This is largely driven by suckers that have been herded into groups that can’t think for themselves.
They will be destroyed.
The herders will move on to another haven, be it nation or gated community.
A poster of some repute told me something like that a few days ago. I guess I’m a bit of a pollyanna because I think that no sane person would intentionally start a conflagration.
But maybe the conflagration is the objective.