticized California’s forest management policies, echoing misleading right-wing claims that poor management, not climate change, is to blame.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom refuted these claims, noting that the state’s forest management budget has increased tenfold since 2019.
Davidson’s comments follow a pattern of GOP blaming state policies for disasters, similar to rhetoric from Trump.
Proposing a ridiculous solution like “just move there and vote” as if it is a viable option, is just as tiresome.
I’m not trying to be argumentative, but I get the same sort of feeling when I am told I should just pick up and move out of Florida when I’ve lived here my whole life. I don’t like the bullshit policies these clowns like DeSantis put in place, but running away doesn’t help things either. Better to try to work to make people see how shitty the politicians are making life for everyone here than running to greener pastures.
At least until the climate forces me out, which may come sooner than I want.
No worries, I don’t take it as argumentative, just expressing your opinion, same as me. 🙂
My general thought is, if you don’t like where you live AND you can leave, take action and go. But in many cases, leaving just isn’t an option. I know this all too well. I hate Oklahoma. I hate the politics of it. I hate that it’s always 20 years in the past compared to any other state. I hate the people wanting to strike up a convo while I’m in line to get my groceries. I hate the “good ol boy” culture and the obsession over sports trucks and hunting. I hate so much about this place. But I can’t afford to leave. I’ve tried to save many times but wages are so suppressed here and getting an out of state job is such a bitch, I can’t. Still trying a decade down the road with the same road blocks and will keep trying till I die.
But until then, I vote in everything I can. I try to make it work. I take opportunity to disagree with bad politics when I can. I try to make the best of what I’ve got. Because I can’t do anything else. Do what you can, when you can, where you are is my general philosophy for this. Bit rambly but hope that makes sense.
Extremely relatable response and sounds pretty close to my situation as well.
Hopefully you’ve got some good friends to weather it with at least. That helps a lot for me.
Im confused as to why all these people who purport to hate their government, do nothing while living in a stand your ground state.
Lots of ground to stand on…