The 'eat the rich' response to the LA wildfires is ugly

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-13 01:54:04 | Updated at 2025-01-13 05:06:21 3 hours ago

The 'eat the rich' response to the LA wildfires is ugly
MSN ^ | January 10, 2025 | Debbie Stowe

Posted on 01/12/2025 5:44:07 PM PST by DoodleBob

Online coverage of the celebrities whose houses have burnt down in the horrendous Los Angeles wildfires this week was met by a dismaying but predictable symbol: the laughing emoji.

Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Adam Brody are among the stars reported to have lost their Californian homes in affluent neighbourhoods of the city, like Pacific Palisades.

James Woods even broke down in tears on CNN describing the destruction of his property.

But while some of the people posting comments on social media extended compassion, what sympathy could be found was muted – along the lines of ‘It’s sad, but what about others who are not rich and famous’ – and overshadowed by a deluge of schadenfreude.

‘Awwww poor rich people,’ wrote one follower of the BBC News Facebook page. ‘Lol good, zero sympathy for rich celebs,’ added another.

Can you imagine losing your 4th house! Must be hard. Thoughts and prayers,’ posted a third.

There were many ironic references to setting up Go Fund Me campaigns, while some of the responses claimed that the LA celebrities lamenting the burning of their properties were responsible for their misfortune.

‘Meh, hard to feel sympathy for those who create and benefit from the policies that result in these kind of disasters,’ said one Facebook user.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: schaudenfreud; wildfires

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Thank you very much and God bless you.

I am not joyful about the fires.

But I can’t recall seeing this level of sympathy for the Hurricane Helene victims.

1 posted on 01/12/2025 5:44:07 PM PST by DoodleBob

To: DoodleBob

But I can’t recall seeing this level of sympathy for the Hurricane Helene victims.

My 90 year-old MIL is in WNC. She finally got an indoor room on New Year's eve. It's temporary, but it's warm and has food.

2 posted on 01/12/2025 5:48:57 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)

To: DoodleBob

Yep- or the peopel of NJ, hawaii, or palestine usa, or or or

3 posted on 01/12/2025 5:49:25 PM PST by Bob434

To: DoodleBob

4 posted on 01/12/2025 5:50:24 PM PST by chuckb87

To: DoodleBob

I have no sympathy for any liberal who got what they voted for.

To: DoodleBob

A lot of it here on FR.

For [Pilot] knew that for envy they had delivered [Jesus].

Matthew 27:18.

Envy turns people into murderers.

6 posted on 01/12/2025 5:51:15 PM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)

To: DoodleBob

its only ugly for the criminal liberal media because these are rich liberals.

7 posted on 01/12/2025 5:53:41 PM PST by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)

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