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> Yes and no. My take is this: there's too much time and energy being put into why and who does or doesn't believe (it's human-made), and not enough focus is on

by flukus 8y ago

> Yes and no. My take is this: there's too much time and energy being put into why and who does or doesn't believe (it's human-made), and not enough focus is on "solutions" (to the higher waters). Often this distraction seems to be generated by politicians. The President of the United States thinks it's a hoax (from snopes https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-global-warming-hoax/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-global-warmin...): The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012 Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee – I’m in Los Angeles and it’s freezing. Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2013 NBC News just called it the great freeze – coldest weather in years. Is our country still spending money on the GLOBAL WARMING HOAX? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2014 Snowing in Texas and Louisiana, record setting freezing temperatures throughout the country and beyond. Global warming is an expensive hoax! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2014 Give me clean, beautiful and healthy air – not the same old climate change (global warming) bullshit! I am tired of hearing this nonsense. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2014 If you want solutions we need to stop elected politicians that go out of their way to block solutions.

forkandwait 8y ago
It's crazy to say, but no one with a college degree takes the current president at all seriously.
- krapp 8y ago
  None of those people with college degrees are running the country or setting environmental policy, though. The man who thinks global warming is a Chinese communist plot is.
  - mirimir 8y ago
    It's a dangerous assumption that he thinks that. Arguably, he's just playing a role that's designed to increase net support. That is, he's a classic populist. And so what he gives us is a mirror to contemplate. Plus lots of policy that benefits his real supporters.
    - flukus 8y ago
      > It's a dangerous assumption that he thinks that. So far all decisions he's taken are in-line with someone that thinks that, which is far more important than divining what he truly believes.
      - mirimir 8y ago
        OK. But there's the fact that he did reality TV for years. There's a saying about the risks of underestimating adversaries. And a clever adversary always acts weaker and crazier than they actually are.

by flukus 8y ago

forkandwait 8y ago

It's crazy to say, but no one with a college degree takes the current president at all seriously.

krapp 8y ago
None of those people with college degrees are running the country or setting environmental policy, though. The man who thinks global warming is a Chinese communist plot is.
- mirimir 8y ago
  It's a dangerous assumption that he thinks that. Arguably, he's just playing a role that's designed to increase net support. That is, he's a classic populist. And so what he gives us is a mirror to contemplate. Plus lots of policy that benefits his real supporters.
  - flukus 8y ago
    > It's a dangerous assumption that he thinks that. So far all decisions he's taken are in-line with someone that thinks that, which is far more important than divining what he truly believes.
    - mirimir 8y ago
      OK. But there's the fact that he did reality TV for years. There's a saying about the risks of underestimating adversaries. And a clever adversary always acts weaker and crazier than they actually are.