Have you seen photos of those fires in LA?! And yet, they say only 16 people have died. To have such a low fatality count must mean that somebody is doing something right.
But given such a low count, is it not possible that too much attention is paid to the LA fires? Or does that sound cruelly indifferent? Even one human death that is unnecessary is a tragedy, after all.
But if that is true, why have Americans been completely indifferent to the half million unnecessary deaths in Ukraine that their government is responsible for? That tragedy might be winding down, finally. But the American government is also largely responsible for the tragedy in the Mideast, which could get far worse.
But it's not just a matter of numbers, you say. The dead in LA are my countrymen. But are they? I don't consider the Left Coast to be my countrymen any more than Ukrainians or Gazans, and these latter peoples are suffering much more. It makes sense to focus on the greater evil.
I do feel for the dogs that have suffered. Perhaps there will a volunteer effort I can contribute to.
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