德州严寒天气加上大规模断电，科罗拉多市市长发推告诉居民“自己顾好自己”，引起争议而引咎辞职
Colorado City mayor resigns, responds to his controversial Facebook post
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因Facebook上一篇有争议的帖子而受到批评，博伊德周二下午在做出回应时承认辞职。
正文翻译
COLORADO CITY, Texas — Colorado City Mayor Tom Boyd has resigned.
科罗拉多市市长汤姆·博伊德辞职。
Boyd acknowledged the resignation Tuesday afternoon while responding to criticism he received for a controversial Facebook post.
因Facebook上一篇有争议的帖子而受到批评，博伊德周二下午在做出回应时承认辞职。
因Facebook上一篇有争议的帖子而受到批评，博伊德周二下午在做出回应时承认辞职。
Tuesday morning, Boyd voiced his frustrations about residents who he said called him to complain about power and water outages.
周二上午，博伊德表达了他对当地居民的不满，他说，他们打电话给他，抱怨停电和断水。
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周二上午，博伊德表达了他对当地居民的不满，他说，他们打电话给他，抱怨停电和断水。
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"If you don’t have electricity, you step up and come up with a game plan to keep your family warm and safe," Boyd said. "Get off your ass and take care of your own family!"
博伊德说:“如果没有电，你就应该站出来想出一个计划，维持你家人的温暖和安全。……少来了，好好照顾你自己的家人!”
博伊德说:“如果没有电，你就应该站出来想出一个计划，维持你家人的温暖和安全。……少来了，好好照顾你自己的家人!”
Tuesday afternoon, Boyd posted another message.
周二下午，博伊德又发了一条信息。
周二下午，博伊德又发了一条信息。
"I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves," said Boyd. "I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used!"
“我不想伤害老人或任何真正需要帮助的人，并不是让他们自生自灭，”博伊德说。“我只是想说，那些明明有能力却懒得站出来自力更生的人不应该得到施舍。我为这样的话和一些措辞道歉!”
“我不想伤害老人或任何真正需要帮助的人，并不是让他们自生自灭，”博伊德说。“我只是想说，那些明明有能力却懒得站出来自力更生的人不应该得到施舍。我为这样的话和一些措辞道歉!”
Boyd said he had already turned in his resignation and did not file a ballot application to run in May.
博伊德说，他已经递交了辞呈，也没有登记五月竞选的投票程序。
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博伊德说，他已经递交了辞呈，也没有登记五月竞选的投票程序。
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"Please understand, if I had it to do over again, I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descxtive," said Boyd.
博伊德说:“请理解，如果可以重来一遍，我一定会守口如瓶，如果真要说的话，我也会用更好的措辞，更生动的描述。”
博伊德说:“请理解，如果可以重来一遍，我一定会守口如瓶，如果真要说的话，我也会用更好的措辞，更生动的描述。”
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下面是原贴的全文：
No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local governments responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim, it’s your choice! The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn hand out! If you don’t have electricity you step up and come up with a game plan to keep your family warm and safe. If you have no water you deal with out and think outside of the box to survive and supply water to your family. If you were sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your lazy is direct result of your raising! Only the strong will survive and the week will perish. Folks, God Has given us the tools to support ourselves in times like this. This is sadly a product of a socialist government where they feed people to believe that the FEW work and others will become dependent for handouts. Am I sorry that you have been dealing without electricity and water; yes! But I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone that is capable of doing it themselves! We have lost sight of those in need and those that take advantage of the system and mesh them into one group!! Bottom line, quit crying and looking for a handout! Get off your ass and take care of your own family!
Bottom line - DON’T BE A PART OF A PROBLEM, BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION!
“没人欠你或你的家人任何东西；在这样的困难时期，地方政府也没有责任支援你们！是沉入水底，还是奋力游水（成败全靠自己），你自己选择！本市本县，以及电力供应商，或任何其他服务机构都不欠你们任何钱！我受够了那些找我帮忙的人!如果没有电，你就应该站出来想出一个计划，维持你家人的温暖和安全。如果没有水，你就应该采取应对措施，想要活下来，就要跳出固有思维，并为你的家人搞到水。如果你因为自己没有力量，就坐在寒冷的家里，坐在那里等待别人来救你，因为你的懒惰是你生下来的直接结果!只有强者才能生存，弱者将会灭绝。朋友们，上帝给了我们在这种时候支持自己的工具。可悲的是，人们却相信一种社会主义政府的产物。他们让人们相信，只有少数人工作，其他人将依靠救济品过活。我很抱歉你们一直没有水电供应。是的!但如果我连那些有能力自己养活自己的人都要供养，那我就完蛋了!我们看不到那些需要帮助的人，以及那些利用这个系统，并将他们整合成一个群体的人!!底线是，别再哭泣，别再乞求施舍了!给我站起来，照顾好你自己的家人!
