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[–] FlashMobOfOne 36 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My thoughts as well.

It's the wildfires. They don't want to pay more in taxes to hire more firefighters, at least that's what makes sense to me.

It's still an abominably shitty thing and, IMHO, a human rights violation too.

[–] Warl0k3 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It's at least a volunteer program, they aren't directly forcing people to fight the fires. A lot of people, the prisoners included, consider it a way of repaying their debt to society. I'm pretty sure I don't agree with a great deal of the situation in which it exists, but I do think that if I was in prison, being able to to something, feel like I still matter, would be some comfort.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I assure you that's not what it feels like.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

That must be nice for you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They don't want to pay more in taxes to hire more firefighters, at least that's what makes sense to me.

california is like richer than most countries in the world. dnc and its upper class base is more rotten that i had thought. no wonder 15 million democrats don’t want to vote for these cronies.