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Re:Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western ... by tayo42 on Thursday August 05, 2021 @07:46PM (#28081525)
That's a disingenuous way to interpret this. nothing in that article is denying that forrest management is a problem. There's even a quote in there where Newsome acknowledged that is part of the problem. That admin wanted to do everything they could to down play climate change anyway they can. People were talking abuut forrest management before Trump said we need to rake our forrests in 2020 this was a big thing after the fires in 2017
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Re:Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western ... by systemvoltage on Thursday August 05, 2021 @09:12PM (#28082137)
From the article:

> "Please respect, and I know you do, the difference of opinion out here as it relates to this fundamental issue ... of climate change,” Newsom said.

I don't see this as a disingenuis way to interpret it. Summarizing - OP's point is that we ridiculed previous administration for suggesting that forest mismanagement played a larger role in California fires. Newsom, as quoted above, was suggesting that Climate Change is the primary reason.

No where in the article does it say that previous administration only blamed forest mismanagement. They said that likely the larger role is played by forest mismanagement.

Furthermore, Newsom claims "Fundamental" issue. Meaning, it is the (sole?) basis for forest fires.

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Re:Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western ... by tayo42 on Thursday August 05, 2021 @10:03PM (#28082494)
Right before that line

During a briefing with Trump, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told him forest management is an issue, but "climate change is real, and that is exacerbating this."

And it's true, Winters are drier summer is hotter. Trump is ridiculed because he talks like an idiot and denies climate change.

No one denies that forrest management is a problem. it was a huge blaming thing for a couple years because the federal government actually maintains most of it. Remeber all of this?

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Re:Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western ... by systemvoltage on Friday August 06, 2021 @01:38AM (#28083683)
I am not defending Trump which you appear to be arguing for. I agree that Trump says the most ridiculous things.

All I am trying to do is to stay somewhat objective. I clearly recall how the entire media instantly discredited him for mentioning forest mismanagement.

I've seen time and again as a liberal how we get into mob thinking and seldom criticize ourselves or look at things objectively.

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Re:Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western ... by tayo42 on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:10AM (#28083855)
Your misrembering then. He was ridiculed for sounding like an idiot when he talks, and also being responsible for the land he criticized.

back in 2016 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-managing-its...

He's criticized for being an asshole https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/11/politics/california-wildfires...

https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/trump-again-misunderstands...

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