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Kerr county didn't balk at the cost of flood sirens. Biden sent them 10 million dollars for this exact purpose, and they refused to spend it, because it would have let the federal Democrats do something useful for their constituents. [1]

> "Accepting the ARPA money and putting our County under existing and future executive orders would federalize us and make us all slaves."

These people are certifiably insane.

The 10 million did eventually get spent on new police radios and bonuses for the sheriff's department. [2]

[1] https://www.chron.com/news/article/kerr-county-flood-funds-2...

[2] https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/texas-kerr-county-co...

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When a state like Texas is so gerrymandered that no political competition is really possible, and ignorance is celebrated, why would be surprised that ignorant people elect stupid people to govern them?

I’m sure that they claim to “back the blue” while refusing to put the communications tools that keep them safe in place as well.

What people of this ilk have done to our nation makes me sick.

This reads like an exaggerated parody. It is unfathomably depressing that it is the actual state of affairs :(

The parody comes in when we actually try to talk about and address these issues, and morons proclaim we're using flood victims death's for our political gain.

For many, politics is a team sport. Something so detached and imaginary. When the Giants lose, your house stays intact. They don't realize politics DOES affect their day-to-day lives.

They vote for something for it's consequences, while simultaneously wishing to be exempt from said consequences. It's classic self-destructive behavior.

They would cut off their nose to spite their face. Look around, half the people in the country have this same level of brainrot.

"Insane" is much too mild a word. "Sociopathic" is slightly better, but still not specific or intense enough.

Kerr county and the state of Texas murdered those people with politics. This is just one of the dangers of rejecting expertise in favor of demagoguery.

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