Seems legit actually. Everyone is all caught up in their $1000 phones, flat screen TVs, cable news, WiFi, chrome fridge, nice cozy ass bullshit life and forgot how to protect it. Buy a generator and some fuel next time instead, install a fireplace and have wood for a month, food etc.
Pro tip - if you run out of water just hit the neighbors water heater once they freeze to death.
"No one owes you or your family anything" - So then you wouldn't mind if them and those families stop paying taxes since if no one owes them anything, they don't owe the city anything either. How about that?
"It's not governments responsibility to support you in these times" - Then what's the point in pay taxes if it's not going to directly benefit them?
"The service owes you NOTHING" - Then why do you have a Public Utilities Commission that is funded by taxpayer dollars?
"If you don't have electricity, it's your responsibility to step up and figure it out" - Electricity is a little bit hard to come up with a game plan by yourself for that. They offer the service, people pay for that service, it's their responsibility to provide that service uninterrupted as you are paying for a service that isn't functioning.
"If you have no water you deal without it" - Uhhh, that's kind of something that's NEEDED. It's not like going without the internet for a few hours. Water is a basic need for people to SURVIVE
"Only the strong will survive and the weak will perish" - Yeah? Is that what you're telling the sick and elderly of your community?
"This is sadly the product of a socialist government" - Bro, you ARE the government. What the FUCK is the government there for if they're not working on a solution to the people that elected you to office to perform that function? And what does socialism have to do with ANYTHING that's happening?
"I'll be damned if I'm going to provide for people that is capable themselves" - Dude, you can't just HEAT a house off work ethic. Most homes in Texas don't have fireplaces. The fuck you want them to do? Get a 100 gallon drum and sit outside like hobo's?
"Quit crying and looking for a handout" - You're entire paycheck is a handout you fuck. The GOVERNMENT survives off handouts. Do your fucking job.
He's currently freelanced and looking for work! His current resume includes saying incredibly stupid things and pissing off entire cities to the point he is forced to resign!
Hope so, he is absolutely right, government is to represent the people, not babysit them. Imagine if a coronal mass ejection happened wiping out all power on the planet throwing us back to the dark ages, only the smart, strong and resilient would survive, and in TX we're only talking about a minor cold snap btw. Strong men bring good times, good times bring weak men, weak men bring bad times (you are here), bad times bring strong men, the cycle is repeating but all our comforts have turned a lot of people, if not most, in this country into wusses.
I dunno man, if he was "based" and a "true american" why isnt he "leaping into action" to help his fellow countrymen who are in need, who voted him into a position of power to direct public services where they are needed. Instead he is just saying fuck you I got mine. If i found out my neighbors didnt have heat and water I would be busting ass to help anyway possible. Not sitting in my cozy mansion on twitter. Dude is supposed to be a leader. He sounds like a fucking ignorant pussy.
His political instincts are the equal of his spelling.
In some irony, .. his own failures to know, on one side, what is Actually behind Texas' power outages, and, on the other side, how to read the political landscape, will make current-mayor as far as he ever goes.
He is Telling them to stop making govt bigger and companies more powerful by relying on them solely and not yourself. Whethet in Maine or cali or now Texas, i always had food, water, plans for the "What If's".
The plan was not "govt save me and keep getting bigger so you will be able to save me from everything anytime". That gives up your freedom and gives them power.
Sp can they now tell you where to live? Because you may make them go save you by living where they don't want you to?
Slippery slope. Sounds like socialism.
Freedom of YOU being responsible for YOU, not a govt.
That is not what he is saying at all. No where in that rant did I interpret anything even relating to your interpretation. Absolutely intellectually dishonest to come to that conclusion. Police? fire dept? public roads? public utilities? slippery slope, sounds like socialism. Fucking retarded.
It is, in many ways. Kept at a community level it isn't necessarily bad, but it burdens at every step and as you force it on others, it is socialism. If indont want your crappy school and bloated PD, i cant opt out. Try not paying for your bad govt services. Nope. Socialists will call the police or shut you off from society.
People are forced by the government to "outsource" their energy needs. I don't know what's gayer: the government forcing people to be reliant on them and then shitting on them for it, or you cheering them on. People pay for electricity! If someone pays you, in THIS COUNTRY, then you are in fact responsible for providing to them. If this asshole believes half of what he says, then he'd resign his office and kill himself in recognition of every biweekly "handout" his weak self took from the people he now wants to forget exist.
That bite came a bit faster than you anticipated since he's no longer the mayor. He was told to resign because the city was out to lynch him for the shit he just said.
