I read this and thought that the rest of the article would make as much sense. Boy, was I wrong.
Does anyone with any common sense think that there is another way? This virus is mutating beyond control and the current treatment just allows those who are infected to spread it further.
Quarantine, not kill, those infected. When those people inevitably die, it has not been spread further.
Yes, it's pretty cold, but until there is a cure, this is the way to handle it.
OK, on the real topic of forest thinning. These activists need to pick up a machete and a chain saw and clear out the fire hazard themselves - or shut the hell up.