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#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe

2025/1/27

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Rick Caruso

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Rick Caruso: 作为前洛杉矶水电部和警察委员会主席，我认为这次火灾是可以避免的。六年前布伦特伍德发生火灾时，我就指出布伦特伍德和帕利塞兹之间有40年的灌木丛没有清理，这是一个潜在的威胁。此外，在火灾季节期间，一个主要的蓄水池被停止使用也是一个糟糕的决定。我认为，市长和其他领导层没有做好充分的准备，需要为此负责。将关键部门政治化也是一个错误，例如让非工程师担任洛杉矶水电部的负责人。这些失误导致了人员伤亡和家园被毁，我对此深感痛心。 Sam Harris: 我也认为这次火灾暴露了政府的无能。如果能回到过去，我会想办法让Rick Caruso担任市长。现在重要的是我们如何重建，如何利用这次机会让洛杉矶成为一个更好的城市。我担心许多富人认为应对政府无能的唯一方法就是少交税，但我认为我们需要更好的治理，而不是更少的税收。

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This chapter analyzes the causes of the severity of the LA fires, focusing on the role of mismanagement and lack of preparedness. It discusses the predictable nature of the fire, the impact of decisions like taking a reservoir out of service, and the failure of leadership in responding to the crisis.

40 years of unaddressed brush between Brentwood and the Palisades
A main reservoir was out of service during peak fire season
Delayed response time of fire trucks
Failure of leadership at multiple levels

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Sam Harris speaks with Rick Caruso about the Los Angeles fires. They discuss how mismanagement may have contributed to the severity of the fires, who’s to blame, the practice of private firefighting, rebuilding and the future of L.A., how DEI fueled public cynicism toward government, the ethics of having immense wealth, philanthropy, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe).

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#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe