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Why is forest fires in quotes?

[MERIT]

I was intimating that they were not naturally occurring forest fires.

Frown, there is nothing that I can say or show you that will convince you. I could walk in your house soaking wet holding an umbrella and you would argue with me that it's not raining outside.

Most of the damning images and videos are not found on sites that you, specifically, would deem reliable. What would it benefit the mainstream media to show such images when it would hurt the lies and false narratives that they are spewing?

Frownland

1. So that's a no on reliable sources, then.
2. To further your analogy to reflect this scenario, I can also see sunshine pouring in through the windows and have seen the rain several times before whereas you've only seen it on newscasts.

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Frownland

Doesn't have to be mainstream to be reliable, just well-sourced.

Do you do your reporting based on how it will affect the lies and false narratives that you're spewing? As they say, the thief thinks that everyone steals.

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Exo

This isn't a good point to attach to your views though since like only 15% of forest fires are started naturally(Lightning strikes). The rest are cause by humans either directly or indirectly but not in the crazy ways you're suggesting.

Look man. I'm not trying to jump on the train but why does everything have to be a conspiracy with you?

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Frownland

For the ego boost of "I toda so."

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Exo

Maybe.My friend does this too. Although not as passionate and "informed" as our bud Merit. He's always the first one to offer another theory on something even when it's pretty cut and dry what happened. I think it's an urge to be different than others. My friend is a great musician and a decent artist. He's always trying to be unique and throw out a perspective that he can really only call his own. That and an overwhelming urge to be correct all the time. It's almost like an inferiority complex.

If you have to constantly stand up and shout "I'm special", well, how special are you?

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Frownland

Ngl, the urge to be right is a big part of what leads me to embrace journalistic and scientific standards in being a skeptic. But it's also because I don't trust anyone, not even myself. Especially not myself.

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Key

Fair nuf

DwnWthVwls

If you wanna blame forest fires on anything blame it on fire suppression. These forests are biologically "designed" to burn as part of their lifecycle. Preventing them from burning to protect the surrounding real estate from smoke and minor fire damage has lead to insane fires due to massive understory growth providing literal tons of flammable material.

I can try and find some of the work and calculations I did in college regarding the topic (as related to the NJ Pine Barrens) if you're interested. It has the second highest risk for catastrophic fire in the country behind Cali.

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