After hanging out with real estate moguls, Smokey Bear has 'evolved' his stance on wildfires, deciding they're not *all* bad. Apparently, destruction has a 'nuanced role' in healthy ecosystems, especially for those who profit from it.

<p>WASHINGTON—Admitting that his prior beliefs regarding conflagrations had been formed out of ignorance, longtime U.S. Forest Service icon Smokey Bear issued a statement Monday claiming that his views on wildfires had evolved. “You have to understand, when I was coming up in the ’40s, these fires were talked about in an almost entirely negative context, [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/smokey-bear-claims-views-on-wildfires-have-evolved/">Smokey Bear Claims Views On Wildfi...