Quote from: REI fail to see  how  Hubbert's data and charts and the reasons articles are published blaming homeless people for fires are the same.  Even as an analogy this doesn't work.
RE

Simple logic. Some people can't STAND the idea of the real answer....it contradicts some closely held belief. Therefore they create their own. As it can't be the fault of the fine rich folk involved, or the lousy efforts of local politicians in trying to mitgate in advance a massive and not unexpected conflagration, they want and need a story that sounds better.

Exactly the same as peak oilers who went hook, line and sinker for the accuracy of Hubbert's work. They can't talk about his work holding up anymore as his prognostication went one way, and both US and world oil went another. Something else needs to be thrown into the mix. I referred to it previously as the "but but but" routine...as excuses are the order of the day in such situations. Marion COULDN'T HAVE been wrong...therefore we fill in all the blanks for him. Like rich folk overbuilding in a known fire disaster zone are just victims of....can't be bad decisions and lousy politicians cutting fire fighting budgets...it must be the homeless! But but but!  Belief in a thing can be powerful, to the exclusion of the reality itself. Them homeless people's be da villians!

All quite logical. I seriously doubt that you missed the implied link...after all...Toyota didn't go bankrupt back in 2008...but with age and malaise and fewer limbs....memory is allowed to be more....selective.  ;)