One of the first things most people do when something bad happens is try to place blame. It has always been that way, and it is still that way with the Los Angeles wildfires.
A number of theories are associated with the LA fires, and undoubtedly more conspiracy theories will continue to show up as the weeks go by. One person who is responsible for one of those theories is Mel Gibson.
The 69-year-old actor said that his home in Malibu was lost. He was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast when he said that his home was destroyed by the fire.
After revealing that his multimillion-dollar mansion had been ‘completely toasted’, he went on to say that the loss was devastating and emotional. We can understand where that would be the case.
He said: “I’ve never seen such a complete burn. It is obviously devastating, it’s emotional. You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff. I lived there for about 14, 15 years, so it was home to me.”
He also appeared on a show on Fox news, and began speaking about a conspiracy theory. Some of these conspiracy theories can get very close to the edge and even Gibson admitted that this one was ‘insane’.
He said: “I know they were messing with the water, letting reserves go for one reason or another. They’ve been doing that a while. California has a lot of problems that sort of baffle the mind as far as why they do things.”
He then went on to ask some rather pointed questions, such as: “Is it on purpose?” And “Do they want the state empty?”
He said that he knows he is prone to concocting the sort of horrible theories, in his words, but then said: “I can make all kinds of horrible theories up in my head, conspiracy theories and everything else, but it just seemed a little convenient that there was no water.”
“And that the wind conditions were right and that there are people ready and willing and able to start fires,” the actor said. “And are they commissioned to do so or acting on their own volition? I don’t know. But they seem pretty well equipped these people that they are catching.”
The interviewer said: “Well, now there’s already talk. And we played a couple of soundbites. Of re-imagining the way rebuilding occurs.
“And obviously, there’s a great need for high-density housing in California and across the country. That’s a big push by the climate folks. And you’re already hearing rumblings of that. In this case, like goodbye single-family homes. Hello high-density housing!”
Many in the comments felt that Gibson was way off base. Perhaps the is still reliving his movie, Conspiracy Theory. At any rate, there is always a degree of truth in any theory, but when they get too far out there, they become difficult to chase.
