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I am not OP, but I believe the red herring they are pointing out is that maintenance of legacy systems by someone other than legacy maintainers led to disasters. Call it privatization, change, etc., the sentiment remains. As far as scapegoats relative to global climate change go, it is a relatively minor point that only focuses on reported issues (sharpshooter fallacy) and ignores the other evidence for climate change in favor of a minimal gish gallop of alternative hypotheses and tangents.



Ah OK, I guess the line of reasoning is that if the low water levels were due to low maintenance, then maybe there isn't really a drought.

Of course the enormous fires last year and the potential for a severe fire season this year suggests this line of reasoning is incorrect.

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