this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2026
53 points (100.0% liked)

Chapotraphouse

14417 readers
465 users here now

Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.

No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer

Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The disembodied voices of his grandparents announced "it's okay Pedro", speaking from the end of the tunnel.

top 13 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] huf@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

that light at the end of the tunnel? that's right. another wildfire!

[–] JimLarkin@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The Ka-32 helicopters, which can precisely drop up to 4 tons of water and work perfectly in the mountains, are now simply sitting unused on the ground. Due to EU sanctions, it is forbidden to supply spare parts for these machines, and Russian experts are banned from entering the country to maintain them.

[–] space_comrade@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

Can't any EU country build some fucking helicopters then? God the EU is such a fucking mess.

[–] Test_Tickles@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, I've read that the fires are so hot that the water evaporates before it can reach the flames

[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

just let the fire win at that point, you've been outmatched

[–] Tychoxii@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

there's light at the end of the tunnel

the light: blob-on-fire

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not from Spain so I can't know for sure, but I feel their government is close to what social democracy can achieve with the best possible intentions. Unless you mobilize the working class and tear down the foundations of capitalism, any government no matter its intentions can't do shit if it means that capitalists get to lose, you must let the wildfires rip so the capitalists don't turn you into another Allende overnight

[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

Unless you mobilize the working class and tear down the foundations of capitalism, any government no matter its intentions can't do shit if it means that capitalists get to lose

Tbf the reason Spain and much of Europe have the degree of social democracy that they do owes to the fact that they had a bloody good go at tearing it all down. Universal healthcare, social security et al are the concessions that were made to win the peace after the fascists won. The original PSOE were gangsta

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Shoutout to good intentions's commitment to high quality accessible public transportation to hell.

[–] orlando@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

so they're relying on the private sector to donate firefighting equipment because god forbid they could spend money to save lives.

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Then it comes to be that the soothing light

At the end of your tunnel

Was just a freight train coming your way

Don't worry youse guys you can't have any more fires after everything is burnt

Smokey the Bear, but he's having a lil' siesta