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Maybe, in democratic countries at least the people in charge might feel some more pressure to do something (or make it look they are doing something etc)
by sgillen 8y ago
Maybe, in democratic countries at least the people in charge might feel some more pressure to do something (or make it look they are doing something etc)
- gibybo 8y agoIt might be optimistic to think that people will recognize the real cause. Politically it can be pretty effective to simply blame the disastrous effects on the policy of your opponents regardless of what the scientific evidence says.
- sgillen 8y agoYeah I am trying to take something optimistic away from this. Im just hoping that at least some sizable minority of the voting populace starts to see climate change as the cause for some of their problems and start voting accordinongly. I think we are seeing this a little bit(in the US at least) republicans on the coasts are starting to soften on climate change[1]. [1] https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/08/02/republicans-inch-towards-action-on-global-warming https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/08/02/republica... (apologies if you don't have access to the article)
- craftyguy 8y agoOr, in the US, blame something else, criticize the overwhelming data in favor of it, or generally be complacent until your career in politics is over.