I was acting crazy in North America, and all the crazy people there took it seriously.

Chapter 106 You don't even offer disaster relief, how dare you... It's all because black people have magic.
The Sun's headline "Cats and dogs safe = great rescue" has puzzled many people like Mr. Smith, and moved many people like Mrs. Smith.

For our media colleagues, there's only one word: tense!

Who the hell would utter such nonsense!

Who could possibly produce such an outrageous report?!
But they didn't have time to laugh at The Sun, because America was too hot this summer, and there were "hot spots" everywhere!
Tulsaje!

Oklahoma fever!

Kansas heat!

The most powerful fire tornado still did not stop its advance, causing incalculable damage to the land it passed through!

Two and a half larger cities, and countless unnamed towns, were engulfed in flames, and countless residents watched helplessly as their homes and property were mercilessly consumed by the fire.

Vast areas of farmland, forests, and grasslands were also engulfed in flames, causing not only economic losses but also enormous damage to the environment. The thick smoke turned the sky over the entire central region yellow, and the air quality was extremely poor!

The fire is creating more fire by itself; it really does look like the gates of hell have been opened!
Logan has been "chasing the wind" and has witnessed all of this.

But what shocked him most was not the scale of the fire, but the near-total inaction of the state and federal governments.

He had assumed that the United States, with its growing national strength, would be able to demonstrate strong organizational capabilities in the face of a massive natural disaster.
Of course they do!
From prevention, warning, control, and firefighting to organizing evacuation and resettling disaster victims, serious government dereliction of duty occurred in almost every aspect.

Professional and specialized fire brigades are concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, lacking unified command; emergency plans are ineffective, and coordination among states is chaotic.

The most worrying thing is the early warning system. Often, government officials only find out how far the fire has spread through media reports.

Their beloved President Harding was even on a leisurely vacation—of course, no one would be so tactless as to mention that.

Compared to the American government a hundred years later, there was no fundamental difference.

Perhaps the only difference is that the current federal and state governments haven't yet reached the point where they "don't see disasters as disasters," and politicians aren't yet at the point of openly shrugging their shoulders and saying, "That's life!"

Oh, and the media hasn't quite reached the point where they can "see disaster as not disaster."

For example, The Sun, besides showcasing "true compassion in America," also launched a full-scale attack on the state government's inept handling of the fires—

Oh no, it's only when there's a performance that it can be called clumsy; they didn't perform at all.

"Looking at the whole world, your government may neglect education, health, and elderly care, but disaster relief is something it must take care of!"

"Disaster relief is the most basic responsibility of a government. If a government can't even provide disaster relief, does it deserve to be a government?"

"Our state government isn't even doing disaster relief, which makes me seriously doubt what they can do!"

"Oh, if shouting 'Fire is coming, everyone run for your lives' counts as disaster relief, then we really have to thank the state government for fulfilling its responsibilities..."

Once The Sun fired its shot, other newspapers naturally followed suit!
However, the Oklahoma state government, which was the hardest hit by the disaster, said it did not accept such unfounded accusations and suddenly arrested more than a dozen black people suspected of "arson".

A press conference was subsequently held, where the governor solemnly declared: "After investigation, this disaster was not a natural disaster, but a man-made one! It was caused by arson deliberately committed by Black radicals, a crime that cannot be forgiven!"

The press conference presented so-called "evidence"—

It is well known that the fire tornado occurred after the riots were started by Black people; and after the city was on fire, Black people escaped faster and suffered fewer casualties than white people.
The fire tornado had just struck Oklahoma City when the Black community began to flee...

(Huey: I was outnumbered, so I ran faster! As for Oklahoma City, they were planning a riot, but I gave them a warning because I saw the direction of the fire tornado! You guys didn't organize, is that my fault?)

The Oklahoma state government's attempt to shift blame was so infuriating that even white people laughed.

Do you think we're fools? We might believe it if Black people set fires and caused riots in the city, but to say that Black people unleashed a fire tornado like this... well, Black people must have magic!
It's unclear who first came up with this idea, but unexpectedly, the notion that "Black people have magic" spread far and wide along with the devastation of the fire tornado.

The ubiquitous charlatans in America seized the opportunity to make a big fuss.

They claimed that "Black people gained the power to control nature through a deal with the devil! Those fire tornadoes weren't natural disasters, they were black magic!"

"It was a Black wizard who summoned a fire demon to destroy white cities!"

There were also charlatans who published detailed analyses in newspapers of how Black people summoned fire demons through "voodoo rituals."

Even some white pastors claimed in their sermons that "only by praying to God can we fight against the evils of dark magic!"

In several Midwestern states threatened by the "divine fire," panicked white residents quickly accepted this explanation.

With the state government's tacit support, media opinion began to shift.

After all, what's more interesting than criticizing "Black magic" than criticizing the government?
Oklahoma newspapers are calling for the arrest of all suspected Black people and their interrogation regarding their alleged involvement in dark rituals.

Kansas newspapers suggested that the government "consider temporarily restricting the freedom of movement of Black people until the investigation is complete."

Some extreme newspapers have even clamored for sending all Black people to the front lines of the fires to fight them, "so that they can extinguish the flames they have summoned with their own bodies!"

Even the New York Times, thousands of miles away, published an editorial: "Whether or not magic was used, Black people bear an undeniable responsibility for this disaster..."

This wave of "magical clashes" characteristic of the times silenced Logan, who was enthusiastically criticizing the state government!

Shit, this works?

Logan wasn't the only one who was deeply captivated.

For example, Mr. Smith of Chicago, take a look at the Sun on the left—

The latest issue of The Sun reports that the firefighters who previously rescued a cat have pulled another burned kitten from the ruins of Oklahoma City and named it "Phoenix," symbolizing "the American spirit shining in the fire!"

By the way, the fire department also found a blackened Stars and Stripes flag in the rubble, which The Sun hailed as "proof of the resilience of the American spirit!"

Looking at the other newspapers on the right, one headline reads, "Black man uses magic to summon fire demon to destroy white world!"

For a moment, he couldn't tell which was more abstract.

Holy crap, America is beyond saving, just destroy it already!
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(End of this chapter)