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Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame. (www.nbcnews.com)

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The finger-pointing escalated this week as some Republicans argued that a major utility company run by Democratic appointees has “woke” policies on diversity and tree-trimming that are the causes of customers’ woes.

There’s bipartisan and widespread consensus that Nashville Electric Service, which serves the city as well as surrounding counties, mishandled the storm, struggling to mobilize enough workers and equipment to quickly clear fallen trees and restore service.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

You're the one who doesn't know how any of this works. Haven't you ever heard of an arborist? They even have a professional standards organization that offers certifications and everything.

More to the point, the article references this interview where somebody from the electric company apparently describes their pruning standards. If you think such standards don't exist, explain WTF you think is going on in the interview!

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 1 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago) (1 children)

That's someone describing an occupation that they have no idea about. Arborist is the step above journeyman tree trimmer. There are specific rules about what an Arborist is allowed to do vs. what a regular tree trimmer is allowed to do. Mainly working within certain distances of powerlines. Kinda like how EMT Paramedic is the step above EMT Basic. There isn't anything "woke" going on in tree trimming. Just like there isn't anything "woke" happening at paramedic school.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

Okay, I don't think you understand the point I was making.

I'm not saying I think there's anything "woke" about tree trimming, or that having certified arborists who know what the fuck they're doing is somehow a bad thing -- the notion is ludicrous.

What I'm doing is explaining why they (Republican morons) claim there's something "woke" about tree trimming (i.e. explaining the kernel of truth that they're twisting out of proportion to form the basis of their lie), and how they're wrong.

Going back to the beginning, you wrote...

"He seems to be saying it’s a Democrat value to do things wrong on purpose?"

....and I was explaining how, although that's what the Republican moron might claim, it's ass-backwards compared to factual reality.

What he's actually saying is that it's a Democrat value to do things right on purpose, and complaining about it. That's an even more insane and broken mentality than you gave him credit for.

To continue your EMT analogy, it's like if Republican morons were bitching and moaning that trained paramedics were a thing, and wanted ambulances to be staffed by quacks doing bloodletting and trying to balance bodily humours instead. (Which, with RFK Jr. in charge, probably isn't far off!)