What Will Happen to the Thousands of LA Fire Survivors?

Los Angeles, CA—thousands of sumptuous homes, once nestled together in some of the most idyllic neighborhoods, now lie in ashes. And the burning question remains: will these people rebuild? Let’s cut the fluff and get straight to it. The overwhelming majority of survivors—those lucky enough to have insurance or the financial muscle to purchase a new home—aren’t going to rebuild. Why would they? They’ve learned a brutal, smoldering lesson about the dangers of living under the rule of California’s Democrat politicians.

And let’s not forget, particularly for those in the entertainment industry, California is no longer a necessity. The internet has freed them from Hollywood’s chains, allowing them to create their Oscar-worthy content from Idaho, Texas, or wherever there’s low taxes and a governor who doesn’t use “woke” like a mantra. Even if they wanted to stick around, they’re facing years—yes, years—without water, electricity, functioning sewers, or basic businesses like grocery stores. Why wait for the mythical “rebuild” when they can grab their insurance payout and make a clean break? The state isn’t just losing 20,000 homes; it’s losing 40,000 of its most productive taxpayers.

If there’s one group who understands the abysmal failure of California’s so-called progressive policies, it’s the people whose homes have been reduced to cinders. They’ve been mugged—mugged beyond belief. And as the saying goes, the only thing more conservative than a lifelong liberal is a liberal who’s been mugged. Congratulations, California, your policy failures just created a whole new wave of conservatives.

Take Pacific Palisades, for example. This was once a paradise, a shimmering slice of heaven on the coast. And now? Reduced to rubble, thanks in no small part to Karin Bass, who somehow thought it was wise to defund the fire department by nearly $18 million while funneling even more into sanctuary city policies for illegal aliens. A paradise turned into Dresden, post-WWII, all in the name of progress.

And what about the uninsured? Those left behind have zero reason to try rebuilding their lives in a place that’s been obliterated beyond recognition. Their livelihoods are gone, their communities destroyed, and now they’re left staring at mountains of debris. Maybe Greta Thunberg can swoop in to tell us how many trees need to be sacrificed to clean up this mess and build back the neighborhoods that California politicians let burn to the ground.

Los Angeles will never be the same, and maybe—just maybe—that’s a good thing.