He's right, he just expressed it badly. Yes, the government and the utilities need to fix the problems, as they are paid to do. However, in the meantime, people need to handle their own issues. I have 2 family members in Texas with no water and no power. It has been out for days, and who knows when it will be fixed. One member is safe, with all 6 of his kids. He had firewood, bottled water, batteries, blankets, and food stored. The other member is on his phone complaining on FB. He has nothing on hand to make his life better, including firewood. They live 20 miles apart, and he can't get out to the other's house, and he is mad that his brother is doing okay through all this. Guess which one is the liberal with a new car?
Same here at my home. I’m in Texas. Liberal family all moved out. They have no power, they are running out of food and in panic mode. They are in Fort Worth. Meanwhile, I’m 30 minutes away in a rural area, have freezer full, batteries, generator, bottled water. I’ve gathered tons of firewood, and have snow shoveled in buckets to melt for other things. Prepared inside of house, pipes, window and doors. It’s common sense. Having a game plan and then a back up plan. Self preservation!.
To all you pussies talking about moving from your blue state to Florida. The man has some valid points. We have hurricanes regularly. We lose power for days and weeks at a time. If you have a well, no water.
Government will not save you. Your neighbors and church groups will get you through the first few days. You will live, be a little tougher, smarter and hopefully see the good in people and not the differences.
If you think the nanny state cares, you will learn and hopefully see why we don't like, trust or want big government.
Then why do his constituents pay taxes? Taxes that conveniently pay his salary. Seems like he wants anarchy. The county and city do owe us. We pay them for exactly this.
Seems legit actually. Everyone is all caught up in their $1000 phones, flat screen TVs, cable news, WiFi, chrome fridge, nice cozy ass bullshit life and forgot how to protect it. Buy a generator and some fuel next time instead, install a fireplace and have wood for a month, food etc.
Pro tip - if you run out of water just hit the neighbors water heater once they freeze to death.
Based Mayor....100% accurate response.
Based all the way out of a job for the shit he said here.
His city based him out to the bread lines since his bitch ass resigned.
And I’m sure his preparations have been made and he is safe.
Kind of like the fable of the “Ant and the Grasshopper”.....sounds like his city has a lot of grasshoppers.
We pay into social systems we expect to function reliably
Saying the electric companies don't owe us anything is the same as paying comcast and not being able to bitch when you have no internet
They owe us service
We paid them
Or are you forsaking ALL of capitalism
Let me break this down:
"No one owes you or your family anything" - So then you wouldn't mind if them and those families stop paying taxes since if no one owes them anything, they don't owe the city anything either. How about that?
"It's not governments responsibility to support you in these times" - Then what's the point in pay taxes if it's not going to directly benefit them?
"The service owes you NOTHING" - Then why do you have a Public Utilities Commission that is funded by taxpayer dollars?
"If you don't have electricity, it's your responsibility to step up and figure it out" - Electricity is a little bit hard to come up with a game plan by yourself for that. They offer the service, people pay for that service, it's their responsibility to provide that service uninterrupted as you are paying for a service that isn't functioning.
"If you have no water you deal without it" - Uhhh, that's kind of something that's NEEDED. It's not like going without the internet for a few hours. Water is a basic need for people to SURVIVE
"Only the strong will survive and the weak will perish" - Yeah? Is that what you're telling the sick and elderly of your community?
"This is sadly the product of a socialist government" - Bro, you ARE the government. What the FUCK is the government there for if they're not working on a solution to the people that elected you to office to perform that function? And what does socialism have to do with ANYTHING that's happening?
"I'll be damned if I'm going to provide for people that is capable themselves" - Dude, you can't just HEAT a house off work ethic. Most homes in Texas don't have fireplaces. The fuck you want them to do? Get a 100 gallon drum and sit outside like hobo's?
"Quit crying and looking for a handout" - You're entire paycheck is a handout you fuck. The GOVERNMENT survives off handouts. Do your fucking job.
I want this mayor!
GOOD NEWS!
He's currently freelanced and looking for work! His current resume includes saying incredibly stupid things and pissing off entire cities to the point he is forced to resign!
Coming to a city near you~
Hope so, he is absolutely right, government is to represent the people, not babysit them. Imagine if a coronal mass ejection happened wiping out all power on the planet throwing us back to the dark ages, only the smart, strong and resilient would survive, and in TX we're only talking about a minor cold snap btw. Strong men bring good times, good times bring weak men, weak men bring bad times (you are here), bad times bring strong men, the cycle is repeating but all our comforts have turned a lot of people, if not most, in this country into wusses.
Based AF, true American and right, dont sit around waiting, be a man a leap into action
Yeah, he's based all right.
But he's no longer based out of the Mayor's Mansion. He's based out of the bread lines since that faggot resigned over the stupid shit he said.
