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.

Sorry, no, yeah, you’re right. It IS the lizard people deciding.

Next you’re going to tell me electric cars are good for the environment!

Tbh they'd be ok if only we hadn't had the covid jags, but as it is those radio transmitters in my nipples play merry hell with the government controlled charging points.

I suppose you also think that politicians are here to serve the people too? 🤪

Yes, spot on. I truly believe that too.
However, I don't need to see so much footage on my news to keep believing that, nor to plant trees, use less fuel, recycle food waste and to consume less.

Over 120 killed in the recent earthquake in Tibet but the media has been fairly quiet about that.

How many people have died so far in the Los Angeles fires? 10/11?

The media control what they want you to be upset about.

What a shockingly insensitive post, shame on you. One of my good friends lost their house. They are not rich celebrities but everyday people with 3 small children. Absolutely heartbroken for them and everybody else whose lives have been forever changed by these fires.

So what is chosen to be reported, and why? You haven't said.

Why you think? So we can argue like this rather than see the BIGGER picture.

Christ alive. Please tell us what the bigger picture is.

I have no idea without you saying what you think is the bigger picture? I might agree with you! But without you saying what you mean, who knows?

As for you, and your mate, it’s honestly quite worrying that you felt so upset about my original post that stated that media bias is a thing (FACT), that the news is never transparent, and that all human suffering is a tragedy that you felt the need to do all of this?! Out of all the posts on here that’s the one you felt so triggered by?! The planet is honestly screwed, and climate change is the least of our worries with attitudes like yours. Maybe it’s the covid jab gone to your head 🤷🏽‍♀️

Yeah prolly.

The bigger picture is that the world’s run by malign lizards and only MumWifeOther can see what’s real, sadly she’s limited to posting about it on mumsnet. No worries, Elon will save us.

Same for you. Seek help for all the weird hatred in your heart.

That is NOT true. David Icke can see them too.

FWIW they're hiding behind bad news, which it is.
Meanwhile back at the ranch babies are neglected, abuse and rape under our very eyes, old people are uncared for and can't put their heating on or they go hungry.
The working population are struggling to keep a roof over their heads , working their asses off and can't have families because they can't afford to. There's little joy left. Education health and social care, NHS and their staff are treated like cheap labour as in the public sector and in hospitality our country is becoming poorer by every fiscal year. It's a sham. Politicians are not worth their weight in air. Corruption and greed ain't got nothing to tell us except they've spunked the economy.
A good time to bury bad news I guess. (I won't mention policing being cut back yet again following another teenager being stabbed, and another. It's lawless society just like in a crime drama).
Sad times for our population.
What do we do? Nothing.

why do people rely on the tv news to say what the news is, surely its better to use the news sites themselves
?

Homes in California aren’t flimsy - there are strict building regulations due to earthquakes. Timber framed houses are actually quite strong. A lot of North American homes are built that way. Canada for example builds this way and has extreme weather of sub zero degree weather in the winter and 30+ degree weather in the summer - what you do find is well insulated houses that are cooler in the summer and more insulated in winter. Not very country in the world builds brick houses to a British standard.

Because Gaza used to fall under the british mandate which was split when the British Government, post war, gave Israel (the original sized one) to a new Israeli government

(Sorry but anybody questioning something like this clearly doesn't know the history & yes it should be reported on here in the same way as if we had split new Zealand/Australia & they were now at war following a 70+ year conflict with each other - you can always choose to ignore or follow the war in Syria instead)

Americans better get used to it . They make up 5% of the worlds population and consume 25% of the worlds resources. They are climate change deniers who have voted in a monster. They are not prepared to alter their lifestyles to help the planet in any way. They idolise their cars and the average American walks 350 yards a day .
Their level of consumption is staggering. Sympathy for Paris Hylton ? Have you seen “ The Bling Ring”

I do have some empathy for people losing everything but until America wakes up and accepts their role in these disasters then things are guaranteed to get worse.
The same goes for the rest of the world by the way.
As for the poor Palestinians in Gaza , they are being bombed into oblivion by a murderous Israeli regime wholly aided and abetted be America. Go figure as the Americans would say.m

I wonder if there would have been the same reaction if this had been another Boxing Day tsunami?

It doesn’t matter if it’s a rich row of houses in LA or a poor row of houses in Gaza. Devastation is just that and humans in immediate distress deserve empathy.

Is this the best you have to offer ? Crude vulgar language ? There is plenty of other news if you even bother to look . This is a major event and many of us have friends and family in the area .

Don’t paint all Americans with the same brush ! I am an American but live in the UK . Actually, British as well now . All my family clare very much about the environment . My brother has an Environmental Science degree . None of us voted for Trump . All my family are fit and healthy . Your commentary is uneducated and just plain wrong . I think you would find most Californians do not fit your small minded view of what the USA is . Yes , too many not so well educated people bought in to the Trump Agenda and were influenced too much by the falsehoods of social media and Fox News . It was a slim majority by the way . Yes we all need to pay more attention to the environment . Best is to start at home ! I look forward to voting in the next UK elections to do my part .

He was not whining about the medals he left behind . He said he was grateful he grabbed his dog which was more important and was grateful to have survived . What is with peoples listen comprehension ? So many twisted interpretations here . There is plenty of other news and if you want the latest on Gaza try using a search engine . You will find it !

excellent post. I spend a month of my time in the US every year. I love it there and would live there if I could but I feel the UK news is too US centric.

And yes the lack of coverage about Sudan is awful.