Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers, according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal matters.

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    14 hours ago

    I also hope that people who don’t share my political views lose all their possessions in a natural disaster. Oh wait, no I don’t because I’m not a dickhead.

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      It isn’t about disagreeing politically, I disagree with friends of mine politically. It’s about the fact that they go out of their way to hurt others and cause suffering, and they think it’s fine.

      I’m not OK with that because I’m a human being that cares - sorry you don’t understand that.

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        So which is it? Do you only want people to lose their homes who

        go out of their way to hurt others and cause suffering

        Or

        purposely move[d] to Texas to support Texas politics

        because it sounds like you’re moving the goalpost now.

        Let me help you out friend, there is only one struggle, the class struggle. When you parrot billionaire talking points like that it’s the working class’ fault because we all chose from their rigged choices, or didn’t vote at all, or are a victim of decades of cradle to grave propaganda you help the billionaires keep us divided.

        I really hope you can see beyond whatever culture war tactic is being used to divide us and stop spreading hateful messaging like working class people should lose their homes.

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          I don’t disagree with the necessity of a class war.

          But when people like this inhibit progress towards a class war, they will be removed as a hurdle and I will absolutely be happy about it. There is nothing wrong with that.