I dunno man, if he was "based" and a "true american" why isnt he "leaping into action" to help his fellow countrymen who are in need, who voted him into a position of power to direct public services where they are needed. Instead he is just saying fuck you I got mine. If i found out my neighbors didnt have heat and water I would be busting ass to help anyway possible. Not sitting in my cozy mansion on twitter. Dude is supposed to be a leader. He sounds like a fucking ignorant pussy.
IDIOT SAID WHAT?????
When things get back to normal, that will come back and bite him in the ass.
His political instincts are the equal of his spelling.
In some irony, .. his own failures to know, on one side, what is Actually behind Texas' power outages, and, on the other side, how to read the political landscape, will make current-mayor as far as he ever goes.
He said stop making government job to take care of you. Period. It isnt their job, stop outsourcing your responsibility.
He says this as he collects a salary paid by tax dollars while telling his tax paying constituents to fuck off.
He is Telling them to stop making govt bigger and companies more powerful by relying on them solely and not yourself. Whethet in Maine or cali or now Texas, i always had food, water, plans for the "What If's". The plan was not "govt save me and keep getting bigger so you will be able to save me from everything anytime". That gives up your freedom and gives them power. Sp can they now tell you where to live? Because you may make them go save you by living where they don't want you to? Slippery slope. Sounds like socialism. Freedom of YOU being responsible for YOU, not a govt.
That is not what he is saying at all. No where in that rant did I interpret anything even relating to your interpretation. Absolutely intellectually dishonest to come to that conclusion. Police? fire dept? public roads? public utilities? slippery slope, sounds like socialism. Fucking retarded.
It is, in many ways. Kept at a community level it isn't necessarily bad, but it burdens at every step and as you force it on others, it is socialism. If indont want your crappy school and bloated PD, i cant opt out. Try not paying for your bad govt services. Nope. Socialists will call the police or shut you off from society.
Sounds like you should go live with the Amish.
People are forced by the government to "outsource" their energy needs. I don't know what's gayer: the government forcing people to be reliant on them and then shitting on them for it, or you cheering them on. People pay for electricity! If someone pays you, in THIS COUNTRY, then you are in fact responsible for providing to them. If this asshole believes half of what he says, then he'd resign his office and kill himself in recognition of every biweekly "handout" his weak self took from the people he now wants to forget exist.
Odd. I thought some people live off grid or have supplemental power. I think we CHOOSE to allow the control because it is easier.
Don't act thick. Many people have no choice. And still, I'd be pissed if the services I paid for weren't rendered.
That bite came a bit faster than you anticipated since he's no longer the mayor. He was told to resign because the city was out to lynch him for the shit he just said.
He's right, he just expressed it badly. Yes, the government and the utilities need to fix the problems, as they are paid to do. However, in the meantime, people need to handle their own issues. I have 2 family members in Texas with no water and no power. It has been out for days, and who knows when it will be fixed. One member is safe, with all 6 of his kids. He had firewood, bottled water, batteries, blankets, and food stored. The other member is on his phone complaining on FB. He has nothing on hand to make his life better, including firewood. They live 20 miles apart, and he can't get out to the other's house, and he is mad that his brother is doing okay through all this. Guess which one is the liberal with a new car?
Same here at my home. I’m in Texas. Liberal family all moved out. They have no power, they are running out of food and in panic mode. They are in Fort Worth. Meanwhile, I’m 30 minutes away in a rural area, have freezer full, batteries, generator, bottled water. I’ve gathered tons of firewood, and have snow shoveled in buckets to melt for other things. Prepared inside of house, pipes, window and doors. It’s common sense. Having a game plan and then a back up plan. Self preservation!.
I bet his house is nice and warm, and he has a fountain in his living room
He resigned.
Fuck yes
To all you pussies talking about moving from your blue state to Florida. The man has some valid points. We have hurricanes regularly. We lose power for days and weeks at a time. If you have a well, no water.
Government will not save you. Your neighbors and church groups will get you through the first few days. You will live, be a little tougher, smarter and hopefully see the good in people and not the differences. If you think the nanny state cares, you will learn and hopefully see why we don't like, trust or want big government.
Funny how he says the weak will perish then goes directly to talking about God. What a load of shit. Kek.
He skated near a few views I share, but mostly I want to take a Louisville slugger to him.
Yeah he's not wrong.
Then why do his constituents pay taxes? Taxes that conveniently pay his salary. Seems like he wants anarchy. The county and city do owe us. We pay them for exactly this.
Also, this Mayor? Yeah, he's not the mayor anymore.
He resigned because of this shit.
Unfortunately, or Virtually "Colorado City mayor resigns, responds to his controversial Facebook post" https://ktxs.com/amp/news/local/colorado-city-mayor-resigns-after-controversial-facebook-post