• Breve@pawb.social
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    23 hours ago

    There are thousands of other people in LA who don’t have “any amount of money” to pay to save their burning homes. I have sympathy for all of them and I’m sure they would all wish the same, but someone thinking they deserve better than everyone else just because they have wealth is immoral just on the face of it, no matter how “good” of a person they are otherwise.

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      22 hours ago

      I agree with you in principle. But I don’t think this tweet guy is saying everyone else’s house should be ignored in favor of his, instead it was more like “can I hire someone quickly to prevent damage to me and my neighbors”. I know people can make a lot of snap judgments about others on race, class, gender etc. I just don’t think it’s fair or just to do that.

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        22 hours ago

        Anyone capable and willing to fight fires in the Los Angeles area should be working with the proper authorities to maximize their efforts. This guy is asking for people to not do that and to benefit him instead.

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          22 hours ago

          Yeah, if I was in the area I’d help out and go with how the professionals and authorities are triaging the area. Triaging is super important in such situations.