底线——不要成为问题的组成部分，而是成为解决方案的组成部分。”
Bottom line - DON’T BE A PART OF A PROBLEM, BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION!
“没人欠你或你的家人任何东西；在这样的困难时期，地方政府也没有责任支援你们！是沉入水底，还是奋力游水（成败全靠自己），你自己选择！本市本县，以及电力供应商，或任何其他服务机构都不欠你们任何钱！我受够了那些找我帮忙的人!如果没有电，你就应该站出来想出一个计划，维持你家人的温暖和安全。如果没有水，你就应该采取应对措施，想要活下来，就要跳出固有思维，并为你的家人搞到水。如果你因为自己没有力量，就坐在寒冷的家里，坐在那里等待别人来救你，因为你的懒惰是你生下来的直接结果!只有强者才能生存，弱者将会灭绝。朋友们，上帝给了我们在这种时候支持自己的工具。可悲的是，人们却相信一种社会主义政府的产物。他们让人们相信，只有少数人工作，其他人将依靠救济品过活。我很抱歉你们一直没有水电供应。是的!但如果我连那些有能力自己养活自己的人都要供养，那我就完蛋了!我们看不到那些需要帮助的人，以及那些利用这个系统，并将他们整合成一个群体的人!!底线是，别再哭泣，别再乞求施舍了!给我站起来，照顾好你自己的家人!
底线——不要成为问题的组成部分，而是成为解决方案的组成部分。”
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第二个帖子的全文：
第二个帖子的全文：
All, I have set back and watched all this escalating and have tried to keep my mouth shut! I won’t deny for one minute what I said in my post this morning. Believe me when I say that many of the things I said were taken out of context and some of which were said without putting much thought in to it. I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves. I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used! I had already turned in my resignation and had not signed up to run for mayor again on the deadline that was February 12th! I spoke some of this out of the anger that the city and county was catching for situations which were out of their control. Please understand if I had it to do over again I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descxtive.
The anger and harassment you have caused my wife and family is so undeserved....my wife was laid off of her job based off the association people gave to her and the business she worked for. She’s a very good person and was only defending me! But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible. I admit, there are things that are said all the time that I don’t agree with; but I would never harass you or your family to the point that they would lose there livelihood such as a form of income.
I ask that you each understand I never meant to speak for the city of Colorado City or Mitchell county! I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore. I apologize for the wording and ask that you please not harass myself or my family anymore!
Threatening our lives with comments and messages is a horrible thing to have to wonder about. I won’t share any of those messages from those names as I feel they know who they are and hope after they see this they will retract the hateful things they have said!
Thank you
Tim Boyd(citizen)
“总之，我撤回之前的话，看着事态不断升级，我努力闭上我的嘴!我一点也不否认我在今早的帖子里说的话。相信我，我说的很多话都是断章取义的，有些话是没有经过深思熟虑就说出来了。我不想伤害老人或任何真正需要帮助的人，并不是让他们自生自灭。我只是想说，那些明明有能力却懒得站出来自力更生的人不应该得到施舍。我为这样的话和一些措辞道歉!我已经递交了辞呈，我也没有再次报名参加2月12日截止的市长竞选。我说这些话是出于愤怒，因为市里和县里发现了超出他们控制的情况。请理解，如果可以重来一遍，我一定会守口如瓶，如果真要说的话，我也会用更好的措辞，更生动的描述。
你们十分不应该把愤怒和骚扰倾泻到我的妻子和家人身上……我妻子被解雇了，包括她在协会的工作，还有她在公司的工作。她是个好人，只是在为我辩护!但是她因为我断章取义的话而被解雇了，这太可怕了。我承认，总会有人说一些我不同意的话；但我绝不会因此骚扰你或你的家人，让他们失去生计，比如某种形式的收入。
我要求你们每个人都明白，我从未想过要代表科罗拉多市或米切尔县发言!我是以一个公民的身份发言，因为我不再是市长了。我为这样的措辞道歉，并请你们不要再骚扰我本人和我的家人了!
用评论和信息威胁我们的生命是一件可怕的事情。我不会公布任何说出这些信息的人名，因为我觉得他们知道自己是谁，并希望在看到这些后，他们会收回他们说过的那些可恶的话!
谢谢！
蒂姆·博伊德（公民）”
The anger and harassment you have caused my wife and family is so undeserved....my wife was laid off of her job based off the association people gave to her and the business she worked for. She’s a very good person and was only defending me! But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible. I admit, there are things that are said all the time that I don’t agree with; but I would never harass you or your family to the point that they would lose there livelihood such as a form of income.
