Incorrect. There were many military targets there. Lots of small manufactures producing guidance equipment for missiles and torpedoes. A big railway center that was at the heart of the German Army's transportation system. There's a book that goes into the details: "Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor, 2004. Lots of people fled to lots of cities, and they were all bombed.
I didn't say they were "aiming" at anything, only that the plants existed and were distributed throughout the city. That was a choice by the Germans, but it is not a war crime to go after them. Area pattern bombing was the only thing one could do under nighttime conditions. Were you not aware that cities were bombed in World War II, and the Germans started it?
If anyone actually watched the episode, this was very noticeable. Mel was very high strung and anxious for most of the interview. He only managed to relax for the last 30 minutes or so.
While it was certainly an entertaining and eye opening episode, I'd really like to see him back on the show sometime in the near future. He didn't articulate on some topics, especially for the first hour, as well as I might have hoped he would.
No one can blame him for that, certainly, trying to have an intellectual discussion on nuances of religion and mainstream media while he's worried about whether or not his house is burning down.
Green wood doesn't burn. It needs to sit dead for at least a year. If it's a bigger tree, it needs to be cut and split for a year,to get the moisture content low enough to burn.
In So-cal, "green" wood will burn because the fires often get very intense. I know from first hand experience in the 2007 wildfires. My home was burned, the jewelry in the bedroom melted, our truck's scorched frame was the only part that remained of it, and yes trees, scrub oaks mostly for the area, charred up and never came back.
But our shed, 200ft from our house survived with all of our junk in tact. I know the Santa Ana winds cause fires to quickly blow through an area. Sometimes patches of area are left unburned.
It's the highest heat output wood ..when the ash borers came in from chyna it killed every ash in mich Ohio...I cut mine down while infected burned it that winter
(It was if somebody had done this on purpose, it looked like Dresden!), Mel Gibson.
Dresden was on purpose. Fire bombing civilians and refugees who went to Dresden knowing that it was a safe city, no military targets were there.
Incorrect. There were many military targets there. Lots of small manufactures producing guidance equipment for missiles and torpedoes. A big railway center that was at the heart of the German Army's transportation system. There's a book that goes into the details: "Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor, 2004. Lots of people fled to lots of cities, and they were all bombed.
They were firebombing the CITY, not aiming for small manufacturing plants.
I didn't say they were "aiming" at anything, only that the plants existed and were distributed throughout the city. That was a choice by the Germans, but it is not a war crime to go after them. Area pattern bombing was the only thing one could do under nighttime conditions. Were you not aware that cities were bombed in World War II, and the Germans started it?
I guess he will be taking up residence in Costa Rica now...
It's only stuff. Correct.
yes it is only stuff, but many times it is memories/mementos that can not be replaced. memories are priceless.
Lost countless childhood photos and mementos to flooding years ago. You are correct.
We lost our friendly neighborhood in a fire once, and although ours was one of the few houses not burned, it seriously sucks.
If anyone actually watched the episode, this was very noticeable. Mel was very high strung and anxious for most of the interview. He only managed to relax for the last 30 minutes or so.
While it was certainly an entertaining and eye opening episode, I'd really like to see him back on the show sometime in the near future. He didn't articulate on some topics, especially for the first hour, as well as I might have hoped he would.
No one can blame him for that, certainly, trying to have an intellectual discussion on nuances of religion and mainstream media while he's worried about whether or not his house is burning down.
I like Joe Rogan but I can't watch him for 2 hours.
I love his attitude!!
twstalker - https://twstalker.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1877707445541175785
GP has his full interview: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/mel-gibson-reveals-14-5m-malibu-mansion-burned/
Usually when you have a natural wildfire, the trees are burning.
Green wood doesn't burn. It needs to sit dead for at least a year. If it's a bigger tree, it needs to be cut and split for a year,to get the moisture content low enough to burn.
I burn green wood all the time.
If you throw in some dry wood,you can burn a little but the creosote builds up very fast and then you get chimney fires.
Not a smart move.
Lots of people burn wood for heat,none of them burn wet wood.
I dont burn it in my woodburners or fireplaces. I have 80 acres. Im always burning brush and cleared trees.
Leaves don’t fall into that assessment.
In So-cal, "green" wood will burn because the fires often get very intense. I know from first hand experience in the 2007 wildfires. My home was burned, the jewelry in the bedroom melted, our truck's scorched frame was the only part that remained of it, and yes trees, scrub oaks mostly for the area, charred up and never came back.
But our shed, 200ft from our house survived with all of our junk in tact. I know the Santa Ana winds cause fires to quickly blow through an area. Sometimes patches of area are left unburned.
You can burn ash soon as you cut it
We didn't have any ash,when we burned wood and it doesn't look like ash in California.
What kind of creosote build up do you get anyways?
It's the highest heat output wood ..when the ash borers came in from chyna it killed every ash in mich Ohio...I cut mine down while infected burned it that winter
I'm guessing they do not have this in California.
No...it's a hardwood
That's right. All the trees in Southern California are all green and dripping with sap. Fire proof.
I saw a lot of trees with leaves, they don't usually have much sap.
I'm pretty much just guessing from 1,000 miles away. We should look at historic photos to see what happened in the past.
Why are the cars sitting on the city streets way more flammable than the trees standing right next to the houses?
Because gasoline, tire rubber, and upholstery are good fuel for fire.
But the cars are no where near the burning houses; they're sitting on fire proof asphalt streets.