Obviously there are the climate change denialists who think “global elites” have paid actors setting forest fires around the globe, but there are also reputable people saying this. When I hear arson, I hear a person starting a fire with malicious intent. Are there really massive numbers of malicious firestarters around the globe, or does arson also cover things like recklessness/carelessness, like if I burn trash in my backyard or start a campfire on the woods and it gets out of control?
Yeah that's the major issue. They do this vigilante anti-homeless fire starting and then say "see the homeless people start fires, they deserve to be eliminated." After years of organizing in unhoused encampments I know that most encampment fires in my area are not the fault of the people who live in those encampments. Some are, but most are not