I ask that you each understand I never meant to speak for the city of Colorado City or Mitchell county! I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore. I apologize for the wording and ask that you please not harass myself or my family anymore!
Threatening our lives with comments and messages is a horrible thing to have to wonder about. I won’t share any of those messages from those names as I feel they know who they are and hope after they see this they will retract the hateful things they have said!
Thank you
Tim Boyd(citizen)
“总之，我撤回之前的话，看着事态不断升级，我努力闭上我的嘴!我一点也不否认我在今早的帖子里说的话。相信我，我说的很多话都是断章取义的，有些话是没有经过深思熟虑就说出来了。我不想伤害老人或任何真正需要帮助的人，并不是让他们自生自灭。我只是想说，那些明明有能力却懒得站出来自力更生的人不应该得到施舍。我为这样的话和一些措辞道歉!我已经递交了辞呈，我也没有再次报名参加2月12日截止的市长竞选。我说这些话是出于愤怒，因为市里和县里发现了超出他们控制的情况。请理解，如果可以重来一遍，我一定会守口如瓶，如果真要说的话，我也会用更好的措辞，更生动的描述。
你们十分不应该把愤怒和骚扰倾泻到我的妻子和家人身上……我妻子被解雇了，包括她在协会的工作，还有她在公司的工作。她是个好人，只是在为我辩护!但是她因为我断章取义的话而被解雇了，这太可怕了。我承认，总会有人说一些我不同意的话；但我绝不会因此骚扰你或你的家人，让他们失去生计，比如某种形式的收入。
我要求你们每个人都明白，我从未想过要代表科罗拉多市或米切尔县发言!我是以一个公民的身份发言，因为我不再是市长了。我为这样的措辞道歉，并请你们不要再骚扰我本人和我的家人了!
用评论和信息威胁我们的生命是一件可怕的事情。我不会公布任何说出这些信息的人名，因为我觉得他们知道自己是谁，并希望在看到这些后，他们会收回他们说过的那些可恶的话!
谢谢！
蒂姆·博伊德（公民）”
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This dude is the mayor of Colorado City, Texas.
Good fucking god they're fucked.
The utility troubles in Texas are 100% a failure of a bullshit free market system that completely isolated Texas from the surrounding states that could have helped it in this time of need, and emphasized profit over literally everything else.
"UTILITIES YOU PAY TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON OWE YOU NOTHING!"
I should say *was* the mayor. Not sure if he actually turned in his resignation before he posted this, but holy fuck.
Ahhhh Capitalism. 15 different types of ketchup but you're on your own if you want heat.
Good times. Goooooood times.
Since this blew up I'm gonna plug a mutual aid fund for the folks without power rn.
Please give what you can. These folks really need our help.
Also, as usual, Big Government steps in to provide aid to a state that was literally threatening secession two goddamn months ago.
Will the GOP learn their lesson? Hahahahahaha nope.
*sigh*
Oh this is a totally normal thing that a first world country would be experiencing.
这家伙是德州科罗拉多市市长。
天呐，真是个混账。
德州的公用事业问题100%是扯皮的自由市场体系的失败，这个体系将德州与周围的州完全隔离开来，而这些州本可以在这个需要帮助的时候帮助它，但他们强调利润高于一切。
“付钱用电，不欠你任何东西！”
我应该说是“前”市长，不确定他在发这条消息之前是否已经递交了辞呈，他妈的。
啊，这就是资本主义，他们可以提供15种不同的番茄酱，但如果你想要辣的，就只能靠自己。
好时代，真是好时代。
既然这事搞砸了，我要为停电的人设立互助基金。
请尽你所能。这些人真的需要我们的帮助。
而且，像往常一样，大政府介入了，为一个两个月前扬言要脱离联邦的州提供援助。
共和党会吸取教训吗?哈哈哈哈哈，不会。
叹息。
哦，对于我们这个第一世界国家而言，这是完全司空见惯的事情。
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Just to be clear, this group wouldn't know the free market system if jumped up and bit them on the ass. Annnddd there is some justice.
澄清一下，这群人是不会理解自由市场体系的，除非后者跳起来咬他们一口。
The only profit in wind energy and solar energy is selling the tax credits. There is no profit in green energy.
风能和太阳能的唯一利润就是税收减免。绿色能源没有任何利润。
He's gone now.
他现在下台了。
He needs to be gone.
他应该下台。
哈哈哈！我完全同意。但能源市场并不是免费的。
Couldn’t spell perish.
他连perish都拼不对。
So, Texas?
