[warglebargle]

doesn’t really matter what the problem is attributed to when not enough is being done about either way (at least in the case of the US, can’t speak for Germany)

I'd be all for attributing it to not sweeping forests well enough if that actually got the funding to start seriously combating the issue, it’s a positive feedback loop that needs to be mitigated

[JohnWhigham]

No, how about we be honest with ourselves first as to what the real root cause is? Answering "Yes, but...climate change!" to "Is the cause actually due to poor forestry management over the past 50 years?" doesn't actually solve anything.

[gjsman-1000]

If it is bad forestry management, we can fix that and it's much easier to hold the people responsible for that job because it's a defined role that they failed at. Compared to how much climate change will supposedly cost us to fix and that it's much more arguable who is responsible for what...

[warglebargle]

part of the plan for mitigating climate change is better forest management…

[gjsman-1000]

Not hopeful in that, because it wasn't like California did good forest management with what we knew, but there were better strategies available. They did bad forest management, even compared to what we already know, and somehow they're going to do what they should have done already...

[warglebargle]

this is the problem… “california didn’t do this” “it’s not X it’s Y” - meanwhile forests burn; we’re going to die arguing. I’m going to go call my congressperson and end this frivolous argument! no offense!

[warglebargle]

Nothing has been done about “poor management” either so why exactly does it matter? Blame it on me for all I care, just convince half of congress do actually do something