I wasn’t even planning to talk about the flooding in Guizhou, China.
Not because I didn’t care.
But because honestly, I already knew how it would go.
Flood hits? The Chinese government moves.
Troops are deployed. Firefighters activated. Boats, drones, medics, engineers all on site.
Tens of thousands of people get evacuated. Food, shelter, and clean-up follow within 24 hours.
It’s efficient. It’s collective. It’s predictable.
I’ve lived along the Yangtze River for years. Floods happen all the time.
And so do fast, organized rescue operations.
This time in Guizhou's Rongjiang County, it was no different:
China’s Guizhou Flood Response by the Numbers
Location: Rongjiang County, Guizhou
Rainfall: Over 600mm in 3 days, 24-hour peak of 255.9mm
Flood Level: Over 11000 cubic meters per second flow rate, 50-to-70-year flood level
Evacuated: 91000 plus people in two phases
Deaths: 6
Personnel: Thousands of PLA troops, armed police, firefighters, militia
Rescue equipment: Boats, drones, excavators, medics, mobile kitchens
Relief funding: 100 million yuan (about 13.8 million USD) from central government
Emergency shelters, sanitation, power repair, and food supply deployed within 72 hours
This isn’t just a rescue. It’s a system. And that system works because it's built to move fast and scale big.
Meanwhile, Texas Is Drowning
And what did the US government do?
More than 100 people died.
Some estimates say 160 plus were missing at one point.
And still, the official response felt patchwork.
US Texas Flood Response by the Numbers
Location: Kerr County and Central Texas
Rainfall: Up to 460mm in 48 hours
Flood Level: Catastrophic flash floods in rivers and urban areas
Evacuated: Several thousand (no central reporting)
Deaths: 100 plus confirmed, with more missing
Personnel: About 2200 deployed by state
Federal aid: FEMA activated after 3 days, only in some counties
Funding: Disaster declaration released limited grants and loans, not direct military or logistical aid
No flood sirens in Kerr County. Many residents had no warning
Mexico sent rescue volunteers while ICE agents kept arresting migrants elsewhere
Thoughts and Prayers Don’t Save Lives
Texas officials blamed unforeseen conditions.
White House officials called it God’s will.
But when you can send ICE agents to arrest people, and you cannot send boats to save your own citizens, that is not unforeseen. That is neglect.
Who Really Showed Up?
You know who did show up?
Mexico.
Mexican teams crossed the border to help rescue Texans.
While at the same time, ICE agents were still detaining other Mexicans in different states.
The people risking their lives to save Americans are the same people America deports, cages, and demonizes.
So let’s be clear.
The good guys are not the ones in suits and flags.
The good guys are the ones in boats, pulling strangers out of floodwater.
And Where Were the Patriots?
Where were the Proud Boys?
Where was the Patriot Front?
Where were the Texas nationalists who scream about independence and honor?
Even those MAGA boat parade folks, the ones who love waving Trump flags on their fishing boats, calling themselves freedom defenders?
Where were they?
You have boats when it's time to show off. But not when it's time to save lives?
Not a single rescue. Not a single dollar.
All that big talk. And they vanished.
They are not patriots.
They are cosplayers with internet service.
Final Thought: This Was a Disaster but Also a Mirror
Natural disasters test infrastructure, sure.
But more than that, they test governance, values, and truth.
In China, when floods come, the country moves.
In America, when floods come, the people suffer and pray the government notices.
One of those models saves lives.
The other just saves face.
If this article pissed you off, good.
Now you know what it feels like to be told your life is someone else’s will of God.
Share this. Talk about it. Push back.
Because if you don’t demand better, no one’s coming to save you.
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