这就是德州？
I mean, his wife getting fired for defending him is brutal...
During a pandemic no less.
我想说他的妻子因为为他说话而被解雇了，这太残忍了……
至少是在疫情期间。
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She should get her unx to stand up for her job, oh wait she probably doesn’t have one... up by her bootstraps then! I’m sure she has six months savings set aside for emergencies like all Republicans.
她应该找工会给她的工作站台，哦等等，她可能没有工会……那就自力更生吧！我肯定她像所有共和党人一样，除了应急钱之外，还有6个月的积蓄。
Life comes at you fast.
报应来的真快啊。
Yeah! People just expect handouts. If the roads don’t work, be enterprising, build your own! Can’t get water? Dig a well—It’s perfectly simple if you’re able bodied and resourceful. You don’t read need electricity anyway, right? People who need others are lazy. And sad. So sad.
是啊！人们只想得到施舍。如果路不好走，那就努力上进，自己修路！没有自来水？挖井。如果你身强力壮，足智多谋，这很简单。反正你也不需要电，对吧?那些需要别人帮助的人都很懒。伤心。真是伤心。
I still don't "get" why someone like this would go into government. If you believe the government isn't supposed to provide things to people, then why take a job where that's the job descxtion?
我还是不明白为什么像这样的人会进入政府。如果你认为政府不应该给人们提供东西，那么为什么要接受这样一份工作呢?
But he called the fire department when his wife locked the keys in the truck at Walmart. Did the FD owe him that?
但当他妻子把钥匙锁在沃尔玛的卡车里时，他打电话给了消防部门。联邦政府欠他的吗?
ah yes, only "the weak" in the neighborhoods the utilities companies neglect and are w/o power
while "the strong" are coincidentally located in warm homes that still have power
nothing to look into there. it's all as God intended, obviously.
啊哈，是的。只有那些被公共事业部门忽视的人和没有权力的人才是“弱者”。
而“强者”恰好生活在依然通电的温暖房屋里，没什么好看的。很明显，这都是上帝的旨意。
This common refrain - referring to government help as “handouts” - drives me crazy. The government is funded by us, so that we can address bigger problems collectively. We’re not looking for handouts, we’re looking for a return on the money we’ve invested.
把政府的帮助称为“施舍”，这一常见的说法让我抓狂。政府是用我们的钱建立的，这样我们就可以共同解决更大的问题。我们不是在寻求施舍，我们是在寻求投资的回报。
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And those people paid for heat & electricity! The gas & electric dept needs to assist with the problem! No one is looking for a handout, they trying not to freeze to death!
而且这些人还付了暖气费和电费!煤气电力部门需要协助解决这个问题!没人想要施舍，他们只是不想被冻死!
This is a statement that F'ing DeathSantis would think (but not say) regarding COVID and Vaccines in Florida.
考虑到佛罗里达州的新冠疫情和疫苗情况，只有杀人医生会想（但不会说）这种言论。
As someone who pays property taxes in Texas (really), I would personally stop paying those taxes if "no one owes you or your family anything", beyond the fact that this is awful for so many other reasons.
作为一个在得克萨斯州交了很多税的人（真的），如果“没人欠你或你的家人任何东西”，我个人会停止交税。除此之外，这种言论非常糟糕，原因很多。
I knew he was right when I read "the weak will parish." The man is a damn genius.
当我看到“弱者只会灭亡”，我就知道他说得对。这家伙真是个天才。
Texas sounds like a great place to live......
得克萨斯州听起来是个非常宜居的地方……
Electricity producers in #Texas didn’t winterize their equipment because there were no regulations requiring it. So these generators failed in the cold weather.
But of course the right-wing pundits will blame windmills.
德克萨斯州的电力生产商没有对他们的设备进行防冻，因为没有规定要求这样做。所以这些发电机在寒冷的天气里失灵了。
但是右翼权威人士当然会指责风力发电机。
I’m in Midland Texas and it was zero degrees this morning and not going to make it out of the teens. Most of Midland does not have power. A total failure of the outdated infrastructure in Texas due to three Republican Governors with only two issues in mind- oil and guns.
我现在在德州的米德兰，今天早上气温是零度，十几岁的孩子们都扛不住了。米德兰大部分地区都没有电力。这是德州过时的基础设施的彻底失败，因为三位共和党州长脑子里只有两个问题——石油和枪支。
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Texas Governor Abbott is ordering people to stay home because of the weather and its not safe.
But he says if you do décide to go out please don't wear a mask because it hinders on your freedoms.
由于天气原因，德克萨斯州州长艾伯特命令人们待在家里，因为那不安全。
但他说，如果你决定出门，请不要戴口罩，因为这会妨碍你的自由。