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Obviously there are the climate change denialists who think “global elites” have paid actors setting forest fires around the globe, but there are also reputable people saying this. When I hear arson, I hear a person starting a fire with malicious intent. Are there really massive numbers of malicious firestarters around the globe, or does arson also cover things like recklessness/carelessness, like if I burn trash in my backyard or start a campfire on the woods and it gets out of control?

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[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a non sequitur. Climate change has nothing to do with how wild fire start. It doesn't matter how it starts, climate change makes wild fires more common and worse. Very dishonest people pretend that the argument is climate change causes wild fires by making things so hot they burst into flame.

Also there are different degrees of arson. Intentionally setting a field on fire can be third degree arson. Setting someone's house on fire to kill them is first degree arson.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Very dishonest people pretend that the argument is climate change causes wild fires by making things so hot they burst into flame.

Anyone with half a brain would know that’s bullshit, and things burst into flames because they get hit by lightning.