When the deadly fires that killed a dozen people, destroyed thousands of homes, and caused an estimated $2.5 billion of destruction in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades, the instinctive reaction of the media and the Democrats was to holler “climate change.”

Now a federal trial in Los Angeles is revealing that the fires were allegedly set by a 30-year-old former Uber driver who was resentful of the rich and wanted to punish them for their sins.

Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested 17 months ago after authorities found extensive evidence he planned the fire. He even told federal agents that any person who started the fire did so out of resentment toward the wealthy enjoying their money as others were “enslaved.”

Rinderknecht’s trial isn’t getting much coverage – shocking! – but at least it’s showcasing the way left-wing elites have an asymmetric reaction to violence by progressives when you compare it to its mirror image on the right.