California Wildfires - Huh. Apparently there is at least one useful Canadian.

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  1. Tuckerfan

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  3. Uncle Albert

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    No, it's because it's not YOUR shit being stolen.
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    I read yesterday that Paris Hilton donated $100,000.00 to wildfire relief.

    How GENEROUS :rolleyes:
    This chick has more money than god , more money than ALL the gods combined , and ALL she can contribute is a miserly cheapskate $100,000.00 :ua:

    That's blood boiling infuriating :mad:
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  5. The Original Faceman

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    Uh...I'm not sure I buy that stat. Maybe? But the perimeter of both the Eaton and Palisades fires include substantial rural and mountainous terrain. It's not like it's cutting straight through Los Angeles proper.
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    He said top of the list. Like Faceman said, you can criticize both.
    But I doubt you'd ever criticize the oil and insurance companies.
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    Punching down is "funnier".
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  8. Diacanu

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    That's what I come to expect from the swine.
    What boils my blood is the "liberal media" playing along with "awww, ain't she sweet? :wub:".
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    Spaceturkey cynicism isn't wisdom, it's surrender.

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    if it's been abandoned with the expectation it's going to get burned up, I don't give a fuck if some stragglers salvage it.
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  13. Uncle Albert

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    Oh fuck completely off with this apologism for thieving shitbags.
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  14. RickDeckard

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    It isn't yours either - although it is the destruction of your biosphere that leads to such events. And yet you choose to opine aggressively about one rather than the other, for reasons too obvious to mention yet again.
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  15. Crosis36

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    Uh-huh. Any comments on your blatantly fake assertions about what caused the fire?
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  16. Uncle Albert

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    Deflecting with irrelevant bullshit. :dayton:

    People who would steal from one person will steal from anyone. A society that tolerates stealing in one case will tolerate it in another.
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  17. Uncle Albert

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    I doubt there was any one cause.

    That does nothing to refute the fact that arsonists have been caught.
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  18. RickDeckard

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    The cause of the fire and those responsible for that is not less relevant than the petty crime that results from it, you gigantic clown.
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    Better to apologize for assholes running over protesters.
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  20. Uncle Albert

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    And you articulate this by rambling about the biosphere? :rolleyes:

    Just come out and say it. "Oil companies caused wildfires, therefore stealing is ok. :blink: "
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    You doubt?
    Well, if an expert like you thinks so...
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  22. RickDeckard

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    No, stealing is not okay and perhaps you should practice what you preach about lying.

    The primary cause of the fire is the effects of burning fossil fuels on the biosphere. That isn't irrelevant to the topic of the fire, nor does talking about it constitute "rambling", or whatever other excuse you want to use to justify why you choose to address largely inconsequential secondary events rather than that very large elephant in the room.
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  23. Uncle Albert

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    So I can't condemn thieving shitbags until I fix climate change. Got it.
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  24. Crosis36

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    You will say anything to avoid admitting climate change is a thing.
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  25. RickDeckard

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    No, that's another of the lies that you claim to dislike.
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  26. Uncle Albert

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    Wrong again, buckwheat. Stop arguing strawmen.
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  27. Uncle Albert

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    Did you or did you not pull a "Leave thieves alone and talk about climate change! :weep: "
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    He did not. He said it was secondary.
    Talk about liars.
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  29. Uncle Albert

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    Oh suddenly you care about vetbatim accuracy when commenting about other people's posts. Fucking hypocrite douchebag.

    He accused me of disregarding climate change because I dared fault thieving coward shitbags without mentioning the environment. It's a dishonest tactic that does not merit this much attention.
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  30. Crosis36

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    So here's Rick's comment:
    Emphasis mine. Top of the list, as in, he prioritizes the bigger picture.
    You, however, will never admit that the fire are mostly due to climate change which the oil companies put all their money into underplaying.
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