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I like Climate Catastrophe, because that's what we are in. Frank Luntz brags (exaggerates) about changing the vernacular to benefit the GOP/deniers - we should
by dillondoyle 6y ago
I like Climate Catastrophe, because that's what we are in.
Frank Luntz brags (exaggerates) about changing the vernacular to benefit the GOP/deniers - we should do the same to scare people into accepting and understanding the current reality.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoCatastrophizing doesn't work. It fuels extremism at worst and at best breeds distrust in experts. Covid19 has been a fantastic study on how not to handle global catastrophes.
- dillondoyle 6y agoJust because we can't handle the catastrophe doesn't mean we are not in one (multiple)
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoSure. But getting everyday people to panic will actively hurt efforts to deal with these problems. People get really stupid, shortsighted, violent, and desperate when they feel like the world they know and benefit from is slipping away from them.