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IMO a large part of the failure to deal with this problem has to do with political cowardice on the part of the left. Sometimes if you're just honest with peopl
by alistproducer2 10y ago
IMO a large part of the failure to deal with this problem has to do with political cowardice on the part of the left. Sometimes if you're just honest with people as opposed to constantly trying to sugar coat, lie, or guilt trip people things go better.
It's truly baffling to me that dim-witted local politicians can constantly convince local populations into tax increases and blowing up of local coffers to build sports teams new stadiums when they already have functional ones. On the other hand you're telling me it's impossible to sell a tax that is going to be used to literally save the world?
- cmrdporcupine 10y agoIn the west there is almost no "left" left. A classical socialist or radical left response to this crisis would be entirely different: "we need a planned economy." The modern simpering liberal "left" just moans about carbon offsets and sign a few non-binding international agreements, and continue things as usual.
- jbattle 10y agoTake a look at this survey Yale did: http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ycom-us-2016/ http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/yco... The found that even though large %'s of americans believe the climate is changing, a relatively small number (nationwide) think it will actually affect them personally. Aside from CA/FL/TX and a few other scattered points, people think they will escape the coming changes unscathed
- chasing 10y ago> IMO a large part of the failure to deal with this problem has to do with political cowardice on the part of the left. The LEFT? http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/10/04/the-politics-of-climate/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/10/04/the-politics-of-climat...