The modern-day chaos playing out in Los Angeles is now so aptly dubbed “HELL.A.” As wildfires rage and citizens grapple with loss, it’s impossible to ignore the larger, systemic issues that stoked the flames long before the first spark hit dry brush.
Let’s get one thing straight: no one deserves the suffering wrought by disaster. But disasters, especially those of this magnitude, don’t exist in a vacuum. They are magnified by poor decisions, misguided priorities, and a refusal to confront reality. In LA, that reality is a city—and a state—crippled by policies born of what can only be described as a destructive, almost cult-like belief system.
It starts at the top, where leadership seems more concerned with virtue-signaling than managing the fundamental safety and well-being of its citizens. Mayor Karen Bass, a paragon of this woke ideology, embodies this perfectly. Faced with warnings of potential catastrophe, she jetted off to Ghana for a diplomatic charade that served no purpose other than bolstering her progressive credentials. By the time she returned, LA was in flames, her response riddled with incompetence and a stunning lack of urgency.
Then there’s the budgetary betrayal. In a city where wildfires are a known threat, Bass thought it wise to slash $17.6 million from the Los Angeles Fire Department to redirect funds toward programs that coddle an increasingly dangerous homeless population. It’s an all-too-common tale: defund essential services, shift money toward performative policies, and feign surprise when calamity strikes.
Gavin Newsom isn’t off the hook, either. He slashed $150 million from California’s wildfire prevention budget, a glaring contradiction to his loud proclamations about climate change. And let’s not forget his obsession with banning gas-powered cars by 2035 while “misstating” wildfire prevention efforts by a staggering 690%. This is leadership? No, it’s theater—an elaborate act to appease the eco-zealots within his base while ignoring tangible, pressing threats.
Animation shows how the Palisades Wildfire has progressed through Los Angeles.
It’s still going and there are other wildfires burning too.
Gavin Newsom is responsible and must resign. pic.twitter.com/iWt5UUhffH
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 12, 2025
Even the environment isn’t safe from this lunacy. The delta smelt—a 3-inch fish—has become a symbol of California’s warped priorities. To protect this tiny creature, Newsom denied LA critical water supplies, leaving the city high and dry when reservoirs ran low. What kind of logic sacrifices human lives and infrastructure for a fish? The kind driven by a blind devotion to ideology.
LA’s fires are just one manifestation of the larger problem. This same ideology is at work in cities across the nation, and the results are always the same: chaos. Chicago is America’s murder capital, New York’s subways are now a dystopian nightmare, and Philadelphia leads the nation in overdose deaths. The common denominator? Leadership steeped in a “woke” doctrine that prioritizes optics over outcomes and leaves ordinary Americans to pick up the pieces.
Los Angeles didn’t have to burn this way. The destruction we’re witnessing isn’t just the work of nature—it’s the result of years of negligent governance, reckless spending, and misplaced priorities. The woke religion has transformed what should be a public service into a self-serving crusade, leaving taxpayers to suffer the consequences.
🚨JD Vance on the wildfires:
“Some of these reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years. The fire hydrants are being reported as going dry while the firefighters are trying to put out the fires. There was a serious lack of competent governance in CA.”
pic.twitter.com/dNSRQJ1qUW— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 12, 2025
It’s time to reject the bad ideas that have taken root in cities like LA. Common sense, accountability, and traditional values—like focusing on public safety and functional infrastructure—must take precedence over ideological zeal. The fires should be a wake-up call, not just for Los Angeles but for all of America. Our streets are burning, our cities are crumbling, and we can’t afford another day of this madness.
