In a recent post, titled “Dresden in Los Angeles and Our Confederacy of Dunces,” which has amassed more than 1.2 million views as of Monday, Hanson delivered a fiery critique, calling out California’s leadership for its role in the disaster.
In the viral post, he drew parallels between L.A.’s destruction and the devastating firebombing of Dresden during World War II, suggesting that poor governance and misplaced priorities have left the City of Angels vulnerable to catastrophe.
“Los Angeles is burning,” he wrote, “and the derelict people responsible are worried that they are found out as charlatans and empty suits.”
He then lambasted key figures, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), for deflecting responsibility.
“The dam buster Nero Newsom made his accustomed fiddling appearance and then split,” he noted, accusing the Democrat governor of opposing critical infrastructure like reservoirs and forest management while shifting blame to “climate change or Trump.”
Mayor Karen Bass also came under fire in Hanson’s critique, as he accused her of “DEI-ing in Uganda” despite warnings of dangerous conditions in L.A.
“Out of sight, out of mind,” he wrote.
Hanson pointed to her decision to slash $18 million from the city’s budget, suggesting that funding diversity programs instead of wildfire prevention contributed to the crisis.
He also criticized L.A.’s first female fire chief, Kristin Crowley, for focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion over preparedness, calling out her boasting of hiring “70 percent of her force as either nonwhite, or nonmale, or nonbinary” instead of prioritizing response times or preventive strategies.
Turning to President Joe Biden, Hanson accused the Democrat leader of having “talked instead about himself — in this case, his new great-great grandson and the miraculous salvation of his grandkid’s house” rather than offering meaningful solutions to the crisis.
The conspicuous absence of Vice President Kamala Harris prompted Hanson to recall her opportunistic appearances during Florida’s flooding crisis in 2024.
“Nowhere was the [Los Angeles] resident to be seen,” he noted, adding that she seemed focused on a “multimillion-dollar freebie junket.”
According to Hanson, the wildfire crisis was a culmination of policy failures.
“The leftwing voters who enabled them are getting angry over the inferno that their chosen politicos green-lighted,” he insisted, calling out what he described as the hypocrisy of those who support these leaders.
The matter comes as the Golden State’s leadership faces mounting criticism for prioritizing performative policies over practical solutions to pressing crises.
As Breitbart News previously reported, the LAFD used their “time and funds to attend LGBTQ Pride events and to hold Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training seminars,” leading to backlash as the department struggles to fight devastating wildfires.
Additionally, a review of the LAFD’s 2022-2023 budget, shared by Libs of TikTok on X, revealed more than $1 million spent on DEI initiatives and recruitments, while Bass cut nearly $20 million from the fire services budget for the current fiscal year.
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.
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