White supremacists and MAGA livestreamers are using the wildfires to solicit donations, juice social media engagement, and recruit new followers.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    412·
    3 days ago

    “Disaster tourism.” It’s like when people would set up picnics on hills above Civil War battlefields and have a jolly good time watching men shoot each other.

    There is something fundamentally wrong with America at its core.

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      4·
      3 days ago

      In the early 20th century, postcards of hangings and lynchings were popular collectible items.

    • guillem@aussie.zone
      8·
      3 days ago

      I don’t disagree, but in Spain similar stuff happened with Valencia’s floods. The common denominator is the far right.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        33·
        3 days ago

        Do you think caring, well-meaning people were the ones having those picnics? The far right is America.

        • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          I can’t imagine a person’s mental state that thinks The screams of horror and pain really sets a Great picnic mood.