To not want to hear any more about the Californian fires

[Viviennemary]

For a start I do feel a lot of sympathy for folk who have lost everything in those fires. But what is the point of telling us night after night about the devastation these fires are causing, we can't do anything about it nobody can. And America is a rich country and can afford to rebuild. Unlike Gaza where folk have been left with nothing, and hardly had much in the first place.

Well said @Princessconsuelabananahammock9

@Mustard3 maybe look at other sources

You're not unreasonable, I think the UK and to be fair many other countries consume an unhealthy amount of news about the US.

Regardless of the cause, please try and have a little empathy for all who are suffering in the world right now, not just the ones you deem worthy.

Well said

The people of California didn’t vote in a terrorist organisation to govern them nor did they murder their neighbours.

To be fair to the OP the images of devastation in California also reminded me of the images of Gaza.
Hopefully there will be far far fewer deaths, injuries and trauma in California.

Atrocities are happening across the world. Considering the atrocities happening elsewhere, Gaza has received a lot of coverage - why Gaza has more attention than, for example, Sudan, is probably a contentious point. Do you have any thoughts to share about the Maghreb? Or the Uighurs?

But if atrocities are taking place somewhere, does that mean nothing else can be discussed?

I don’t watch the BBC so can’t comment on their coverage specifically but they fire is massive news and I’m expecting it to be even after the inauguration. Things in the UK are wet and cold so seeing a fire somewhere warm and dry is a little surreal but this is climate change in action. If politicians have been skimping on measures that would save lives then shame on them. (I’m not sure of the details but lots of accusations of this on SM)

I hope that the emergency services are able to remain safe and save as many pets and humans as possible. There will be ordinary people deeply affected by this disaster and I hope that they will get help - both financial and practical. It is scary that insurers stopped insuring property in that area only a few months ago.

There’s plenty of Brits in the US as well as people who have ties to the place through work and family. I think that they will want coverage. I want less of the which famous person had to flee their home and more of what is happening to the ordinary people and firefighters. Do they have infrastructure like they do in states where Tornadoes are common? Is Biden sending resources ?

We should have left “what about Gaza? “ in 2024. What is happening there is horrific but there’s horrific stuff happening elsewhere too and highlighting those issues doesn’t take away from the atrocities of Gaza. Weren’t those people saying “What about Ukraine? “ Using Gaza to score points is shallow behaviour.

WTF have I just read........?

Have you actually read my previous post as compared to YourCrispyBalonz
who 'doesn't give a F about a few fires in la la land' ??

Yes, this is exactly why it's big news.

Wow what a nasty, unsympathetic person you are. What if it was YOUR house that was burning down? Wouldn't you be devastated...?

It's a distraction pushed by the media to divert from the imminent financial collapse caused by the current government.

Well said! Reading this, and other threads on the subject, show just how ignorant and ill informed many of the general public are, especially about other countries.

"financial collapse" thats always been a risk, besides on the websites there are many news stories ?

its like people say this part of the news is too much but on the news websites themselves are many articles so its like whats the issue ? news is news

It's nothing to do with big houses

How would you feel if you lost everything that was important to you (bar family)

Insurance can't replace that

And because of the frequency of the wildfires, not everyone was able to be insured either - rich and poor

And you can be upset/concerned/aghast at more than one thing at a time

No, it hasn't always been a risk.
The shockingly short-sighted economic policies of the new Labour government have predicated a potential short and hard recession.

Your whataboutism is bs!
How many Palestinians is Israel holding on prisons, many of them children, many without charge
If you actually still believe that this is about hostages you're as ludicrous as your username!

2007–2008: Global Financial Crisis
2010–2012: Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis
2016: Brexit Referendum
2020: COVID-19 Pandemic
2022: UK Government Bond Crisis
2025: Debt Market Sell-off

I think it's an important story because it illustrates the impact of climate change. This will be happening in Europe in 50 years or less.

But some of the reporting is insensitive, given the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Just had to turn off the news as couldn't stand listening to the guy whining about losing his olympic medals in the fire...they are just things FFS...people in Gaza are losing their children every single day.

When is the world going to help the children of Gaza? That's the news we need to hear.

A friend has posted a video of the smoke clouds and it's horrific, her and husband are safe. However she did say that the air is not safe to breathe. Everyone is wearing masks.

What more do you actually want to hear about Gaza? The same thing is happening day after day after day, please tell me how seeing it every night helps anybody?

As for US news constantly on the TV. I'm in NZ and we see every flood, every big snowfall, every time the temperature reaches 30 degrees in the UK, which is far more boring to us as it's nothing we don't have here every year. These fires are huge, I really don't think many of you can grasp that.

it is interesting to think about the difference between the certain, predictable consequences of political actions and decision making that lead to bombing civilians unrestrainedly in their own beds for example, and the consequences of the same cultural norms and forces applied to places of peace and progress (as opposed to war). It's the same stuff. It's hard to know really which is more terrifying - the deliberate violence that we bear witness to and wave through, or the flood waters or fire we find ourselves in.