No atheists in the foxhole

[bill_schubert]

An oft repeated and ridiculous statement but one that came to mind at the end of this rather extraordinary article in ProPublica about the Megafires in California.  The problem isn't politics this time but human nature and history.  And money and the for profit everything that results in fire retardant drops scheduled for when people can record them for the news rather than when they will do the most good.

The most jarring phrase in the article was when discussing the  

What is the disaster scenario that finally causes us to alter in a meaningful way our relationship and response to fire? The answer: something along the lines of a megafire taking out San Diego. 

The implication of the story is things are not going to change, there is no power to change them UNTIL, not unless, UNTIL one of the major cities in California burns up in a fire like the one going on now.  

But the last line is what made me create this section:

As Ingalsbee said, “You won’t find any climate deniers on the fire line.”

Yeah, buddy.

Comments

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I started to address that but it's a whole other entry. You are right.

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

I wish I wasn't