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NO. I watched rural Republicans laughing that my state was on fire. I saw them saying we deserve it because of "something something heathens". Nobody deserves it. This is a national spotlight and I'm going to be as clear as day. We have one party who flat out denies climate change, which is directly causing all of this. We have another party who is not doing nearly enough, but at least have some plans. This is absolutely a political problem, because voting for the party who actively denied this is happening is slapping you in the face. You should absolutely be angry at them. People's houses floated away and that party is shrugging and sending thoughts and prayers. Being active now is the empathetic approach.
if you're just complaining on Lemmy, that's not political activism
Great, I'm 2000 miles away so I'm going to do what I can, advocate against climate change so we can stop having once in a generation storms every year. Seriously why does that piss you off so much?
You are both agreeing that the storm is bad yes, but you are communicating in a way that is generally assumptive and hurtful to an area of human beings who are affected by disaster
It would be really very nice if you could hesitate blaming them for this unnatural disaster until after this guy (and others) can get the water out of their houses.
You're right, which is why I stopped. Telling them right now isn't important. What I have is anger, anger that people in power allow this to happen, but directing it here doesn't help. So directing it at people who could have done something is what I'm doing instead.
You're kind of an ass. I hope we're not co-workers in real life or something.
Don't worry, I work for myself.
Man, you're a real insufferable cunt. Lambasting the "high road" while parking your ass firmly in the middle of it. Unreal.
[Edit] Isn't it funny when people act like asshokes on the internet, get rebuked for it and then delete their comments?
If you weren't willing to stand behind your comments why did you post them in the first place? This is some weak ass revisionist behaviour.